After the 8th round of the Suzhou Division was suspended on August 15, the Chinese Super League suspended for 119 days and restarted on December 12. Nearly 4 months of suspension, the Chinese Super League is completely making way for the national football team, but it is clear that the "sacrifice" of the Chinese Super League is not worth it. Like last season, the Chinese Super League was "split" into two stages, the only difference is that this season's championship and relegation are relatively fair, but 4 months, so that the Chinese Super League is somewhat "unrecognizable".
The format of the competition is fine-tuned, and the fight for the title is relatively fair
Because of the influence of the environment, the Chinese Super League has adopted the tournament system for two consecutive seasons, the two divisions of the previous season were fixed in Suzhou and Dalian, and this season it was replaced by Suzhou and Guangzhou, and the second stage of the event, Guangzhou hosted the championship group competition, and Suzhou hosted the relegation group competition. The only difference from last season is that the format of the second stage of this season has been changed to round robin instead of a knockout round, and the points of the first stage are brought into the second stage, which also makes the game relatively fair.
The current format of the Chinese Super League is similar to the K League, the difference is that the teams that have played in the first stage of the K League will play one more game in the championship group and the relegation group, and the second stage of the Chinese Super League is that the teams that have played in the first stage will no longer meet. Whether it is a championship or relegation group competition, each team needs to play a two-legged match against four teams in different zones in the first stage, that is, the second stage is eight rounds.
The only point of contention in the round-robin points tournament may be that the relegation group will eventually have a team that will surpass the championship group, Shenhua got 22 points in the first stage to enter the relegation group, while Guangzhou City only got 21 points but entered the championship group, coupled with the gap in the strength of the opponents in the second stage, Shenhua's points are likely to exceed Guangzhou City. However, the teams in the championship group will rank 1-8 in turn, while the relegation group will be 9-16, Guangzhou City will also get 8th if it is worse, and Shenhua will only get 9th if it is the best result.
The championship is the only attraction, and there are no highlights in the relegation group competition
There are no direct drops in the Chinese Super League this season, and the last 2 teams will play a two-legged play-off match with the 3rd and 4th places in the Chinese First Division, with the winner staying in the Chinese Super League and the loser playing in the Chinese First Division next season. In terms of strength comparison, the "phoenix tail" of the Chinese Super League is stronger than the "chicken head" of the Chinese Super League, unless there is no intention to stay in the Chinese Super League, the basic two-legged Super League play-off, the Chinese Super League team is very likely to laugh to the end.
In the last 8 rounds of the season, the basic focus is on the championship group, the championship group composed of Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Haigang and Changchun Yatai 3 teams, and whether the Guangzhou team can spoil the situation after major changes, will become the most concerned place for the outside world. Taishan currently leads by a 3-point advantage, followed by Guangzhou, and Haigang and Yatai are 5 points behind Taishan, but they all have to play with Taishan for two legs.
Chinese Super League champions teams: Shandong Taishan (33 points), Guangzhou (30 points), Shanghai Haigang (28 points), Changchun Yatai (28 points), Beijing Guoan (24 points), Shenzhen (24 points), Hebei (23 points), Guangzhou City (21 points)
Chinese Super League relegation teams: Shanghai Shenhua (22 points), Henan Songshan Longmen (18 points), Wuhan (11 points), Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic (11 points), Cangzhou Lions (10 points), Tianjin Jinmen Tigers (9 points), Dalian Renren (7 points), Qingdao Team (7 points)
After 119 days, it returned, and the Chinese Super League changed dramatically
In 4 months, fans have a sense of strangeness to the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou team has undergone great changes in these 4 months, Cannavaro and Gaulat terminated, Axon and Alan returned to Brazil, Zheng Zhi became the acting manager, and it is likely to appear in the championship group with the all-Chinese class. The Wuhan team and the Cangzhou Lions also changed coaches, the former Li Jinyu replaced Li Xiaopeng (who went to the national football team), and the latter Sablić replaced Gutby.
In terms of foreign aid, it basically maintains the rhythm of "only going in and out", although Guoan's new signing Silva will appear, but the former championship combinations Augusto, Vieira, Kim Hyun-jae and Bakambu have not stayed, Guangzhou City's foreign aid is only decreasing, Shenhua's Moreno and Bassogo are absent, and this absence is temporary or permanent, and can only wait until next season to see the minutes.
Of course, the foreign aid of a very few teams has become the key to the "continuation" of the team, Dalian is one of them, at least compared to the first stage, Dalian's 3 foreign aid configuration allowed Jose to play a "rich battle" in the relegation group. Among the teams with a relatively neat configuration of foreign aid, only Henan ranked in the relegation group, including Taishan, Haigang, Yatai and Shenzhen, all of which were members of the championship team, and the configuration of Taishan was luxurious.
It is not easy to return, and it is done and cherished
Compared with the "hot" of the European League, the Chinese Super League is a bit unlike the professional league, but the family has a difficult experience, and Tottenham's situation has made the "wave" of the Premier League suffer a slap in the face. However, compared with the neighboring Japan-South Korea League, which has ended the entire season, the Chinese Super League is really a bit difficult.
Affected by the national football team's participation in the World Preliminary Round, the Chinese Super League once stopped once in the round of 40, suspended for nearly 2 months after May 17, and did not open until July 18. In the round of 12, for the sake of the national football team, the Chinese Super League was pressed for nearly 4 months of suspension. If the "sacrifice" of the Chinese Super League in exchange for the national football team, then everything is worth it, but the situation of the national football team is extremely bad, and the Chinese Super League is also a chicken feather.
At present, only 3 teams in Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Haigang and Dalian are determined to have no problems, and the remaining 15 teams have more or less problems, and the "rescue" of relevant departments is not active, and the last 8 rounds of matches may be the last appearance of many teams in the Chinese Super League.
The original restart in early December was postponed to the debut of double 12, and also allowed the schedule to maintain the first stage of 3 days and 1 round, the devil's schedule, the first New Year's Eve, these are synonymous with the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League.
But no matter what the ending, the Chinese Super League is its own league, the special arrangement of the special period, all the people who work hard for the opening, restarting and finishing of the Chinese Super League are worthy of respect, and all the efforts behind it are incomprehensible to ordinary people.
Wishing you all the best and hopefully the 2021 season isn't a sad farewell season.
in Zakumi