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Beijing Guoan (soccer team)
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Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
The two teams have carried the memories of countless fans, and after a tumultuous "neutral name" change, they will embark on the journey again in the new season. 8:00 p.m. on the night of April 23rd, the two teams will usher in the first showdown of the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League, and the "Beijing-Shanghai Duel" will continue the legend. The "Beijing-Shanghai Duel" will continue the legend.
Spotlight 1: Bilic's Premier League debut
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The team has retained the core squad from last season's third-place finishers in the Chinese Super League, and has made effective additions to the U23s to ensure that the team remains strong on the road to the Chinese Super League title. The most talked about player is the new manager Bilic, who is in love with the Beijing fans.
Beijing-Shanghai match pre-match poster
Bilic took over the reins of the team from Frenchman Genesio and has completed an initial revamp of Guiao over the past three months. "My task at the moment is to keep the team energized on the pitch and address some of the details I observed earlier." Bilic said that the team's original offensive system is very mature and he will not make large-scale adjustments. Relatively speaking, the initiative and aggressiveness on the defensive end are the aspects he is focusing on.
Facing a strong Shenhua team, Bilic's personnel arrangement, formation layout and field command will be tested for the first time. Let's wait and see if this personality manager can bring the expected "rock" soccer.
Spotlight #2: New lineups on all three lines
Affected by the epidemic, Guoan's two foreign aiders from last season, Augusto and Fernando, failed to return to the team on time, and the club urgently signed Lucas Sousa to fill the vacancy in the midfield. From the past two warm-up matches and training sessions of the group confrontation, Guoan and Shenhua battle, Bilic may be in the front, center and back three lines to introduce a new lineup.
In two warm-up matches scored 4 goals Bakambu hot, he and Bieira, Zhang Xunzhe three people are expected to form a front "trident"; Ji Zhongguo, Sosa in the midfield constitutes a barrier; Jin Minya toe injury has not yet fully recovered, due to the possibility of Dabao, Yu Yang, Li Lei, Wang Gang composed of the back line debut; and in the U23 players In terms of U23 players, Gao Tianyi, He Zhenyu and Park Yang have the opportunity to get a chance to play.
Bakambu and Vieira
No matter how it's put together, this will be a completely new lineup. With an unorganized roster, it will be interesting to see how Bilic pinches together the current players to create the most efficient starting lineup.
Focus 3: The "Beijing-Shanghai Duel" Continues a New Chapter
The "Beijing-Shanghai Duel" has never lacked for topics, from the first meeting in 1995, to the record score of "9-1", to the first round of the meeting between the two veteran teams that have retained their club names for more than 20 years... ...All the past is a prelude, and new recruits and new managers will surely continue to write a new story.
In the new season, Shenhua introduced a total of eight new recruits, especially in the midfield, the addition of Wu Xi, Adrian, Bassogo and He Longhai further enhanced the team's offensive strength. South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee is in his second season of coaching the team, and his tactics are more reasonable.
Choi Kang-Hee is resourceful
In the face of such a strong opponent, Guoan manager Bilic said: "This is a national derby-level game, and there is not much difference between the strength of the two teams. Shenhua is a veteran team in the Chinese Super League, and with a number of new recruits joining the team this season, their strength should not be underestimated. This game will not appear one-sided situation, will certainly play very stalemate, depending on who can better control the game trend."
Choi Kang-hee also said, "This year we have made reinforcements in quite a few positions, especially in the positions that are lacking, and that is why we are looking forward to the new season."
