Since Shanghai SIPG qualified from the AFC group stage two rounds ahead of schedule, it has experienced a three-game losing streak in the AFC in just 7 days. Tonight, after West Asia lost 0-2 to the J-League Kobe Victory Ship, SIPG ended the journey of the current AFC Champions League. So far, 3 of the 4 Super League teams have been eliminated. Shanghai SIPG, who lost its spirit, left the AFC Champions League with a record of shame in team history.
Before this game, SIPG, with a relaxed mindset, lost in the last two group matches. First, it lost 0-4 to the Australian Super League champion Sydney FC, and then lost 0-2 to the K-League champion Jeonbuk Hyundai. The game process is even more unbearable. Losing again proved that SIPG did not "adjust state" in the past two games, but completely lost the mentality of being king. This is similar to the situation of the Chinese Super League falling all the way down. The semifinals lost to Jiangsu Suning, the 3rd and 4th finalists lost to Beijing Guoan, and the AFC Champions League lost 3 games in a row. This is since SIPG participated in the AFC Champions League. The worst record. After the loss of
0-2, Shanghai SIPG has lost a total of 8 goals in the past 3 AFC Champions League games and failed to score one. The captain Hulk was absent, and the foreign aid Anau did not return to the team. This clearly lacking confidence in SIPG, after the loss of two major foreign aids, its combat effectiveness dropped significantly by several levels. There was only one shot in the match against Kobe Victory Boat. In fact, in the group stage, SIPG also defeated the Australian Super League, K-League and J-League teams, but they quickly lost back, with 3 wins and 4 losses in 7 games, with obvious fluctuations in their state, with 3 wins and 1 in the first 4 games. Lost, scored 6 goals and lost 4 goals, the record is not bad, but in the last 3 games, 0 goals and madly lost 8 goals, a bit of a defeated rhythm. The players obviously have no fighting spirit. This is not what the coach can explain clearly with the intense competition after the game.
Compared with Kobe Victory Ship, SIPG has indeed played two more games, but the consecutive losses in the last two games of the group stage also dragged down SIPG. Compared with the fate of being eliminated, there are many bad news after SIPG. First of all, because the league ranks 4th, in the case of the AFC being eliminated, if the Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu Suning fails to win the FA Cup, then the FA Cup champion team will replace SIPG to qualify for the 2021 AFC.
The second bad thing is that the captain Hulk released the "declaration of leaving the team" immediately after the game. After the crazy gold in the Super League, he completed the "victory escape". The victory was not because of winning the championship, but because he caught up with the background of the Super League's salary limit again, and he became the most typical foreign aid of the "crazy profit" generation. Hulk’s contribution to SIPG is worthy of recognition, but the news that he quickly announced his departure will inevitably be suspicion of disregarding the mood of the fans. But as a professional player, Hulk’s approach is not wrong, because after today, SIPG has no games this year, and Hulk’s farewell at this time is an inevitable result.
now looks back at SIPG being eliminated, it should be a doomed ending. The lineup was disorganized, the hearts of the people scattered, the competition was intensive, and the foreign players generally did not perform well, which eventually led to the first three consecutive AFC defeats in team history and a dismal exit. In fact, at this time, SIPG may wish to consider whether it can invite Wu Lei back to prepare for the next season and strive to rise again.
