Due to the issue of arrears in the salary of foreign teachers, Shanghai Shenhua, a veteran Chinese Super League team, was banned from transferring by FIFA this season. The original plan to strengthen the team through signings during the offseason was shelved. There are many veterans in the
team and no new players have joined. This makes many fans not optimistic about the Shenhua team and believe that they will become one of the favorite teams for relegation this season. However, Shenhua's performance after the start of the Chinese Super League severely slapped those doubters in the face.
After 7 rounds of the league, Shenhua has achieved an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 2 draws. Currently, they are 2 points behind the Chinese Super League leader Wuhan Three Towns , ranking second in the league standings.
It is also worth mentioning that in the same-city derby against Shanghai Haigang, Shenhua achieved a record of 1 win and 1 draw, completely suppressing their local rival Haigang. This is extremely rare since Haigang won the championship. of.
Although Shenhua has achieved such an impressive record, coach Wu Jingui is still very low-key. He has always insisted that Shenhua's goal this season is to avoid relegation.
Of course, this is just a humble performance by Wu Jingui. If Shenhua can continue its current state, it is really possible that it will become the favorite team to win the Chinese Super League this season along with Wuhan Three Towns and Shandong Taishan.
Even if they cannot win the league championship, they can at least win a place in the AFC Champions League next season. In addition, the rich experience in the Football Association Cup makes Shenhua very likely to regain the championship trophy this season.
However, a piece of very unfavorable news for the Shenhua team has recently come out. According to a well-known reporter from " Football News ", the five main players of the Shenhua team are likely to be recruited by the national team to participate in the tournament in July. East Asia Cup .
Judging from the performance of Shenhua players this season, in addition to the veteran international players Wu Xi and Zhu Chenjie , the other three players from the Shenhua team who will enter the national team should be Jiang Shenglong , Liu Ruofan and Wang Haijian 3 young players. .
Jiang Shenglong has become the main rotation player on Shenhua's back line this season, and his performance is remarkable. Liu Ruofan's performance is also quite good. Although he has not scored a league goal yet, he has already scored 3 goals for Shenhua. Just because of constant injuries, he missed many league games.
Another 21-year-old young player Wang Haijian has become the absolute main force in Shenhua's midfield this season. He has scored 1 goal and contributed 1 assist in 6 league rounds.
The loss of 5 main players has a great impact on the Shenhua team. Whether the second stage of the league can continue to maintain the current state will be a big question mark. The Football Association all of a sudden dispatched so many Shenhua's main players to participate in the East Asian Cup, which is quite a bit like "drawing money from the bottom of the cauldron". I wonder what compensation policies they will formulate for the Shenhua team in the second stage of the league.
Looking at the Shanghai Harbor Team, according to this reporter, only two players will be selected for the national team in this East Asian Cup, and the team will be much less affected than Shanghai Shenhua.
Many fans cannot understand this, because the current Harbor team has Zhang Linpeng, Wang Shenchao and Li Ang3 international players on the back line, plus goalkeeper Yan Junling, the Harbor team should have at least 4 players. Selected for the national team. The Football Association only recruits 2 Harbor players, which obviously seems to favor the Harbor team.
Although the fans' views have some validity, now that the Football Association has made a decision, it cannot be changed. Now, we can only hope that Shenhua can overcome the difficulties, solve the problem of missing five main players by adjusting the team lineup, continue to perform well in the second stage of the league, and bring more surprises to the fans.
