Special correspondent Lin Shuang reported
Although suning has not yet led The confrontation with Evergrande, the relationship between Choi Long-so and Evergrande has long been cut and chaotic, and between Suning and Evergrande, there has also been continuous confrontation.
Suning vs Evergrande is undoubtedly the main theme of Chinese football this season, the Super Cup, the League, the FA Cup, the third-tier battlefield, they have to play 5 games. In the two games that have ended, Suning has done everything in his power: Super Cup, Gaulat scored twice, Evergrande 2-0; in the 14th round of the Chinese Super League, Gaulat and Alain scored 1 goal each, and Evergrande still scored 2-0.
There are still 3 more battles between the two, Suning has a chance, tonight, they will face Evergrande at home, although the opponent has won the championship, but if they can hit the opponent, it is not a "comfort", and then on November 20 and 27, two FA Cup finals.
Choi Yong-so vs Evergrande is another melody, from the AFC Champions League to the Chinese Super League, entangled and resentful. In the AFC Champions League, he led Seoul to 4 matches against Evergrande, and although he only lost one game, he lost a lot. In the 2013 AFC Champions League final, although it was only a 2-2, 0-0 draw, it was Evergrande who finally lifted the championship trophy, and Choi Long-so could only smile bitterly.
In the 2015 season, the two teams were in the same group, 0-1 away, 0-0 at home, only 1 goal was lost, 1 point less than 1 point in the group stage could only be ranked 2nd, 1/8 final, Seoul was eliminated by Gamba, and Evergrande won the championship again.
However, what impressed Choi Long-so the most was his "provocation" to Lippi and Evergrande. In 2013, after qualifying for the AFC Champions League final, domestic media said that Choi Yong-so vowed to "double lippi's insults and arrogance to Korean football", and before the semi-finals began, it was passed that "if the experienced Lippi is pecked by us chicken boys, this is football, isn't it?" But this was not the case, at that time, some of Choi Yong-so's remarks were amplified.
Admittedly, in the player era, Choi Yong-so, nicknamed "Vulture", has a lonely and arrogant personality, sometimes excited, and in 2013, he was only 40 years old, a veritable young marshal. At that time, when Evergrande played Jeonbuk, Lippi was absent from the press conference twice, which was considered deliberate and arrogant by the Korean media, at that time, it triggered the dissatisfaction of the entire Korean football circle, and Choi Yong-so was also among them, so when Seoul and Evergrande met in the final, he issued a statement such as "Lippi is rude to South Korea, that is, no matter how high the salary, it is not invincible".
In fact, at that time, most of the time, Choi Long-so was "calm", of course, there was also a sharp edge in his words, "I respect Coach Lippi, in my heart, facing him, I will always be just a challenger, and his achievements are incomparable to me, but this final, I want to break his wrist with him." ”
As for Evergrande, Choi Long-so said, "Everyone thinks Evergrande is the strongest, but I don't see it that way, they have strong foreign aid, we have a lot of international players, from the first minute of the final, we will have no reservations, take out all our strength." There is a big difference between the champion and the runner-up, and I have only one goal, and that is the championship." After the score was tied but "lost" the AFC Champions League, Choi Yong-so felt some regrets, "If a game is decided, we have an advantage."
At that time, as the strongest team in Asia, plus the away game was 5-1 Jeonbuk, Evergrande was almost a South Korean "public enemy", the Korean football circle was also proud to beat Evergrande, almost every season, Choi Kang-hee had to chant Jeonbuk to win the championship, "must first beat Evergrande", after 2013, Choi Yong-so also remembered, before the 2014 AFC Champions League 1/4 final draw, he said "many people want to see our match against Evergrande, I am like this, I look forward to it." ”
But in the end, Evergrande drew to Western Sydney and was eliminated; in the 2015 season, the two teams reunited again, when Seoul advanced to the group stage through the qualifiers, at that time, the outside world speculated that the group was a "group of death", but Choi Long-so believed that being in the same group as Evergrande was a good opportunity for himself, "It is not so much a 'group of death' as it is a 'group of revenge'." ”
However, in two games, 4 press conferences, Choi Yong-so is very modest, for example, when playing Evergrande away, he said before the game that "Evergrande is very strong, it is a team I admire very much", after losing, Choi Yong-so did not lose his demeanor, on the one hand, he said that Seoul did a good job, on the other hand, he praised Evergrande for "playing very beautifully, the attack and defense are very balanced, and the foreign aid is also good."
At home, the Korean media hyped the "grudge" between Evergrande and Seoul and Choi Yong-so and Cannavaro, at that time, Choi Yong-so was struggling in the K League, the coaching position was shaky, and before the game, he hoped to get revenge, "Tomorrow's game we must win." After the draw, he said Evergrande was still strong and "wanted to bring a victory to the fans, but unfortunately, there was a slight lack of attack."
After moving to Suning and beating Shenhua in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, Choi Yong-so said when looking forward to the match with Evergrande, "Evergrande is a very strong team, they have the best coaches and players in the Chinese Super League, and they also have a glorious history and deserve respect." Maybe our team's strength is worse than Evergrande's, but as long as we have dreams, are willing to persist, and fully challenge the opponents, there will definitely be different results. ”
Before this match, Choi Long-so first congratulated Guangzhou Evergrande on achieving the dream of six consecutive championships at the press conference, and he also said: "We will meet such an opponent in tomorrow's game, and we also want to test how much our limit is. ”
Choi Long-so said that for himself and for the team, Evergrande is regarded as the opponent he wants to win the most: "Although we also have many shortcomings, at home, we will definitely not back down. We must take a positive attitude to meet tomorrow's game, and also dedicate a game with equally wonderful content and results for our Suning fans at home. ”
(Editor: Su Yang)