The good news for Shenhua is like a warm summer breeze. During the training in Dalian, Peng Xinli has bid farewell to the hotel gym and turned to the pitch, starting recovery training such as jogging under the guidance of a rehabilitator, an encouraging scene. ! [Peng Xinli training](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202106/2021063003195684900001692.jpg) However, in the 4th round of the Chinese Super League against Hebei, Shenhua suffered a heavy blow: Peng Xinli suffered a fracture of the distal end of his right fibula, while Zeng Cheng suffered two rib fractures accompanied by a mild pneumothorax. This is undoubtedly a huge loss of strength for the team, and the absence of the two main players undoubtedly makes the team's overall strength greatly reduced. Both Zeng Cheng and Peng Xinli traveled with the team to Dalian during the 3-week training session. Last week, Zeng Cheng has appeared at the stadium, started jogging and center strength training, and carried out some simple training combining with the ball under the guidance of the rehabilitator. It is reported that Zeng Cheng is recovering well, but given the severity of his rib fracture, he is not allowed to do intense confrontation or tackling training at the moment. Peng Xinli was still training on his own in the hotel gym last week, but has also joined the team's training since Monday with the permission of the team's medical team. Despite the encouraging progress in their rehabilitation, given the severity of their injuries, there seems to be little hope for them to make a comeback before September in time for the remaining nine rounds of the league. Currently, news is coming in about the Chinese Super League, which is likely to resume around July 18th. In order to leave enough time for the national soccer team to prepare for the World Preliminary 12, the Super League will end in mid-August, which means that teams will have to complete nine rounds of league matches in just one month. It is foreseeable that the upcoming schedule will be exceptionally dense, with a match taking place almost every three days. Therefore, this past week, head coach Cui Kangxi focused on strengthening physical training. It is reported that the Shenhua team practiced twice a day, at least one set of high-intensity running back every day, Cui Kangxi hopes to build a good physical foundation during the training in Dalian, in order to deal with the upcoming intensive schedule. Soon, the Qingdao team led by Wu Jingui will also arrive in Dalian for preparatory training. Shenhua will play a warm-up match with Qingdao to test the results of the training and let the players gradually find the rhythm of the game.
