On April 20, nightfall and Beijing, the 2021 Chinese Super League season will begin again, with the opening match between Guangzhou's duo Guangzhou (Evergrande) and Guangzhou City (R&F), which will be staged at Evergrande's home stadium, the Galaxy Sports Center. For Guangzhou Evergrande, a series of changes in the offseason have left them in an abyss. Despite the lack of large-scale reinforcements, the loss of several core players and the unscheduled return of Paulinho and Talisca, two of the central midfielders, have made Evergrande's preparations for the match a bumpy road.
At the beginning of the season, Evergrande boss Cannavaro's face could not hide his worries. In an interview, he confessed that the team's road to the championship this season is full of challenges, and will focus on shifting to the development of young players. In the pre-match press conference, Car revealed that a number of players may miss the first game of the new season. Compared with the spirited Cannavaro of the past, he seems to have lost his old enthusiasm and his attitude towards the media has become cold. He has expressed his dissatisfaction with the media reports about his "dismissal" rumors.
Guangzhou Evergrande's pre-match training was scheduled to be open to the media, and many media outlets, including CCTV journalists, flocked to the training base at Galaxy Stadium. However, unexpectedly, Evergrande manager Carnavaro suddenly canceled the pre-match training interviews, leaving all reporters empty-handed. CCTV reporter Liu Siyuan posted that he and some of his media colleagues rushed to the Galaxy Stadium Annex for the last training session of the two teams before the opening match, only to be told that the media opening had been canceled. This is the first time in four years since Cannavaro came to China, the last time a similar situation happened in Jeonbuk, Lippi did not participate in the conference, but the sidelines at least there are group interviews, this time there is nothing.
Apparently, the CCTV reporter was unhappy with the cancellation of the pre-match training session. CCTV then published a report on the unveiling of the game turned into a "war of pressure"? Who angered Kashian? The report was published by CCTV, which paid attention to the matter. As we all know, Cannavaro's last two seasons at Guangzhou Evergrande have not been a happy one.In the 2019 season, despite leading the team to win the Chinese Super League title, he was scheduled to take a corporate culture class halfway through the season.In the 2020 season, after the team lost the title, he faced dismissal for a time, and then stayed on because of the high liquidated damages. These experiences have undoubtedly had a negative impact on Kasai. In addition, some of his negative portrayals to the media also triggered his dissatisfaction. Therefore, before the start of the new season, he hopes that he and the team can get some "space" to focus on training and playing.
