China Premier League (CPL)
In the third round of the Guangzhou tournament, the two matches in Guangzhou were both cold, with title contenders Shandong Taishan and relegation team Henan Songshan Longmen playing to a draw, while the momentum of the Shenzhen team (SZFA) lost 0-2 to the Guangzhou team (Evergrande), which has not been performing well lately. Although Evergrande lacked the "Pagoda" combination, and Zhang Linpeng in the back line was also absent due to injury, but the remnants of the battle still managed to beat the strong enemy, which is not easy. Looking back, Evergrande has only gained 1 point in the first two rounds, while the situation of Beijing Guoan, the other champion, is even worse, with consecutive defeats against Shenhua and Shanghai Hong Kong, and is still in a 0-point situation.
For Guoan, the third round is a battle for redemption. Facing a relatively weak relegation team, Dalian Ren, who had lost two consecutive games, Guoan's goal was obvious: to get all three points. However, Dalian is not an easy team to beat. The new head coach, Jose, who has served as assistant coach and head coach at Guoan, knows Guoan's tactics and weaknesses very well, so it is not impossible for Dalian to turn the game around.
The last round of strong dialog with Shanghai Hong Kong not only let Guoan lost the game, but also let the team more than one injury, the lineup is seriously damaged. In the pre-match conference, Guoan manager Bilic revealed that the core of the defense, Kim Min Ja, had an injury after the last game, and according to Beimen Er, Kim Min Ja's injury was a recurrence of an old injury. In fact, Kim Min Ja was injured during the winter training, until the Suzhou match to recover, and now the old injury recurred, whether it can play is doubtful. In addition, Bilic also revealed that there are two other players injured, the situation is also not optimistic.
With Augusto unable to return, Guoan once again suffered a wave of injuries, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the game with Dalian people. At the conference, Bieira, who was present together, said that the team lost important players, the loss is obvious, but the reality must be faced, and someone needs to come forward to take responsibility. It can be seen that in the absence of the best partner, Bieira looks a bit isolated, the other side of the defense is also very targeted, therefore, other midfielders need to take more responsibility, the new foreign aid Sosa, international Zhang Xizhe and other players also need to show their strength.
