Regarding the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the attitude of the outside media changed so quickly that even the chameleon was resigned to being defeated.
In just one week, Guangzhou Evergrande lost two games to its rival Guangzhou R&F 2:4. Oh my God, it was a blast. It seemed as if the end of the world had come for Guangzhou Evergrande. Poly was in the midst of a transfer whirlpool.
Neo bore the brunt.
Scolari, who often had conflicts with the media, did not escape criticism. For a time, he was criticized for his conservative tactics, substitution dilemma, indecisiveness, lack of control in the locker room, and negligence in cultivating young players.
Especially when the head coach of R&F mentioned after the two games that R&F pays more attention to team spirit and team unity is the first priority; he likes to use young players very much and will continue to do so, not only for R&F but also for China.
When it comes to the future of football, the topic of the ratio of the head coaches of the two teams has been pushed to the forefront.
Guangzhou Evergrande, the former hegemon of the Chinese Super League, two-time AFC Champions League winner, the team with the most investment in the Chinese Super League for several consecutive years, a collector of national team players, and Guangzhou R&F, in a word, wants to make roast goose-flavored dishes with pickles.
As a team, the game was completely defeated by Guangzhou Evergrande from the process to the result.
If Chinese football media reporters can let go of such news breaking points, they will be too ignorant. Not to mention the quality of today's media, if there is no news to create news, they will be shocked.
Sure enough, soon Sanwu news came out: "It is revealed that Scolari has accepted an invitation from a certain Asian national team. Is Evergrande going to change its coach soon?"
This kind of news does not say which "Brazilian media" broke the news, nor does it specify the time when the news broke, nor does it contain information about the so-called "Asian countries". Apart from gaining popularity and making alarmist speculations about Evergrande's coaching change, it is of no use.
news.
In fact, this is the current situation of domestic football media.
After several fake "news" articles like this appeared in succession, Evergrande swept R&F 7:2 and advanced to the FA Cup semi-finals like a typhoon passing by, so the reports questioning Si Shuai disappeared without a trace.
"Scolari's rotation works wonders."
"A shocking reversal, directed by Si Shuai."
"The Evergrande players were united before the game, and the game that went down in history was a miracle of teamwork."
If you put the news from a week ago together with these reports, people who don't know it will think that there is something wrong with their eyes. What's even more ridiculous is that many of the news that are so different before and after are written by the same person.
If you want to take advantage of the popularity, let it continue to the end. When talking about the performance of Guangzhou Evergrande, how could you not cue the Dragons, a team that is more popular.
A week ago, many media headlines were: "The battle at Tianwangshan in the Chinese Super League is approaching, and Evergrande may suffer another setback due to its sluggish state."
By this time, everything has changed: "Hengda's bench is deep and measurable, the players are in good shape, and they are ready to win at home."
This is not to blame the media. After all, Diego Costa scored four goals, Goulart scored twice, Alan broke the goal drought, and Paulinho's transfer has been decided. He can play his farewell game to Evergrande with peace of mind.
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This is good news for Guangzhou Evergrande.
Compared with Guangzhou Evergrande, the Longteng team can't let go of the word "selling people" as always.
The media has always felt that the departure of Xiang Tiange and Zhang Hao had a great impact on the Longteng team.
After the former moved to Beijing Zhonghe Guoan, he quickly showed his abilities. In the five games he participated in, Guoan shook off his previous image of being bullied and won four wins and one draw, including Guangzhou Heng.
Against such a powerful opponent as Shanghai Greenland and Shenhua, he directly contributed 1 goal and 2 assists, not to mention his deterrent effect on the opponent's left wing.
The latter is a stable rotation player of the Longteng team. After arriving at Quanjian, he easily took the position of the main defensive midfielder. When facing Evergrande, Diego Costa suffered a lot. Think of him this season.
When the Dragons faced Guangzhou Evergrande in the first round with Diego Costa's performance, everyone agreed that the Dragons lost a "Costa nemesis" player, which is likely to affect the final result of the game.
What makes the outside world even more suspicious is Ma Yongli's absence and Huang Dawei's injury.
Before Huang Dawei was injured, the Longteng team only conceded six goals in 14 rounds of the league. After Huang Dawei was injured, Jiang Mingzhi, who took over his position, conceded nine goals in 5 rounds.
The hidden dangers of the goalkeeper position could not be more obvious.
However, Evergrande is not without problems.
The flu that has been lingering in the Guangzhou Evergrande team is a big problem. Guangzhou Evergrande has been playing so hard during this period, which has something to do with it. Like the news that came out before this game, Zheng Zhi and Feng Xiaoting are both suffering from colds.
, are still accompanied by a low-grade fever. Although the two of them appeared in the starting list submitted by Scolari before the game, it is not yet known what their actual game status will be.
In addition, the shortage of central defenders and insufficient substitutes are also a big problem. The Mei side has been reimbursed for the season, and Kim Young-kwon has just recovered from a serious injury. At the same time, he is subject to the Football Association’s foreign aid policy and did not sign up for this game at all. The remaining few
In the past, this player had only played temporarily as a central defender. If something went wrong with Evergrande's central defender in this game, Scolari would be blinded.
What makes Zhang Sheng more confident in this game is the changes in players' abilities after the system upgrade.
Since the system was upgraded not long ago, the players' status has been refreshed one by one, and their ability values have increased in different ways (except for injured players).
Compared with Guangzhou Evergrande, although the Longteng team does not have players like Diego Costa and Paulinho with an ability value of over 120, the team's average strength is not inferior.
Among the three foreign players in the starting lineup of this game, Chavez has already reached his peak value: 112/112; De Paul has also begun to slowly show his talent to play the main role in the Argentine national team in the future. He is now
:112/117; As for Fernando, the difference between Fernando and the stupid young man who took the ball by himself at the beginning of the season is also very big. The Longteng coaching staff spared no effort in special training, coupled with the system's "ubiquitous" skill
Help, the ability value/potential value of 101/105(?) proves that he has grown into a good forward player.
In the Longteng team, Nie Jiang is a player who is also in the same mission period as Fernando, and he is also making the mission of "top foreign aid Nie Jiang" a reality step by step.
The league has played 19 rounds. On the current scorer list, Nie Jiang ranks first with 21 goals, followed by the scoring champion with 20 goals. What is unexpected is that Wu Lei ranks first with 15 goals.
3 goals scored - 2 more than in real history.
Since the Chinese Super League began to introduce a large number of high-level foreign players, such a ranking in the scorer list can be called a spectacle.
What supports Nie Jiang's many goals is his hot state, the tactical care of the Longteng team, and his ability value/potential value of 106/120. Among all domestic players in the Super League, this value is far ahead of everyone.
Players with an ability value of over 90 are very rare. This is also a value that can be used as the main force for players in the middle and lower reaches of the five major European leagues.
With Nie Jiang playing, the Longteng team is equivalent to adding an extra foreign player.
The two central defenders in the starting lineup for this game are also among the best in the Chinese Super League. Although the old captain Lu Zhihui's 78/78 data is not outstanding, his experience and prestige can make the Longteng team's defense stable; 83/
Although Ma Yongli in 1983 was injured, Li Ming in 1987/89 was completely able to take his place. A central defender with astonishing physical fitness was taking shape.
Among the two substitute central defenders, Lu Yangyang, who has been trained and manipulated for half a season, has grown rapidly. He has gone from 65/95 at the beginning of the season to 72/95. This shows that a large number of games help young players grow.
Substitute Chen Yinuo is the best reference. Although the latter's potential value is higher, it was 62/130 at the beginning of the season, but due to the fact that the first team has played less games, it is only 67/130 now.
Of the two starting full-backs, Shen Jun on the left slowly gained a foothold and made a huge breakthrough, going from 76/88 at the beginning of the season to 80/88; Huang He, who had more game opportunities on the right, was even better.
, the ability value/potential value of 82/92 is also the main reason why Zhang Sheng is willing to go to Tiange (82/82).
As the team's perfect attendance king and model worker, the starting defensive midfielder Qi Ming is the real silent one and a blockbuster.
From the beginning of the season to the present, Qi Ming has not missed a single match in all the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League except for the inconsequential FA Cup. When Roque Gill was let go by the Dragons at the beginning of the year, the outside world still questioned the Dragons.
"Money is more important than life", but Qi Ming, who succeeded in taking over quickly, silenced everyone.
At the age of 21 and a half, it is the time when a player's goals are at their peak. As long as Qi Ming's body allows, Zhang Sheng will not miss any opportunity to improve his experience. From 86/120 at the beginning of the season to 95/120 now, this
Let Qi Ming become the third player in the Longteng team with an ability value exceeding 90.
The second person with an ability value over 90 in this game is Tao Wentao, who is partnering with Qi Ming in the midfield. As early as last year, he had already reached an ability value/potential value of 90/90, and he often considered himself Zhang Sheng's number one player.
He is always the most dedicated and hard-working person on the field.
In addition to goalkeeper Jiang Mingzhi, whose ability value has just exceeded 70 (70/71), and captain Lu Zhihui, in the starting lineup of the Longteng team for this game, there are two people with an ability value over 110, two people with an ability value over 100, and two people with an ability value over 100.
If the ability value exceeds 90, the other three players have a minimum of 80.
Compared with his opponent Guangzhou Evergrande, Zhang Sheng feels that he still has an advantage.
After all, apart from the three foreign players on Evergrande's side, they are really good - two have an ability value of over 120, one (Goulart) has an ability value of 117, and none of the other players has an ability value over 90. The old captain Zheng Zhi has changed from the previous one.
The season's 90 has dropped to the current 88 - age is not forgiving. Zengcheng's ability value is 89, Feng Xiaoting is only 88, and all other players do not exceed 82. Right back Shu Jun is the only player in Evergrande's starting lineup with a low ability value.
Out of 80, he was only 71.
The bigger gap between the two sides still lies in the substitutes.
Among the substitute lineup submitted for registration by the Longteng team, Huang Dawei (78/78) was injured and could not play. Song Dongdong (60/135) underwent surgery abroad for a year and a half and resumed training (in Munich 1860 led by Gao Hongbo). For the time being,
Unable to return to China, the substitute goalkeeper can only be Wang Junlei (52/105) who joined the team at the beginning of the season.
Compared with Evergrande's substitute Liu Dianzhu, this is the only difference in the Longteng team, but the other positions are different.
Whether it is Cao Jinghao (80/88) whose ability value is over 80 but is playing as a substitute, Tang Jin (78/88) whose ability value has skyrocketed, Ni Kai (78/78) who is close to or has reached the peak, Qu Wenming (77/78)
, such a configuration seems too luxurious in the substitute list. You must know that Zeng Prosperity (77/85), who also has an ability value of 77, did not even make the substitute list.
In other teams, except for Guangzhou Evergrande, the ability value of 77 is considered the main force.
Compared with Evergrande, who generally have substitutes with ability values below 75, the Longteng team is far ahead.
In addition to the 18-man roster submitted by the Longteng team this time, those players are not simple either.
At the World Youth Championship that ended not long ago, Peng Langjun let everyone know that there is such a strong player in the Longteng team. He has gone from 68/120 at the beginning of the season to 73/120 now; Wang Xing has gone from 66/91.
It has reached 69/91 (not a summoned player, he is a center, and the ball increase is relatively slow); Tian Qijie's ability value/potential value of 72/120 has also been qualitatively improved from the 68/120 at the beginning of the season.
In addition to these players, most of the remaining players are players selected by the technical committees of football schools and clubs.
Having so many outstanding players is Zhang Sheng's biggest support in challenging Guangzhou Evergrande away from home.
On August 5th, Saturday, Guangzhou experienced two rains in the afternoon, which slightly alleviated the high temperature in Guangzhou in summer, but overall, the sticky heat and humidity still made people very uncomfortable.
Every season, the game between Guangzhou Evergrande and Longteng is not only a key battle between the two clubs, but also the highlight for the fans of both sides.
Considering that this is likely to be Paulinho's last game at Evergrande, several major Evergrande fan associations, such as the Twelve Guards, Fans Alliance, universities, and the Internet, have specially prepared super-sized physiques before the game.
TIFO is prepared to cover the fan league areas such as Area 8 and Area 9 of Tianhe Stadium to send Paulinho off.
The Longteng fans are not to be outdone. August is the holiday season for college students. A large number of college students fans have participated in the expedition, filling the 16th area stands allocated by Evergrande.
For the 7:35 game, at 6:30, a large number of fans had already flocked to the Tianhe Stadium. At the entrance of the stadium and on the way there, the fans of Guangzhou Evergrande and Longteng were very harmonious. Photos of both sides could be seen everywhere.
.At just after seven o'clock, the entire Tianhe Stadium was already full. At 7:20, Liu Yongzhuo, the chairman of Evergrande Club, appeared at the leadership table in Area 0 early, and the media's cameras were frequently aimed at him.
As the FIFA Fair Play anthem played, the referee team took the lead. Players from both sides slowly walked out of the tunnel with their children in hand. The scene gradually became lively. Then the ceremony of playing the national anthem was completed. The referee whistled and the game was official.
At the beginning, the deafening cheers of fans from both sides started.
At the beginning of the season, in view of the fact that the referee, an important part of Chinese football, was in a state of inactivity and immature skills, Liu Hu, as the director of the Office of the Referee Committee of the Chinese Football Association, insisted on the practice of younger referees in the Chinese Super League and handed over more important games.
Officiating for young referees with potential.
Director Liu also made a special statement: "Strive to achieve zero foreign whistle in the 2017 Chinese Super League."
