The 29th is the deadline for the transfer of the 2022 Chinese Super League winter window. In the evening, the Shanghai Harbour Club successively announced the signing of international players Zhang Linpeng and Xu Xin, plus the previously signed foreign aid center Ndiaye, and the Harbour has completed three major contracts for the winter window.
After losing the championship to Shandong Taishan at the last moment of the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup last season, Haigang strengthened the strength of the two penalty areas in this winter window.
According to public information, Xu Xin was born in 1994. He is a defensive midfielder and an active national team player.
In 2010, Xu Xin entered the youth training system of La Liga Atlético de Madrid. In 2014, he represented Atlético de Madrid C team in the Spanish C League, and was promoted to Atlético de Madrid B team in the same year.
In December 2015, Xu Xin returned to China to join Guangzhou Football Club. During this period, he won the Chinese Super League, Chinese Football Association Cup, Chinese Football Association Super Cup and other championships with the team. In 2021, Xu Xin joins Shandong Taishan Football Club and will win the 2021 Chinese Super League and Chinese Football Association Cup championships with the team.
Xu Xin was introduced from Taishan, a direct competitor in the championship. The player himself failed to reach a contract renewal agreement with Taishan, so he joined as a free agent.
Haigang officials also have high hopes for Xu Xin: “As a midfielder, Xu Xin has a certain ability to organize and organize, has a broad vision, and can fight well. I hope his joining can help the team to further improve the midfield strength. At the same time, I also hope He quickly integrated into the technical and tactical style of the Haigang team.” Zhang Linpeng returned to his roots.
Zhang Linpeng is an old acquaintance of Harbour fans. Zhang Linpeng, from the Chongming Genbao Football Base, is the main defender of the national team. He has played 92 times for the national football team and scored 5 goals.
Zhang Linpeng started in 2006 and followed the Shanghai East Asia Football Club (the predecessor of Shanghai Haigang Football Club) to compete in the China Second League and China League One. In 2011, Zhang Linpeng left Shanghai to join Guangzhou Football Club.
In the 11 seasons of Guangzhou team, Zhang Linpeng played a total of 328 times for the team in various competitions. As a defender, he contributed 18 goals for the team, and won the AFC Champions League, Chinese Super League, Champion of the Chinese Football Association Cup and the Chinese Football Association Super Cup.
The Haigang official described Zhang Linpeng’s joining as “going home” – in the past few years, whenever the Haigang team played against the Guangzhou team, Zhang Linpeng, who came to the Haigang home court, would always receive applause from the Haigang fans. In my heart, Zhang Linpeng has always held an important position.
This time, Zhang Linpeng’s “going home” can also help the team to further enhance the thickness of the defense line.
Like Xu Xin, Zhang Linpeng is also visa-free. Although there is still a contract with the Guangzhou team, under the background that the Guangzhou team is in economic crisis and needs to resell high-paid players, Zhang Linpeng and the Guangzhou team completed the termination agreement and then signed a contract with Haigang.N’Diaye joins Seaport.
Seaport strengthens the strength of two restricted areas
The arrival of Zhang Linpeng and Xu Xin is a great complement to Haigang’s midfield and backcourt strength.
In the final championship match last season, head coach Lecco was obviously not satisfied with the existing players in the team’s midfielder position. He chose to use Wang Shenchao to play the midfielder many times.
At present, Xu Xin is in his prime. Although he is not entirely an interceptor player, in the last twelve games, Xu Xin showed strong adaptability and immediate combat power in the defensive midfielder position. , the combination of him and Mooy will be the first choice for Haigang’s double midfielder in the new season.
The arrival of Zhang Linpeng has also greatly enhanced the strength of Haigang’s midfield and backcourt.
Under the Lecco three central defender system, the regular choices are He Guan, Wei Zhen and Li Ang, but given the intensive schedule of the Chinese Super League in the past two seasons, Lecco believes that the team needs to be equipped with players who are not inferior to the main players. In Lecco 3- Under the 4-3 system, Zhang Linpeng can play as right center back and right wing back.
In addition, Wang Shenchao, who is also a versatile player, does not need to play the midfielder because of Xu Xin’s arrival. The staffing of the seaport’s defense line in the new season will be greatly improved compared to the past.
In the case of Arnautovic leaving the team and Lopez seriously injured, the Haigang striker also needs to be strengthened, and the lack of a center is also the key reason why the Haigang two-line championship lost to Taishan.
To this end, the team has previously signed the Senegalese high center Ndiaye of the Turkish Super League Goztabbi team. Ndiaye, who is 1.90 meters tall, is a high center who naturally meets the tactical requirements of Lai Technology.
So far this season, Ndiaye has played 33 times in the Turkish league, contributing 12 goals and 3 assists. In this way, Haigang finally waited for the most needed player in the center position.
Is it possible to defeat Mount Taishan in Shandong?
Haigang signed three players to strengthen their strength, and the goal of the new season naturally hopes to exceed the previous season.
In the 2021 season, Haigang entered the championship group with a 5-point disadvantage, and lost the first direct confrontation with Taishan, and finally watched Taishan win the championship ahead of schedule.
The two sides met again in the FA Cup final. Before the end of the game, Taishan’s foreign aid central defender Ju Desong shot a long-range shot from the world. With this only goal in the whole game, Taishan defeated Haigang again and won the double crown.
Although Xu Xin, the main force to win the championship, was poached by Haigang, Taishan signed Liao Lisheng, who is also an international midfielder.
Liao Lisheng and Xu Xin are considered to be the same age, and they have their own characteristics. Taishan’s strength in the lower back position has not declined. While the young center Guo Tianyu temporarily stayed in Portugal, Taishan also signed the Portuguese super-high center Cressan, which strengthened the strength of the center position.
Haigang finally lost the championship last season, lost to Taishan in the first round of the league, and a decisive loss in the FA Cup is the direct reason, but from the perspective of the league, the first stage of the 14 games of Haigang was only 8 wins and 4 With 2 draws and 2 losses, it is a full 5 points away from Taishan’s 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
In the 2022 season, according to the current thinking of the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation, the league is to play all 34 rounds——Therefore, for Haigang, improving the stable scoring ability for mid- and lower-stream teams is the key to determining whether it can challenge Taishan’s championship position in the 2022 season.Return to Sohu, see more