After two months of silence, the Chinese Super League reignites tonight. Guangzhou will have their first match against Henan Songshan Longmen at Huadu Stadium. Prior to the match, Guangzhou's head coach Carlo Cannavaro complained about Fernando's injury in the national soccer team, and the Italian seemed to be quite upset about it.
At the beginning of the season, the core of the team Talisca and Paulinho were absent due to injuries, which led to the first four rounds of Guangzhou's matches with a "full Chinese class". Despite the announcement of the return of these two foreign aiders during the break, the team still has to face the gap in strength. The absence of the two heavyweights will undoubtedly increase the team's challenge.
In this long interval, Cannavaro led the team to make systematic preparation. The team checked the gaps, summarized and adjusted the problems that appeared in the first four rounds.
It is reported that the six international players participating in the World Preliminary 40 have ended their isolation a week ago. Recently, the whole team has been actively practicing together to prepare for the upcoming league matches. However, veteran Zheng Zhi will miss the next few matches as he attends a training course for coaches.
Naturalized player Fernando returned to the team early due to injury before the Top 40 match, and as the team manager, Cannavaro expressed his dissatisfaction. Currently, Fernando is still recovering and it is still unknown when he will be able to return to the field.
The Guangzhou team is temporarily in the 4th place of the Guangzhou Region with 7 points with one less round of matches. Cannavaro's statement shows the pressure he is under. In the middle of summer, the heat in Yangcheng is so intense that even though the league kickoffs are in the evening, the heat still affects the players' performance. In addition, the intensive schedule of one round in three days puts the players' physical fitness to a severe test.
The opponent, Henan Songshan Longmen, is currently ranked at the bottom of the Guangzhou tournament, with a record of 2 draws and 2 losses after four rounds of matches. Tonight, the two teams play each other, as long as the Guangzhou team plays normally, the possibility of winning is quite high.
