On September 29th, the night is low, at 19:35, the 27th round of the Chinese Super League will be the focus of the battle. Shandong Luneng will welcome the challenge of defending champion Wuhan Sanzhen at their home...
However, Shandong Luneng has been in a slight slump recently. In the previous match, they drew 0:0 with the not-so-strong Dalian Ren, missing the chance to close the points gap with Shanghai Seaport. After 26 rounds of matches, Shandong Luneng accumulated 48 points with 13 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses, still 8 points away from Shanghai Seaport. In the remaining 4 rounds of matches, Shandong Luneng's hope of winning the Chinese Super League title is only on a theoretical level.
Despite the bleak outlook, the Shandong Luneng team is still in high spirits. Under the leadership of Cui Kangxi, the team will go all out in the next four rounds of matches and try to end the season with a win. As for whether they can win the championship, everything seems to be left to fate. Against this backdrop, Cui Kangxi will try to maximize his team's potential in this round of matches against Wuhan Sanzhen based on a rotation strategy. Here are the predictions for Shandong Luneng's possible starting lineup for this match.
In the goalkeeper position, considering Wang Dalei was injured in the last round of matches, in order to protect him, Choi Kang-hee may give him a rest, and the substitute goalkeeper Han Rongze will take his place. In the backline, Choi will probably continue to use a 4-back formation, with Song Long, Shi Ke, Jia Desong and the veterans forming the backline. Shi Ke and Jia Desong will partner the center backs, while Song Long and Zhang Qi will play as the wing backs. Zheng Zheng and Wang Tong will be rotated and on standby as substitutes.
In the midfield, Shandong Luneng's central blocker is undoubtedly Li Yuanyi; the double midfielder partnering Li Yuanyi will be Huang Zhengyu. Liao Lixiang will direct the offense in front of the midfield, and the front attackers partnering with him will be Kressan and Xie Wenneng, who will provide support and cooperation for Liao Lixiang.
Up front, newcomer Pato will undoubtedly be the team's weapon in the punchline. Fellaini will be on standby as a substitute. To summarize, Shandong Luneng's starting lineup against Wuhan Sanzhen is expected to be: Han Rongze; Song Long, Shi Ke, Jadason, Veteran; Li Yuanyi and Huang Zhengyu; Xie Wenneng, Liao Lixiang and Cressan; and Pato.
