At 19:30 beijing time on the evening of January 9, this season's FA Cup ushered in the final final, the defending champion Shandong Taishan team against Shanghai Harbor, the two teams in the last two years of competition gradually opened up the gap, Shandong Taishan team became a more worthy of optimism of the team, Shanghai Harbor gradually in the FA Cup and the Chinese Super League double line by Taishan team abuse, plus the lineup configuration has been far inferior to Shandong Taishan team, the odds of this battle are very low.
Historical clash results show that Shandong Taishan team PK harbor is stable again, starting from the 2019 FA Cup 2-0 victory over Shanghai harbor, until the second leg of the Chinese Super League 2-2 draw with Shanghai harbor this season, Shandong Taishan completed 4 consecutive unbeaten games against Shanghai harbor, 3 wins and 1 draw, the score of the four games was 2-0, 3-1, 2-0, 2-2, of which the most recent game is the second leg of the Chinese Super League 2-2 harbor game has no reference value, the game Taishan team has won the championship in advance, Didn't kick with full force.
In the final of the FA Cup, Shandong Taishan once again showed the strongest lineup, from the analysis of the well-known journalist Niu Zhiming, Taishan team 5 foreign aides continue to maintain a full state, all can play, while right-back Wang Tong and Ji Xiang have returned, Hao Wei can send the strongest starting 11 people. Shanghai Harbor is still a crippled lineup, foreign aid is only Moy and Oscar two, the local excellent defender Wei Zhen suspended, the lineup is much thinner than the Taishan team, the probability is to continue the previous passive situation against the Taishan team.
Not surprisingly, the Taishan team once again showed the offensive big four, namely Guo Tianyu, Delgado, Fellaini, Sun Zhunhao composed of the strongest combination of attack, Guo Tianyu scored 10 goals and assisted 1 time in 22 games this season, Fellaini scored 11 goals in all competitions this season, Sun Zhunhao scored 4 goals and assisted 6 times in 26 games, Delgado scored 9 goals and assisted 3 times in 18 games in various competitions, and the offensive group composed of the four giants has been difficult to find opponents in the Chinese Super League. However, Delgado, who is the number one in the FA Cup top scorer list, may continue to play the role of a super wizard, although he has played 18 games, but only 10 starts, known for his efficiency, scoring 4 goals and assisting 1 time in 4 games of the FA Cup.
It is predicted that the 11 starters of the Taishan team in this game are: goalkeeper Wang Dalei, defenders Zheng Zheng, Shi Ke, Jia Desong and Ji Xiang, midfielders Fellaini, Xu Xin, Sun Junhao, Jin Jingdao, and forwards Moises and Guo Tianyu. This set of starting 11 players is the strongest configuration of The Taishan team, Delgado will come off the bench in the second half, replacing Moises, and teaming up with Sun Junhao, Fellaini and Guo Tianyu to play the role of the big four, he himself attacked the FA Cup MVP and Golden Boot. As Taishan team has recently been unbeaten in 19 consecutive games in the FA Cup and the Chinese Super League (16 wins and 3 draws), in this campaign, as long as the Taishan team shows a stable state, it will successfully complete the small dynasty of "winning 3 consecutive championships", that is, the dynasty that has won 2 consecutive FA Cup titles and 1 Chinese Super League championship in about a year, and will also achieve the first successful feat of defending the FA Cup in the history of the team.