On the morning of December 16, Beijing time, the newly promoted Champion Atlético Mineiro defeated Atlético Parana in the second leg of the Brazilian Cup final with a score of 2-1, and successfully crowned the 2021 Brazilian Cup champion with a total score of 6-1 in two legs, becoming a double-crowned team. Former Chinese Super League side Shanghai Harbor player Hulk scored in both legs of the final, scoring a total of eight goals in 10 Copapa Dopas matches, and was also the cup top scorer after the game, and he was also successfully awarded the Brazilian Cup Best Player and Golden Boot award after the game. Hulk not only contributed to the victory of the Atlético Mineiro Copa Dopa Dopas, but also the number one contributor in the process of winning the league title, he has played in 35 games for Atlético Mineiro in the Brazilian League this season, scoring 19 goals and contributing 7 assists, also winning the best player and the Golden Boot. In the only Copa Libertadores who did not win, Hulk also scored seven goals and contributed 3 assists, and although he failed to win the title, his personal performance was equally impressive.
When Hulk returned to the First League last year at the age of 34, he was subjected to many questions from the outside world, in addition to questioning his age and status, his years of experience in the Chinese Super League also made him controversial. In the eyes of brazilian football professionals, the level of the Chinese Super League is relatively low, and after hulk has been immersed in it for many years, whether he can adapt to the high level of confrontation in the Brazilian League is a questionable question. However, Hulk soon punched all doubters in the face with his actual on-field performance, and he used his efficient goal efficiency to attack Atlético Mineiro, not only helping the team win the Bajia title again in fifty years, but even re-selected for the Brazilian national team with outstanding performances, which was something the player failed to do during the Chinese Super League.
Through Hulk's personal deeds, we can finally understand one thing, that is, the level of competition in the Chinese Super League before this year is really not low, at least in asia. Hulk joined Atlético Mineiro for just over a season, he has helped the team to win the double crown achievement of the domestic league, and he stayed in Shanghai Harbor, formerly known as Shanghai SIPG, stayed for five years, but also won the 2018 Chinese Super League championship and the 2019 Super Cup championship two championships, you know, at that time, Hulk was surrounded by top foreign aides such as Oscar and top domestic players such as Wu Lei, which shows that the difficulty of winning the championship in the Chinese Super League is even more difficult than that of the Bajia. In fact, before Hulk, there are other players who have achieved the situation of becoming the team's thigh since the departure of the Chinese Super League, and it can even be said that they are better than Hulk, because they are based in the five major leagues, these two people are Witsel and Carrasco.
After moving from Tianjin Quanjian to Bundesliga giants Dortmund in 2018, Witsel quickly sat in the main back of Dortmund, helping the Hornets to win one victory after another, and was also selected for the national team like Hulk, becoming the main back of the club and the national team. This season, despite losing his position at Dortmund, Witsel is not worried about finding a home, and it is reported that Juventus and many other giants are interested in introducing this player in the winter window. As for Carrasco, after returning to Atletico Madrid from Dalian Yifang in 2019, he also regained his main position under Simeone, and last season, he contributed well to Atletico's victory, scoring 6 goals and even giving 10 assists, one of the biggest contributors to the championship.
The above three players have a common feature, that is, after the Experience in the Chinese Super League, the return to the higher level of the league is still a good level of players, see them, the Chinese Super League is a nursing home can be put off! The statement that the level of the Chinese Super League is low has never been self-defeating, because if the Chinese Super League is really a low-level league, how can these players ensure such a good competitive state?