On January 3, 2022, Beijing time, the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League will usher in the final battle of the relegation group. Among the last four teams, Qingdao has booked a play-off place, and the other three teams, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Dalian Renren, may be relegated. Dalian people to today, indeed let the fans feel a little surprised, is it 5 years later to return to the Middle League?
Dalian football has a very glorious history, And Dalian is also known as the City of Football. Since the darkest hour of the Chinese football league, Dalian football has also sunk. In the top league, Dalian, as the city of football, has not had a team in the Chinese Super League.
Five years ago, in October 2017, Dalian Yifang Football Club won the Chinese League One championship and was promoted to the top. What I didn't expect was that Dalian Yifang, which had worked hard to upgrade to success, encountered financial problems after the promotion and faced the risk of dissolution. Such news is extremely hard for Dalian fans to believe, fortunately Dalian Wanda stood up. Dalian Yifang not only successfully stayed in the Chinese Super League, but also successively introduced big-name foreign aides such as Carrasco, Rondong and Hamsik.
However, the arrival of big-name foreign aid has not allowed Dalian Yifang to achieve decent results. Dalian was even worse this season, winning just two of their 14 games in the first stage before finishing last in the Suzhou division with seven points. Although the last 7 rounds of the game have won 3 games, but this season's format has changed, the team to bring the first stage of points into the second stage, Dalian people in the early stage of digging too big a hole, before the last round of the game, Dalian people with 16 points in the penultimate position.
In front of dalian people are Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic with 17 points and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers with 18 points, although the three teams are only one point difference, but for Dalian people to relegate and not want to play play-offs, there is only one way for Huashan, that is, the last round must win the Qingdao team that has booked a play-off place.
Since the Qingdao team is already going to play the play-offs, it is estimated that they will not die in the last round, and the possibility of being on the bench is more likely, because they have to keep their energy on playing the play-offs. This is also a chance for Dalian people, but I just don't know if Dalian people can grasp this opportunity. Because the attack firepower of the Dalian people is not strong, even if the Qingdao team gives the opportunity, it is afraid that the Dalian people will not be able to catch it. If Dalian and Qingdao are tied, then Dalian will only have to play the play-offs.
Even if Dalian people can get 3 points on Qingdao, they still need to see the faces of other teams. If Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic both win, then Dalian people can only play the play-offs.
If you are not careful, Dalian people are likely to return to the Chinese First Division after 5 years, so that Dalian, a football city, does not have a team with a foothold in the Chinese Super League.