Hebei defeated Changchun Yatai 2-1, and the 6th round of CSL matches came to an end. Together with the 2 byes in the 5th round, teams in the Chinese Super League scored a total of 22 goals in 10 matches, with an average of 2.2 goals per game, which is a significant drop compared to the 2020 and 2019 seasons. This shows that the hot summer has had a considerable negative impact on the physical and psychological strength of the teams. The data shows that among the 28 players who traveled with the national football team to the 40-team tournament, most of them participated in the games after the restart of the Chinese Super League, except for Wu Lei, who returned to Spain, and the injured players, with players such as Li Lei, Yu Dabao, Liu Dangzheng, Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Guangtai completing two games on behalf of the national team and the Guangzhou team, respectively. However, as the Chinese Super League is playing a round of matches every two days, this unprecedentedly intensive schedule has undoubtedly increased the risk of player injuries. How to find a balance between protecting the national players and adjusting their athletic status, Li Tie, the head coach of the national football team, also felt a big headache.
From July 15 to 19, the Chinese Super League has completed 10 matches in 4 days after the restart. Out of these 10 matches, there were 4 draws, including 3 mutual draws in the 6th round. Of these 3 matches, Guoan vs. Jinmen Tigers and Wuhan vs. Harbor Team were played at 4:30pm in Suzhou. The physical exertion of the players is evident in playing such matches in the hot summer.
After the National Football Association (NFA) and the preparatory team of the Chinese Football League (CFL) announced on July 5 that the remaining nine rounds of the first phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL) this season would be compressed into less than a month, various sectors of the community have expressed their concern over this unprecedentedly intensive schedule. The scheduling arrangement, which is designed to make way for the preparation of the national soccer team, will to a certain extent increase the risk of injuries to players, especially international players. How to protect the national players has become a difficult problem for the CFA and the coaching staff of the national soccer team as well as the clubs.
The data show that in the players with the national football team to the 40 strong match, there are four people recently did not participate in the club game, they are returned to Spain to prepare for La Liga Wu Lei, injured Mingzhi, Wuhan team goalkeeper Dong Chunyu, Guoan team naturalized back players Li Ke. Among the active international players, the ones who played the most minutes were Guoan players Li Lei, Yu Dabao, Guangzhou goalkeeper Liu Dianzha, defender Zhang Linpeng, and Jiang Guangtai, who completed two matches for their respective teams. Players Yan Junling, Stanley Wang, Zhang Xunzhe, Zhang Yuning, Tan Long, Wei Shihao, Tang Miao, Jin Jingdao, Wu Xinghan, Zheng Zheng, and Wang Dalei also played a full game in the 6th round. National soccer captain Wu Xi was not replaced until the second half of extra time in the match between Shenhua and Dalian Ren. And Ji Zhongguo and Ackerson also played the full match in the 5th round bye respectively.
The players with the relatively least amount of international playing time were Artemisia Junmin and Liu Binbin from Luneng, while their teammate Ji Xiang played 45 minutes as a substitute. From the calculation of the data, the clubs' reliance on international players is still high. However, due to the different bench depths and competitive strategies of the teams, the use of international players varies from one club to another.
On the afternoon of July 19, national football coach Li Tie and the CFF working group went to Suzhou (Jiangyin) to watch the match between Wuhan and Harbour. Looking at the rules of the sport, the vast majority of the international players were able to get steady playing time in the league, which is very beneficial for the national football team to maintain their overall competitive status. However, the frequent cramps and dehydration of the international players under the hot sun are still a great concern. Although Hebei's Pan Ximing is not among the candidates for the national football team, but as a player with a tough style suffered serious injuries, this is enough to warn all parties, including the coaching staff of the national football team.
Take Guoan team for example, due to Augusto, Kim Min Ja recently can not return to the team to participate, Bakanbu just returned to the team status is not ideal, so the team in the three lines of personnel organization had to reuse local players. In this case, Zhang Yuning, Zhang Xunzhe, Ji Zhongguo, Li Lei, Yu Dabao, Yu Yang, Wang Gang and other international players and alternative international players are afraid that it is difficult to rest. The same problem also plagued the Guangzhou team and Taishan team, which are two big players to deliver the big players, timely and moderate rotation of the lineup is necessary.
To Li Tie's relief, although the international players' appearances in the league varied in high and low rates, they all performed well overall. Aixon, Wu Xi, Zhang Yuning, Zhang Xunzhe and Wei Shihao all scored goals, and the main players of the national football team, such as Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, Tang Miao, Wu Xinghan, Yan Junling, Aixon and Zhang Xunzhe, are all in pretty good shape.
