On July 27, nightfall, Guangzhou city lights, the Chinese Super League round 9 of the focus of the battle is about to start in the Tianti home, Guangzhou and Shandong Taishan team will be staged a fierce battle.
Prior to the match, Guangzhou's head coach Cannavaro was full of confidence, emphasizing, "We must go all out to get three points, and the way to do that is to score more goals than Shandong!"
Currently, Shandong is leading the standings in Guangzhou with 18 points, while Guangzhou is in the second place with a difference of 3 points. Both teams have a goal difference of 11. Looking back at the first round of the match in April, Guangzhou defeated Shandong 0-1, with Fellaini completing the shutout in stoppage time. If Guangzhou can win tomorrow night, they are expected to overtake Shandong and jump to the top of the Guangzhou Division.
Cannavaro also acknowledged the power of Shandong in the pre-match conference: "Tomorrow's match with Shandong is a tough battle, which is a good test for us. Shandong's strength has improved significantly this season, not only introducing prospective international players, but also several new foreign aiders with balanced strength."
Kasai said that Guangzhou themselves have changed dramatically in terms of data compared to the first phase in April. "This is not something I say unilaterally, many data can be analyzed and compared. Compared with the first phase, our numbers have changed drastically in terms of the number of attacks, the number of shots on goal, the rate of possession, and especially the effective rate of possession in the opponent's half. We're in a good place and the only thing we're not happy with statistically is the number of goals conceded. After Paulinho and Talisca left, we all mentally had wondered if the attacking numbers would go down, but I'm delighted with the numbers now. As long as the players have the desire to win and the mentality to enjoy soccer, goals won't be far away!"
Last round of Guangzhou Derby, Guangzhou team consumed a lot. Kasai will rotate appropriately this time, he thinks the non-national team players are a little bit better physically, and the international players are more exhausted. But no matter what, their goal is to beat the opponent and get three points.
The last time the two sides played, Fellaini's header helped Shandong shut out Guangzhou. Kasai believes that Fellaini not only often scores from headers in the English Premier League as well, but even more so in the Chinese Super League. "His position in Shandong is not fixed, but now he can also get four goals, the strength is very strong. Only if we score more goals ourselves can we create the best containment for him." Kasai said.
Shandong head coach Hao Wei said that the team is ready, the goal is to keep the game focus, and strive to get three points. For Artemisia Junmin, who has been transferred to Wuhan, Hao Wei expressed his blessing, believing that it was Artemisia Junmin's own proposal and Wuhan has provided a lot of help.
Jin Jingdao provided a key assist for Fellaini in the first round win over Guangzhou. But this time, he is out for two weeks due to ligament damage in his left ankle. Ji Xiang was also injured in yesterday's training session and it remains to be seen if he can play tomorrow night.
Tonight, Guangzhou City will play Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic in Huadu at 6pm. Guangzhou City have drawn their last four matches and have not won in five consecutive rounds, despite drawing the "Guangzhou Derby" last time out. Chongqing, on the other hand, has lost four consecutive matches and is currently at the bottom of the Guangzhou division.
Guangzhou City manager Van Garst said his team rotated with a large amount of rotation in the last round, a tactical role that satisfied him. He reviewed the Derby game and studied Chongqing's game in the last round, and he is confident to find the weakness of the opponent tomorrow. As for the team in the Wen Yasen returned to the team, whether in this summer to continue to attract reinforcements, Fan Shuai frankly admitted that both from the operation of the difficulty of foreign aid inbound or from the perspective of the salon's budget, they do not have the plan to introduce foreign aid for the time being.
Chongqing head coach Zhang Wailong believes that his team is currently in a very difficult situation, but the good news is that some of their foreign players are back, and the team is really complete from this moment on. Among them, Brazilian foreign aid "Big Moto" Fernandio said: "From now on, we can finally prepare for the game with a full squad, I didn't play in the previous two rounds, but I'm in good health now. We need a win now!"
