World Preliminary Round Asian Zone 12, China's team to 0:3 loss to Australia, and Shanghai Harbor players Muy in the 68th minute substitution. Although Muy has been nearly 3.5 months not to participate in systematic training and competition, but he was in only 20 minutes to show the strength.
Being the most expensive player in the Australian squad, Muay is undoubtedly the soul of the team's midfield and he will be involved throughout the Round of 12. This means that Mooy will miss at least the sixth round of the 12-team tournament on November 16 before returning to the Harbour, which in turn means that he will miss the AFC Cup, which starts in mid-October.
Despite the absence of Moue, the Harbor team still has some security in terms of foreign aid. With the addition of summer reinforcement Paulinho and the return of Croatian center back Mai Storovic from injury, the team still has a good number of foreigners in the AFC Cup.
Paulinho has made five appearances in the Chinese Super League, contributing two goals and two assists. The pre-FA Cup training will help him integrate better with the team.
Maistorovic is the core of the defense of the new Harbour team manager Leko, due to a serious knee injury before the season, he missed all the first phase of the season in the Super League. in August, Maistorovic entered the country to receive quarantine. In August, Maestrović entered the country to undergo quarantine. On Monday, Maestrović appeared at the team's training ground after completing the quarantine.
Currently, Maistorovic has not yet practiced with the full team, but he is actively engaged in recovery training under the guidance of Edu, the head of the medical team. He is expected to be able to train with the ball in a week's time and is expected to be ready in time for the AFC Cup.
Oscar, Lopez, Paulinho and Mystorovic could make up Seaport's outside lineup for the AFC Cup. The F.A.C. Cup is a domestic trophy that Shanghai Seaport has not touched. Therefore, manager Leko may make full use of the four foreigner slots in the starting lineup.
Oscar, Paulinho and Lopez will form the team's attacking front three. The well-recovered Maestrović could play as a trailing center back or a side center back, which will be decided by Leko.
Wei Zhen became Harbor's starting trailing center back at the beginning of the season, and he was the only player on the team to play all 14 games. Leko's trust in him is evident. Without breaking the current three center back system, Leko may use Maestrović's stronger ball skills to play right center back.
Stanley Wang switched from right wingback to right centerback in the last few rounds of the Chinese Super League, and that's because Lecco valued his ability to get the ball out of the box and his consistency more. Currently, Stanley Wong is playing with the national soccer team in the 12th round of the competition and will be absent from the AFC Cup, so Maestrović can fill in the gap.
If Lopez fails to prove himself with more goals in the F.A.C.A. Cup, he will probably be the fifth foreigner for the Seaport in the Champions League stage.
In an interview, Lecco said that he is looking forward to the new central midfield combination of Oscar, Paulinho and Moui, and hopes that they will come together at the start of the title race group to prove their mettle and help the team achieve results.
Maistorovic could also be in line for a starting spot in the title contenders group, and given that opponents such as Shandong Taishan and Shenzhen have excellent heading attackers, the Seaports need Maistorovic, a foreign center back with strong anti-aircraft skills.
