In the 13th round of the league, the Longteng team continues to lead with a 1-point advantage over Guangzhou Evergrande, and the lead is very large in terms of outcome and goal difference.
Contrary to the expectation at the beginning of the season that the Longteng team would lose Du Zhenyu at center back and Roque Gill in the midfielder, the defense would drop sharply. So far, the Longteng team has only conceded 5 goals, averaging 5 goals per game.
Less than 0.4 goals were scored, which can be said to be unprecedented.
This was achieved even though the team's vice-captain, central defender, and defensive core Ma Yongli was seriously injured and missed for a long time.
It should be said that "old captain" Lu Zhihui has ushered in the golden period of his career at the age of just over 30 years old. His physical fitness has not yet declined, but his experience is extremely rich. The ups and downs in his early career have created his good mentality.
Under his leadership, Liming's performance has become more and more stable, and rookie Lu Yangyang has grown rapidly under his care.
Of course, the Longteng team's solid defense is indispensable for the support of the midfield. Qi Ming, whose ability value has soared to 90, has really become the object of everyone's attention. Not to mention the praise given to him by his opponents in the Chinese Super League, the quotations of European clubs are no longer known.
How many.
Qi Ming is the kind of player with a temperament who can tell people at a glance that "this kid will definitely become a star." His general style is what everyone evaluates of him.
In addition, Zhang Sheng requires the team to play more steadily this season and make more tactical retreats to set up defensive traps. The Longteng team's investment in defense is also one of the key factors in conceding fewer goals.
Compared with the Longteng team, Guangzhou Evergrande this season is very different from its history.
Historically, Guangzhou Evergrande's Jackson Martinez didn't even get a chance to play in 2017. Repeated injuries basically kept him in the gym - anyway, every time he revealed his status on social media, it was...
In the gym.
During the summer transfer period of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande even brought back the meritorious foreign aid Muric.
Now with Diego Costa, Guangzhou Evergrande's offense is much sharper, as evidenced by the fact that they have scored more goals than the Long Teng team so far.
And Paulinho's role is completely the mainstay. With or without him in the game, Guangzhou Evergrande are completely two different teams. His state is a barometer of Guangzhou Evergrande's state.
Not only in the Chinese Super League, but also in the Brazilian national team, Paulinho is still a golden figure. Countless Chinese fans, especially Guangzhou Evergrande fans, proudly expressed that Paulinho's ability has reached a higher level in Guangzhou Evergrande.
What does extreme joy bring about sorrow?
Soon the fans of Guangzhou Evergrande realized it deeply.
June 24th was the day after another heavy rain in Jiangcheng, the match day of the 14th round of the Chinese Super League.
In the morning, Zhang Sheng led the team to conduct recovery training before the game.
Assistant coach Michael Henke came to Zhang Sheng: "There is very exciting news."
"What?" Zhang Sheng, who was in a relaxed mood, made a joke. After all, it is the summer transfer period of the Chinese Super League, which coincides with the European League's most explosive period of transfer news every year. Countless information passes by Zhang Sheng every day.
In his mind, his joke was related to transfers, "Is Messi coming to China? Or is Ronaldo coming to China? Which club?"
Michael Genk smiled with a strange expression: "You said the opposite. Barcelona is interested in Chinese Super League players."
"Huh? Our players?" Zhang Sheng also reacted immediately. His players were spotted by Barcelona and he would definitely be notified immediately, "Players from other teams? La Liga is going to open up the Chinese market?"
"Haha. I knew you couldn't guess it." After shaking his head to deny Zhang Sheng's guess, and seeing that Zhang Sheng was a little confused, Michael Henke said something that he couldn't believe.
He said in a tone of voice, "Barcelona is interested in Guangzhou Evergrande's Paulinho. I have asked my friends in Europe and this time it is true."
In fact, as early as May, Brazilian media reported that Bayern was interested in Paulinho.
The reason is clear: in order to strengthen the midfield, Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to use Paulinho to replace Alonso, and said that Bayern is making inquiries to Guangzhou Evergrande.
After this news spread to China, it caused some ripples.
Guangzhou Evergrande fans are both looking forward to and worried about it. The expectation is that if the news is true, then Guangzhou Evergrande will compete for face with the Chinese Super League. They are worried that the news is also true. If it goes away, Guangzhou Evergrande’s waist will be
It collapsed.
It felt as if the goddess I had been chasing for a long time agreed to go on a date with me. After some preparation, I imagined that the goddess would blush slightly when she saw me, but at the same time I was worried that the goddess would turn away when she saw my otaku war god outfit.
But then, Paulinho said that he would not go to Bayern.
Guangzhou Evergrande fans soon felt relieved.
The problem is that things are different now.
"Paulinho himself admitted it. Barcelona is in contact with him." Michael Genk laughed, "It's not easy. That's Barcelona."
The news that Paulinho admitted was not only broken by the Brazilian media, but also reported by the Spanish media. It was Barcelona who took the initiative to contact Paulinho's agent and made an offer. However, the Brazilian media said it tactfully.
, saying that Paulinho is very happy in Evergrande, so we still have to consider it. The Spanish media is very confident that Paulinho will definitely come to the olive branch offered by Barcelona, and it is nothing more than paying liquidated damages.
Just in April this year, Paulinho just successfully renewed his contract with Guangzhou Evergrande until the end of 2020. This is a big contract, and the contract also contains a termination clause of 40 million euros, which is what we often call liquidated damages.
In fact, both Paulinho and Guangzhou Evergrande believe that 40 million is just a symbolic number, representing Paulinho's level of performance in the Chinese Super League.
No matter how Guangzhou Evergrande coach Luiz Felipe Scolari denies that Paulinho will not leave, this is more of an expression of his attitude that he does not want Paulinho to leave. The contact with Barcelona is actually confirmed.
It's really lively now.
"Are you sure I heard you correctly?"
"You said before that the Chinese Super League is a nursing home for football stars. Come and take a few steps?"
"Shocked, Barcelona discovered Guangzhou Evergrande's cheat and tried to take him away."
There are also rebuttals: "It's boring news, gambling, and women's worries. Will Barcelona want him?"
Evergrande fans were obviously unhappy: "Keep your mouth clean. Paulinho was tricked by his agent, it was just a commercial. Besides, Paulinho is not only a big player in Guangzhou Evergrande, but also a big player in the Brazilian national team."
.Is it unbelievable that Barcelona would like the Brazilian national team’s midfielder?”
"A 30-year-old core player in the Chinese Super League will look like a water dispenser when he goes to Barcelona. His footwork is only used in the Chinese Super League. He will definitely be a cancer on the field when he goes to Barcelona."
Anyway, the online quarrel about Paulinho pushed the already popular Chinese Super League to another level.
Whether it’s the Dragons beating Guangzhou R&F 3-1 at home in another rainy match, or Guangzhou Evergrande defeating Hebei China Fortune, a strong contender for AFC Champions League qualification, 3-0 at home, Paulinho’s news has always occupied the forefront of Chinese football.
Headlines.
On the third day after this round of games, Barcelona officially stated that the club was in contact with Brazilian star Paulinho of the Chinese Super League Guangzhou Evergrande Club, and Barcelona coach Valverde recognized his abilities.
In view of this, some netizens posted a photo of Paulinho wearing a Barcelona jersey, and Paulinho liked it on the social platform. Paulinho's good impression of Barcelona was undoubtedly revealed.
However, judging from official news from Guangzhou Evergrande, the club denies the transfer, and head coach Scolari once again stated that Paulinho cannot leave.
There are also constant news coming out around Paulinho. One is that he is very happy in China and Guangzhou and does not want to leave. The other is that Barcelona is too attractive and he insists on leaving.
A transfer slowly turned into a bubble drama, and the Evergrande Club's stock price soared.
Zhang Sheng, as a melon-eater, blew on the air conditioner, ate watermelon, and slowly watched the show in such hot weather. In the process, he even summoned the players just given by the system.
The right midfielder provided by the system this time is a jack-of-all-trades. He can not only play right midfielder, but also right winger, right back, defensive midfielder and center back. It can be said that he can play on his own.
Covering the right and center, he is a ruthless character.
This player who was born in 2001 came to Inner Mongolia and his name is Huo Zihan, a typical post-00s name. Local children like to play football, but the football youth training environment is average. Since the branch of Longteng Football School opened, Huo Zihan has become a talented player.
Got noticed.
It is precisely because of his good talent that Huo Zihan was used as a big leg by his previous coach. As long as the right and middle areas needed to be strengthened, he would go wherever they were lacking. It can only be said that this operation has advantages and disadvantages.
The position is not fixed, so he cannot stand out in a certain position, but the training in multiple positions has also given him the experience of experiencing different positions. In particular, he has made great progress in his golf IQ, and he can run, pass and receive.
His wide vision of the ball has always been a label attached to him.
Considering that two players were sold during the summer window, Zhang Sheng instructed to select talents from the outstanding talents in the football school. Huo Zihan is among the two 16-year-old players reported below who have just signed.
Now Zhang Sheng has given the football school a lot of trust in the team responsible for selecting players. He will no longer force every player to be a call-up player. After all, the huge investment for five or six consecutive years is about to bear some fruit, allowing the football team to
The school's technical committee selects some non-call players to come up, just in time to test the results of their work in recent years.
With the arrival of July, the temperature across the country has risen, and everyone has slowly entered the familiar barbecue mode.
What is even more painful is the rainy days here in Jiangcheng. From mid-June to now, Jiangcheng this year has basically not stopped. The occasional cloudy day or two has become a day worth cheering for the people of Jiangcheng. It is hot and stuffy.
became the main theme.
The Longteng team is doing well. This weekend they will go to an away game to challenge Henan Jianye. Although the weather in Zhengzhou is hot, with the highest temperature reaching 36 degrees, it doesn't rain. The scorching sun makes all the players of the Longteng team put away any bad luck.
Evaporated away.
The night's game started just as the Longteng players were in a good mood - in the first ten minutes, the Longteng team relied on goals from Nie Jiang and Chavez to take a two-goal lead away from home.
However, Jianye, ranked fourth from the bottom, is very resilient. As a team that has been fighting for relegation for a long time, falling behind is normal for them. At least they did not give up in this game.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Jianye's foreign aid Bassogo's black and hard skills came into effect. After he got past Lu Yangyang, he pushed into the penalty area and scored a goal, which boosted Jianye's military morale.
Then Bassogo's power completely exploded, and Lu Yangyang was completely defeated by him. In a few intermittent minutes, he was continuously broken through, and his own goalkeeper was also tricked by him.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Huang Dawei rushed out to save Lu Yangyang's header, but was knocked into the air by Bassogo. After team doctor Li Xiang came on the court, he quickly signaled for a substitution. It seemed that there was something wrong with Huang Dawei's ribs and bones.
The ambulance parked on the sidelines also came directly this time, and Huang Dawei on the stretcher was taken directly to the ambulance. Zhang Sheng had to replace the substitute goalkeeper with a gloomy face - non-call player Jiang Mingzhi.
The score of 2:1 made Zhang Sheng very worried during the halftime break. After all, in addition to Huang Dawei's ability value being much higher than Jiang Mingzhi's, his long-term tacit cooperation with the defense is the most critical. The latter suddenly took orders in the face of danger.
, the result is hard to say.
Sure enough, shortly after the start of the second half, Jianye's other foreign aid Javier's long-range shot broke through Jiang Mingzhi's goal, and Henan Jianye actually equalized after being two goals behind the Longteng team.
The encouraged Jianye team once had the upper hand on the court, and the Longteng team was suppressed.
Zhang Sheng made a decisive substitution. Lu Yangyang obviously had psychological shadow about cheating his teammates in the first half and acted timidly. He was replaced by Shen Jun.
A full-back was replaced by a central defender, and the Longteng team's formation changed from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2. This season, another usual tactic imitating Atletico Madrid was adopted.
Because of Jianye's poor record, former Yongchang head coach Ya Qiuqiu, who took over Jia Xuejia's coaching recently, was obviously not familiar with this change of Longteng team's formation.
The changed formation of the Longteng team had an immediate effect. The team not only pushed back the opponent, but Tao Wentao's goal took the lead again.
Unwilling to give in, Henan Jianye mustered up their remaining strength and launched an attack. What they struggled with was that the Longteng team's goalkeeper and defender were not skilled in cooperating, and they just failed.
Twenty-five minutes into the second half, Jianye's foreign aid Dochkal passed a low-quality pass into the penalty area. Jiang Mingzhi and Liming actually tried to grab the point at the same time. As a result, the ball was knocked down by the collision between them.
Arriving at the feet of young general Hu Jinghang, Liming in panic stretched out his foot and tripped Hu Jinghang.
Liming's foul in the penalty area not only gave Jianye a penalty kick, but he also received a second yellow card and was sent off.
Zhang Sheng on the sidelines didn't even look at it. This series of low-level mistakes was really too terrible to watch.
It can only be said that at the beginning of the season, I underestimated the opponent in terms of goalkeeper reserves.
After Bassogo's penalty kick, Jianye tied the score again. With one more player, they had the idea of taking three points.
Zhang Sheng had to make another substitution, Tao Wentao was replaced, Peng Langjun came on to play left back, and Shen Jun played left center back.
In the next game, after Jianye was overly excited, he was exhausted and his players suffered from continuous cramps. The Longteng team was unable to easily break through Jianye's defense without one player, and the game ended with a 3:3 goal battle.
