On this early morning of May 26th, the smoke of a warm-up match filled the Dalianren youth training base. The match between Dalian People and Shanghai Seaport ended in a 4-0 victory yesterday, with Dalian People's Lin Liangming, Yan Xianggong, Shang Yin and Fei Yu each scoring a goal to write the winning chapter.
Media personality Chen Hua reported on the match on his social media platforms, describing it as, "Late this afternoon, at the Dalian Ren soccer base, Shanghai Seaport, coached by Leko, and Dalian Ren, coached by Xie Hui, engaged in a warm-up match, which resulted in the Seaport's defeat by a score of 0-4. Despite an outstanding performance from international goalkeeper Yan Junling, who saved four one-touch goals, he was unable to prevent the score from being further extended."
Due to the epidemic in Shanghai, the Harbor players have not been able to train systematically for more than 50 consecutive days, and their physical condition is generally poor. After arriving in Dalian, they have just started their physical reserves, and their overall training progress lags far behind that of other teams in the Chinese Super League.
Dalian Ren, as a Central League team, has no foreign players in its lineup and is an all Chinese team. The 0-4 score is enough to show that the team's overall condition is still different from the strongest teams in the Chinese Super League. Oscar's absence has exposed the team's shortcomings.
Although one game cannot fully reflect all the situations, it does map out some real conditions. Unsurprisingly, Shandong Luneng is still the favorite to win the title this season.
