1 game in 3 days, the AFC Champions League group stage schedule is very dense, which is a new test for the young Taishan team. According to the schedule, at 19:00 on April 21, the Taishan team will play against the Singapore Lion City Mariners, which is the third game of the group stage. Before the game, Yu Yuanwei, the coach of the elite team of Taishan, said that the opponent is very strong, and the team will do its best to perform better, hoping that the players can improve.
In the first two rounds of the group stage, the young-dominated Taishan team lost 0-7 to Daegu and lost 0-5 to Urawa Red Diamonds, suffering two consecutive defeats. From the perspective of strength comparison, this result is not surprising, although both games are big scores, but the Lads of the Taishan team still have some progress, especially against urawa Red Diamonds, Taishan team has played a wonderful counterattack many times, Yi Xianlong, Baihe Lamu, Lu Yongtao and other people have excellent performances.
In the next two group matches, Tarzan will face Singapore's Lion City mariners. The Lion City Sailors were the champions of the Singapore League last season and continued to play well in the league this season, ranking first in 7 league games with 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the last round of the AFC Champions League group stage, the Lion City Mariners beat South Korea's Daegu FC 3-0 to win the group stage for the first time. Before the match, Yu Yuanwei and Baihe Ram both expressed surprise at the result of the Lion City mariners' victory over Daegu, bluntly saying that the opponents were indeed very strong. However, the Taishan team commander also said that all the players are ready to play better content, create more difficulties for opponents, and focus on playing well.
Judging from the lineup configuration of the Lion City Sailors, Spanish foreign aid Lestiera, Brazilian foreign aid López and Enrique played well, against Daegu, Lestiera sent assists twice, López and Enrique both scored, and Song Yiyong, who scored the first goal, was a Korean-Singaporean player. South Korean high school striker Kim Shin-woo, who used to play for Shanghai Shenhua, did not start, and against Taishan, Kim Shin-woo may return to the starting lineup, and his high-altitude ball advantage is obvious, which will bring greater threat to Taishan's young defense.
Overall, the strength of the Lion City sailors is still significantly higher than the elite team of the Taishan team, and it is very difficult for the Taishan team to win, and it can only go all out to show their strength. Before the game, Yu Yuanwei also mentioned that after the team lost two consecutive games, the physical and psychological pressure is very large, the rotation of the whole team is not very much, the schedule of 3 days and 1 game is a test of physical fitness, I hope that the players can do their best to perform better, so that everyone can see the progress of the team, no matter what the result, will not affect the team.
Baiheram, who has played well in two consecutive games, bluntly said that the AFC Champions League game has been very rewarding, and his psychology and skills have improved. In the face of high-level opponents, young players have experienced a different rhythm of the game, and to maintain concentration and devote themselves to the game in a 100% state, they will improve faster. Under normal circumstances, Baihelamu will still start as a center forward, and he and Yi Xianlong, Lu Yongtao and others will go all out to seek offensive opportunities and strive for a breakthrough that can score goals.
In the first team of the Taishan team, foreign aid Moises has arrived in Hangzhou for isolation, Jia Desong and Sun Zhunhao have participated in joint training, Fellaini has been isolated in Jinan, and Kressan has not yet set off. Wang Dalei, Jin Jingdao, Ji Xiang, Zheng Zheng, Liu Binbin, Liu Yang and Liao Lisheng, who were selected for the national football team, will return to the team for training as soon as 25.