On the 14th, the Chinese Super League (CSL) officially unveiled the schedule for the 19th to 25th rounds of matches. Shanghai Morning Post reported that Shenhua will play 5 matches in 19 days from Oct. 25 to Nov. 12 in Dalian, Changchun, Jinan and Chengdu.
According to the newly released schedule, Shenhua will face Guangzhou City at Jinzhou Stadium in Dalian on October 25th, which is also the 19th round of the tournament. Originally, Shenhua played away against Cangzhou Lions in the 20th round, but after both sides negotiated and got the agreement from the preparatory team of CFA, the venue was changed to Shenhua's home ground, so Shenhua will return to Dalian Jinzhou Stadium on October 29th to meet the challenge of Cangzhou Lions again.
Immediately after that, Shenhua will play three consecutive away matches as follows: on November 3 against Changchun Yatai at Changchun Sports Center Stadium; on November 7 against defending champion Shandong Taishan at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium; and on November 12 against Chengdu Rongcheng at Chengdu Shuangliu Stadium.
The Premier League plays five games in 19 days, an average of one game every four days, similar to the previous conference system. However, under the home-and-away system, teams will also have to travel farther away from home, which will undoubtedly be more physically demanding.
Such a tight schedule puts higher demands on the team's physical reserves and willpower quality. For this reason, Shenhua's head coach Wu Jingui paid special attention to physical training in the next training. Yesterday afternoon, the end of the 4-day vacation Shenhua team regrouped in Kangqiao base, preparing for the next Super League.
After experiencing a "devil schedule" of five games in 19 days, Shenhua did not get a chance to breathe, and will usher in the second round of this season's AFC Cup immediately afterward. It is reported that the Shenhua team will be in November 16 to 18 (the specific time of the game to be determined) away to challenge the Central League team Jiangxi Beidamen.
