The Asian Champions League in the 2021 season is bitter for the Chinese Super League teams. Youth failed to set off a storm, and for the time being, I only realized that growth has to pay a price. Shanghai Haigang missed the first game and missed the main match. The previously maintained AFC qualifying game was completely won and the perfect zero-cover record was passed. Guangzhou team lost 7 eggs and was out of the game two rounds ahead of schedule; Beijing Guoan team scored one point despite scoring one goal. , But there was also a 0-7 fiasco to create the biggest loss since the Chinese Super League club participated in the AFC, and at the same time failed to escape the fate of two rounds early. In 2021, will the Chinese Super League Big3’s AFC trip be painful and happy?
The Super League Big3 “come miserable” is really helpless
In 2021, the Chinese Super League team’s participation in the AFC Champions League has entered an unprecedented low both in terms of quantity and quality. On March 18th, the AFC officially announced that Jiangsu FC (disbanded) will withdraw from the AFC 2021. This spot cannot be filled by other teams, so the Super League will change from the original 4 seats to 3 seats. The FA Cup champion Shandong Taishan was deprived of the qualification by the AFC due to violations of the rules. This place was replaced by the Shanghai Haigang team.
In mid-June, the Chinese Super League Big3, which played in the AFC Champions League, identified the “acting” coaches for the AFC Champions League. The Guangzhou team was headed by the technical coach Liu Zhiyu, the Shanghai Seaport was led by the Japanese youth coach Takayuki Kaneko, and Beijing Guoan was led by The reserve coach and superstar Yangovich led the lead; and all three teams will be in the form of a substitute + young player youth army.
In the context of the epidemic, Beijing Guoan’s official Weibo slogan “Come on! Young people! Returning health is the greatest victory” when seeing off, the intention of training young people is obvious, and it also reveals a kind of helplessness. Most of the young players who have not even played in the Chinese Super League are directly pushed to the top of the Asian club’s top competition. Faced with the Japanese and Korean clubs with all the main lineups, the three teams in the Chinese Super League can only “Better than miserable”.
Poor record affects the 2023 AFC quota
As we all know, the current allocation of places in the AFC Champions League is directly linked to the ranking of the AFC clubs. The reason why the Chinese Super League teams have been 3+1 (three teams directly from the group stage and one from the qualifying round) in recent years is that they are ranked with the Chinese Super League clubs on this list. Relevant to the front. Since the Super League’s results in the 2016-2019 period occupy the first place in East Asia, the Super League team will still be 3+1 in the 2022 season.
From the 2023 season, according to the latest rankings, the clubs of each member association will be determined to participate in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup. Although the AFC Champions League is still in progress this season, it is a certainty that the rankings of the Super League teams are surpassed by Japan and South Korea.
According to the rules, it means that at the beginning of the 2023 season, the Chinese Super League team will participate in the AFC 2+2 instead of 3+1. That is to say, by then, the two teams (in theory, if they are two different teams) of the Chinese Super League champion and the FA Cup champion of the 2022 season will directly enter the group stage of the main match, and the remaining two Chinese Super League teams participating in the AFC will have to qualify. The competition stage began to play.
Facing the gap squarely, you can’t win the ball
For the Guangzhou team and the Beijing Guoan team, they have experienced heavy blows in the four AFC Champions League group matches they have played. The Guangzhou team failed to score a goal in four rounds and lost 7 goals; the Beijing Guoan team experienced a series of 0-7 and 0-5 losses.
Judging from these games, the gaps and shortcomings of the Chinese Super League youth teams are very obvious. Not only are they seriously lacking in competition experience, but the confrontation is obviously soft, and similar mistakes will appear continuously. The cruel fact that must be faced is that there is indeed a gap between these young players.
In some games, the players of the Guangzhou Youth Army and the Guoan Youth Army played very vigorously on the field, and even tried their best most of the time, but in the AFC Arena, they faced the Japanese and Korean teams that played all the main force. , One fight alone is not enough. This has also returned to the essence of professional football. In addition to love, scientific training and hard power are needed as the foundation. Through this AFC Champions League, these young players should understand that there are still many things they need to improve.
Through learning to make “training” more practical
However, while facing the gaps and shortcomings, we must also give young players enough encouragement and patience. Training for the AFC Champions League is a last resort decision of the Super League team under special circumstances. It is precisely because of this that these young players have obtained a rare training stage.
Guangzhou team goalkeeper Zhang Jianzhi, Beijing Guoan team’s Liang Shaowen and Hu Jiaqi all “showed” themselves through this AFC Champions League match, and other players also improved and improved. Seeing the world and fighting against powerful opponents on the court with real swords and guns have given these young players an extremely precious opportunity for improvement.
For the two teams in the Super League, it has been determined that they will miss the promotion, but there are still two group matches waiting for them. The Guangzhou team will face the Osaka Sakura at 18:00 on July 6, and then face the Thai and Hong Kong team at 22:00 on July 9; Beijing Guoan will play the United City team at 22:00 on July 8 and Kawasaki at 20 on July 11 Forward team.
Whether the Guangzhou team can score a goal or a point in the last two battles, at least in terms of the content and quality of the game, will be significantly improved and improved compared to the first round of the match between the two sides; can the Beijing Guoan team stick to its own characteristics and maximize its strengths and avoid weaknesses. , Type your own stuff. Through the previous “learning”, the “training” of the AFC Champions League has become more practical! (Zuo Oyou)Return to Sohu to see more
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