When reporters interviewed Hao Dapao, the former star who always spoke without scruple said directly: "I'm not talking about the current Chinese players. There are not many who can reach the level of our original group of players. But Nie Jiang
No, his level was top-notch even at our time. I am afraid that he will fail at home, so we should let him go abroad as soon as possible."
Regarding such comments from the outside world, Zhang Sheng deliberately tested Nie Jiang's attitude: "You are praised very much outside, what do you think?"
Nie Jiang said without hesitation: "I also think I'm quite powerful."
Seeing the shameless Nie Jiang, Zhang Sheng smiled and said, "You are not shy."
Nie Jiang then rubbed his head in embarrassment and said: "When I was playing in the reserve team, I wanted to play in the Chinese Super League and found the Chinese Super League very attractive. Later, when I played in the Chinese Super League, I felt that the AFC Champions League was better. Now I really
I want to see what the European competition is like."
Zhang Sheng advised with sincerity: "Don't underestimate the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League. You are a newcomer now and others are not familiar with you. Once others focus on you, especially when they put you on the level of a foreign player, you will
I know it’s hard to play the game.”
Zhang Sheng said this for a reason. Now the Longteng team has top foreign players like Pato and Ben Alpha in the frontcourt trident. All opponents will focus on these two, compared to Nie Jiang.
Marking is not that strict, which is why Nie Jiang can often get the second point and hit the empty goal.
But once the opponent's guard against Nie Jiang rises to the level of foreign aid, Nie Jiang's goal will not be so easy.
Nie Jiang also nodded seriously and said: "I know, but when they treat me as a foreign aid, I will become stronger. When I scored two goals in a game in the AFC Champions League qualifying match, I said,
After the knockout rounds, I will only have two in one game, and now I have fulfilled my original promise."
Hearing Nie Jiang's confident answer, Zhang Sheng couldn't persuade him, so he could only say: "Then you must maintain such an upward attitude."
Compared with Qi LeRong in the Longteng team, although the other two teams participating in the AFC Champions League also have an advantage, they are not very safe.
Beijing Guoan drew 1:1 with Jeonbuk Hyundai in the away game, and they also had an advantage in the scene. An away goal was very beneficial to them, and because of the appearance of the Longteng team, Gamba Osaka was forced to
We went to play Guangzhou Evergrande. Historically, the East Asian finals of the AFC Champions League this season were advanced. Guangzhou Evergrande, playing away from home, defeated Gamba Osaka 2:1. They completely dominated their opponents and wasted too many opportunities.
, which only added a bit of suspense to the second round of the home game. However, the suppressive scene of this game also made Cannavaro's coaching position look much more stable.
The good results of the Chinese Super League teams have made Japanese and Korean fans extremely jealous.
Korean fans were amazed by the strong foreign aid team of the Chinese Super League, while Japanese fans were amazed by Huang Bowen and Zheng Zhi who scored the goal against Gamba Osaka.
Zhang Sheng certainly knows that this is the result of the players' increased ability after the Chinese Super League was upgraded.
Before the impact of the AFC Champions League has dissipated, as the highlight of the next round of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande’s home game against Longteng has become a hot topic in the media.
The media has basically run out of words to praise Zhang Sheng during this period, so they turned their attention to Cannavaro, who is more newsworthy. What caught their attention the most was his mentor, Heng Heng.
Former coach Lippi rushed to help from Italy.
According to news from within Guangzhou Evergrande, Lippi's main purpose of returning to China this time is to sign a sky-high endorsement contract with Guangzhou Evergrande to promote Bingquan, a subsidiary of Evergrande. This is also the role of Evergrande in charge of Bingquan.
One of the reasons why Liu Yongzhuo, the vice president of the group, went to pick up the plane; the second reason was to help Cannavaro plan the key battles with the Dragons and the second round with Gamba Osaka. What can the return of the Silver Fox bring to Evergrande?
How much of a change, especially if it can bring some life to the team's lifeless offense? This game will give the answer.
Of course, another rumor has also spread, that is, Lippi also revealed to Evergrande that he will take up a new position, hoping to take his previous coaching team with him. Previously, there were rumors that Lippi would take over the Belgian national team
, and the coaching team that took him away this time also confirmed this rumor from the side.
Before Cannavaro took over, Evergrande had never been so far behind the top team, and now the five-point gap makes Guangzhou Evergrande's top management very dissatisfied with Cannavaro.
In the previous four seasons, Evergrande had left behind the next position halfway through the league. The specific data are as follows:
Halfway through the 2011 season, Evergrande ranked first with 37 points and Beijing Guoan ranked second with 27 points;
Halfway through the 2012 season, Evergrande ranked first with 35 points and Jiangsu Sainty ranked second with 28 points;
Halfway through the 2013 season, Evergrande ranked first with 41 points and Shandong Luneng ranked second with 30 points;
Historically, at the halfway point of the 2014 season, Evergrande ranked first with 33 points and Beijing Guoan ranked second with 31 points. However, the emergence of the Longteng team caused them to slip. At the end of the half, Guangzhou Evergrande was trailing by one point.
For the Dragons, even so, at the end of last season, it was Guangzhou Evergrande who had the last laugh.
In fact, in Zhang Sheng's view, Cannavaro is indeed a bit unlucky.
Guangzhou Evergrande's generous signings before the season have made countless fans full of expectations for them. Compared with last year's lack of foreign aid, they still won four consecutive league championships and reached the AFC finals. Now they have replaced a strong
After the foreign aid, everyone expected that Evergrande would sweep all opponents.
But reality often backfires. Forward Alan, who spent 11 million euros to poach the team, only made two appearances for the team. He only played 121 minutes before he tore his cruciate ligament and is expected to fully recover in September. It takes time to find his condition.
As well as overcoming the psychological shadow, this season is basically canceled.
The side effects of overusing Elkerson in the first two seasons also suddenly broke out. He was once known as the "devil's muscular man" and could not get rid of the haze of muscle strains. He was always wandering between returning from injury and getting injured again.
The most recent injury occurred when he came off as a substitute in the last AFC Champions League group match on May 5. It is pessimistically expected that his return will take another month.
The main goalkeeper Zeng Cheng suffered a facial injury at Western Sydney's home court. From the time of injury to the time he returned to guard Evergrande, the injury time exceeded 40 days. During that period, substitute goalkeeper Li Shuai guarded Evergrande and made many mistakes that were criticized.
In addition to constantly flirting with European clubs, Kim Young-kwon of Asia Waiwei on the defense line spent most of his time with injuries. He has been injured since the beginning of the season until May 5th.
He injured his knee in the last round of the Champions League group stage and finally couldn't bear it any longer, so he was sidelined for 50 days.
Rene, the main defensive midfielder in the league, started consecutively in the league at the beginning of the season and was in good condition. However, after the away game against Henan Jianye on April 3, he was out for nearly a month due to injury until the away game on May 1.
Shenhua just came back as a substitute, but after playing against Shenhua, he was injured again, and there is no sign of his comeback yet.
In addition, other players, including Rong Hao, Liao Lisheng, and Li Xuepeng, all rested for more than two months due to injuries. As for Zou Zheng, Zheng Zhi, and Zhao Xuri, they only have one or two weeks each injury, which is too common.
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Who would have thought that before the season, the foreign aid team of Guangzhou Evergrande’s strong team would only have Goulart alone. Many of Guangzhou Evergrande’s games would feature a single foreign aid lineup. Fortunately, Goulart’s super strength has provided Guangzhou Evergrande with
Brought many goals and assists.
This is also thanks to Guangzhou Evergrande's very deep bench. Otherwise, any Chinese Super League team would have suffered such an injury situation long ago.
While Guangzhou Evergrande is suffering from injuries, the other Chinese Super League teams are increasing in strength.
In terms of salary, two seasons ago, a Guoan main substitute, such as Wang Xiaolong, had an annual salary of less than 1 million yuan. What now? The average annual salary of domestic players in Guoan's first team is around 3 million yuan, although it is lower than that of Evergrande and Luneng.
It's still a little less, but compared to where they were two years ago, they've made a huge leap forward. In this case, the team's combat effectiveness will definitely improve accordingly.
In terms of foreign aid, whether it is newly promoted teams such as Chongqing Lifan and Shijiazhuang Yongchang, or mid-tier teams such as Jiangsu Sainty and Changchun Yatai, the quality of foreign aid is so high that Evergrande no longer has an absolute advantage. In the 2014 Brazilian League, high
Rat scored 14 goals, Changchun Yatai's foreign aid Moreno scored 15 goals, and Tianjin TEDA's foreign aid Valquez scored 13 goals. The Chinese Super League now has no parallel foreign aid, so Evergrande's foreign aid advantage is not as good as before.
The general environment determines that the quality of the Chinese Super League champion is getting better and better, and it is definitely becoming more and more difficult for Evergrande to win the title. To be able to achieve this result now, it should be said that Cannavaro has tried his best, and it can only be said that it is stuck.
Navarro didn't have a good time.
Therefore, for this strategic game worth 6 points and related to the morale of Guangzhou Evergrande, the outside world has extremely high opinions, but Cannavaro is in trouble because now, except for Goulart, other players cannot play.
All foreign players are injured. Due to the suspension of Dong Xuesheng and Li Shuai, these two positions can only be played by Gao Lin, who has played the whole game, and Zeng Cheng, who has a minor injury. Cannavaro has never arranged his troops like this.
Overstretched.
Looking back at the Dragons, of the five foreign players, only McGovern, the Asian foreign player, is injured and cannot play. The other four foreign players are all lively and in excellent condition.
In terms of domestic players, Nie Jiang is now in full swing, Lin Feng and Tao Wentao are clearly demonstrating their dominance in the midfield, and the other players are also in unstoppable form in the AFC Champions League.
So before the game, although this game was Guangzhou Evergrande's home court, everyone was unanimously dissatisfied with them. This was something that had never happened in these years. Deep down in their hearts, everyone had already placed the Longteng team on the same level as Guangzhou Evergrande.
the height of status.
However, at the press conference before the game, Cannavaro still seemed extremely relaxed on the surface. He always maintained an excellent gentlemanly demeanor, chatting and laughing, and seemed calm and composed to various difficult questions raised by reporters.
In particular, Lippi's return to Guangzhou during this sensitive period is thought-provoking. When the outside world speculated that Cannavaro was facing a crisis of confidence, reporters' questions about this aspect were easily resolved by him: "I knew Lippi would come before.
Domestic, but those are private matters. I am even more happy to be able to return to the Chinese Super League after playing in the AFC Champions League. This means that tomorrow is an opportunity for the team to get back on the winning track, and I am very happy about it."
This answer reflects his strong confidence.
When reporters asked about Nie Jiang, who is currently very popular in the Longteng team, Cannavaro expressed great vigilance: "This is a talented player. He reminds me of Anthony when he was young. He is also a forward.
He has also made his mark at the age of 17, and I will pay great attention to him in this game."
At first, the reporters below had no idea who Anthony was, but after being prompted by Cannavaro's translator, everyone showed their surprised expressions, because Cannavaro was talking about his very close brother Antonio.
Sano.
When Cannavaro was at Real Madrid, Cassano was a teammate with him. He once begged the head coach Capello, hoping that Capello would give Cassano a chance to play. This shows that Cannavaro's love for Cassano
of love.
Now Cannavaro compares Nie Jiang with Cassano, which really surprises everyone. After all, Cassano was once recognized as the most talented player in Italy.
When Cassano was 17 years and 5 months old, in a game against Inter Milan, he used a lightning-fast breakthrough to get rid of the two king-level defenders Blanc and Panucci, and sent the ball into the top club.
Inter Milan's net became famous overnight and was even regarded as the future pillar of Italian football.
Easy-going, he successively played for Roma in its heyday, was scouted by Real Madrid, the most powerful club in the world, and later was bought by wealthy clubs such as AC Milan and Inter Milan, and was selected for the Italian national team many times.
In the end, he did not meet the expectations of the outside world. Now he can only play in small clubs like Parma, but his strength is still very good. Last season, he played 36 times in various competitions in Parma and scored 13 goals.
The goal not only helped Parma successfully avoid relegation, but also achieved sixth place and qualified for the Europa League. Unfortunately, due to financial problems, the Europa League qualification was canceled by the Italian Football Association.
Since Cannavaro said so, it seems that Nie Jiang will be under heavy guard during the game.
After Zhang Sheng heard Cannavaro's analogy, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. He had reminded him in the conversation with Nie Jiang before that his opponents should guard him as a foreign aid. Unexpectedly, Guangzhou Evergrande let him go.
At the height of a foreign aid star, do you really have the mysterious power of the East?
