Can the much-anticipated opening match debut against the newly promoted Zhejiang team, the defending champion, make waves?
Hangzhou Daily News At 8 pm on June 3, the new season of the Chinese Super League will kick off in the three divisions of Haikou, Meizhou and Dalian. Zhejiang team will face Shandong Taishan in the league opener. Meeting the defending champion in the first game is undoubtedly a huge test for the Zhejiang team.
In terms of strength comparison, the Zhejiang team obviously has a big gap with the Shandong team. Although the two teams had played two warm-up matches before, the Zhejiang team both won by 1 goal, but at that time, there was only one foreign aid in the Shandong team, Sun Zhunhao, and many main players did not play, so the results of the match did not have much reference. value. In this game, the return of Fellaini and Moises will become the biggest weapon of the Shandong team, and it is also the object that the Zhejiang team needs to pay special attention to on the defensive end.
As a newly-promoted team, the Zhejiang team’s basic lineup has not changed much this season. Last year’s main players Gu Chao, Liang Nuoheng, Yue Xin, Cheng Jin, Gu Bin, Yao Junsheng, Zhong Haoran, etc. are all listed, Mu Xiekui, Ma Hughes and Frank, who were selected as captains in the second half of last season, stayed on the team. In terms of signings, the team only added two foreign players, Evolo and Lucas, one after the other, and only Zhang Jiaqi, Rong Hao, and Zheng Xuejian were introduced in the domestic aid. Among the four newly promoted horses, the movements were the smallest.
However, relying on its own excellent youth training system, the Zhejiang team has promoted 10 young players from the U21 echelon. With the addition of Aisha Jiang and Gao Tianyu, who had already played with the first team in the first team last season, the number of U23 players in the team reached 13. Under the governance of Jody, who is good at coaching young players, these fresh blood will be an important force for the Zhejiang team to make waves in the Chinese Super League this season.
For the Zhejiang team, the biggest difficulty is still injuries. Among them, the main goalkeeper Gu Chao needs to rest for at least three months because of a fractured left ring finger, which will be the biggest test for the team’s back line. Zhao Bo, who replaced Gu Chao, did not make many appearances in the Chinese League last year, only 3 games (21-23 rounds), but all of them kept a clean sheet. In the FA Cup game against Beijing Institute of Technology, he also saved 3 penalty kicks in the penalty shootout. As the team’s No. 2 goalkeeper, he maintained a good state even though he rarely had the chance to play. This time he was ordered in danger is also an opportunity for Zhao Bo to prove himself.
Since the game in the Haikou Division will be scheduled at 5:30 pm at the earliest, the team’s recent training is also scheduled at 5:00 pm, so that the team can adapt to the local hot and humid climate conditions as soon as possible. Judging from the current situation, the players have been fully prepared. Whether they can bring some dazzling performances to the fans and the Chinese football in the trough in the opening game, the Zhejiang team needs to forget the past two warm-up games. Take 100% courage and strive for a satisfactory result with the best state.