China Super League (soccer league)
The seventh round of the league match in Guangzhou kicked off early. Following the overall sluggish performance in the previous round, the attacking momentum suddenly exploded in this round, scoring a total of 13 goals in four games, the offensive firepower is almost comparable to that of the top teams in the "Golden Dollar Era".
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Comparable.
Foreign players suddenly warmed up, for example, in the Shenzhen Football 3-0 victory over Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic game, the Shenzhen Football foreign aid Caldecott staged a "revenge for the old master", scored two goals to help the team quickly establish the advantage. In Guangzhou's 6-0 win over Qingdao, Golat also found his old style, scoring two goals, which was also his first goal for Guangzhou this season. In addition, naturalized players Eckerson and Luo Guofu also scored, and the 6-goal win over Qingdao made Guangzhou seem to have regained its former dominant style.
In the remaining two matches, Shandong Taishan continued their high-flying tactics with goals from Fellaini and Guo Tianyu to easily beat Cangzhou Lions 2-0. The match between Guangzhou City and Henan Songshan Longmen, which was postponed due to heavy rain in Zhengzhou, ended in a 1-1 draw, a result that was acceptable to both sides. It is worth mentioning that both sides' goals were scored by local players.
So why, after back-to-back slumps, and in the face of high temperatures and the pressure of a doubleheader week, did
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What about the league's offensive firepower but suddenly seeing a rebound? Industry analysts point out that this is related to the intensive schedule that leads to teams having to rotate personnel. In the case of a large number of rotating players, such as the Guangzhou team, Shenzhen football and other strength of the more powerful clubs, the depth of its bench advantage is revealed. In contrast, weaker teams such as Qingdao, Cangzhou and Chongqing saw their overall strength drop once they were forced to rotate personnel.
However, personnel rotation also provides more opportunities for young players to play and gives coaches more room to use young talent. Teams such as Guangzhou, Henan and Guangzhou City are accelerating their rejuvenation process, while teams such as Cangzhou and Qingdao have some new faces on their rosters.
