After 2 days of competition, the first round of the second stage of the Chinese Super League, that is, the 15th round of the entire season, was all fought. Relegation group Shanghai Shenhua beat Qingdao by 3 goals and continued to lead the table. The Qingdao team, which suffered 10 consecutive defeats, not only continued to be at the bottom, but its head coach Wu Jingui also took the initiative to resign, becoming the first coach to leave the class after the restart of the Chinese Super League. Since then, the Qingdao team has completely fallen into the relegation vortex.
Compared with the relegation group, the competition on the championship side is more intense, and the attention is slightly higher than that of the relegation group. Title-winning favourites Taishan Shandong and Shanghai Haigang have defeated their respective opponents. This season's dark horse Changchun Yatai continued to be in good shape, beating Guangzhou City 2-0 closely behind Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Haigang. The Guangzhou team, which was caught in the disbandment storm, under the leadership of executive head coach Zheng Zhi, although it played a good game. However, in the end, due to the decline in physical fitness, he was besieged by Beijing Guoan in the second half and lost a small loss. Overall, Zheng Zhi's coaching debut can be regarded as a pass, and the performance of the all-China class is also commendable.
Although Beijing Guoan has 1 foreign aid, it is no longer the same. In the face of the "rookie coach" Zheng Zhi and the young players who formed the all-China class of Guangzhou, they did not play a crushing advantage. Even, in some respects, it is not as good as the Guangzhou team.
After the 15th round, Shandong Taishan continued to lead the standings with 36 points, more than 5 points higher than the second-ranked Shanghai Haigang and Changchun Yatai, holding the initiative of the championship in his hands. In this round of competition, Shandong Taishan in the case that Fellaini is not cured and has not yet started, more than 4 local players burst 5 goals to defeat Hebei, showing the champion temperament. It is not exaggerated to say that there is a kind of overwhelming momentum.
Next, Shandong Taishan will usher in the most critical 3 games of the season. They are against Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Haigang and Changchun Yatai. It's just that Shandong Taishan can take all 3 points in these 3 games, so it is almost certain that the championship trophy has been taken into his arms in advance. Of course, these 3 games are easier to play in addition to beijing Guoan of the quasi-all-Chinese class. Shanghai Harbor and the dark horse Changchun Yatai are in hot shape, the team lineup is complete, and Shandong Taishan has no certainty of victory.
Fortunately, Shandong Taishan was "trained" by Hebei team and Beijing Guoan before facing Shanghai Harbor and Changchun Yatai. At that time, when facing the Shanghai Seaport and Changchun Yatai, Shandong Taishan is expected to welcome back Fellaini and find the best state. As long as it survives the six-point game of Shanghai Harbor and Changchun Yatai, Shandong Taishan is only one step away from this season's double.