The Chinese Super League in the 2022 season has a vague trend in the 2021 season.
The first is the arrangement of the schedule.
Last year, there were 18 teams in the Chinese First Division, according to three divisions, divided into four stages, 10 + 8 + 8 + 8 games, to ensure that each team and each opponent played twice, a total of 34 rounds. This arrangement is still relatively complete and reasonable. Last year's Chinese League One was not affected, and the interval between the matches was about 5 days, which was in line with the law. Therefore, after this year's Chinese Super League expanded from 16 to 18, it is more appropriate to adopt this arrangement. Unaffected by the national team's call-up, the 34 rounds of the game can be completed smoothly, and there will be no embarrassment of two or three days of rushing last season.
In addition to Dalian and Kunming, the venue of Meizhou Division is unqualified, and Rizhao in Shandong has not been finalized after emergency consultation. Originally scheduled to start on May 7, it is difficult to say when it will be postponed.
Second, there is serious class differentiation. In last year's Chinese League One, the four teams meizhou hakka, wuhan three towns, Zhejiang and Chengdu Rongcheng led the big troops early and formed the first group. Beijing Polytechnic and Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards became relegation favourites, fighting for relegation early and becoming the third group. Others such as Nantong Zhiyun, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, Heilongjiang FC, etc. all belong to the second group. To rush overtake, the strength is not enough, to relegation, there is not much problem. The three groups are distinct, and there seems to be a natural chasm.
This year's three major groups in the Chinese Super League may also be this status quo, and only a few teams that can compete for the championship, those with the risk of relegation, and hebei and other teams in the all-Chinese class are the most dangerous. The other is the middle group, the championship is hopeless, and the relegation is worry-free.
Is It Taishan pressing the top, Shandong defending the title? Or is the seaport majestic and Shanghai winning the championship?
Considering all, the teams that have the strength to win the championship in the 2022 season in the Chinese Super League are strictly speaking only defending champion Shandong Taishan and runner-up Shanghai Haigang. Some people say that Shandong Taishan is the only file, which is not necessarily true. In the long 34 rounds of the league, it is difficult to say whether Shandong Taishan can open the point difference early and form a trend of domination of the world. After all, it will be affected by various factors such as status, personnel, injuries and illness.
However, in terms of personnel flow, Shandong Taishan as the defending champion has indeed maintained its advantage, in addition to Guo Tianyu Liuyang and Xu Xin failed to renew the contract, basically retained last year's main lineup, foreign aid Jia Desong officially joined, south Korean international Sun Junhao confirmed to stay in the team, which is two major positives. As we all know, the Shandong team was able to win the double championship last year, and Jia Desong and Sun Zhunhao have become indispensable soul figures.
In order to fill the vacancy of center Guo Tianyu's departure, Shandong brought in foreign aid Kleisan, the center from Santa Clara of the Portuguese Super League. However, Cressan prefers to play as a right-winger to complement the attack. As a center, he's not very efficient. This season, Kressan scored 43 shots on goal, less than half of them on goal, which eventually turned into seven goals with a goal conversion rate of just 16%. That's a decent stat from a right-wing point of view, but it barely qualifies as a starting center.
On the whole, Cressan's direct ball and key pass data are very good, but the finishing ability is relatively weak, which may affect the efficiency of the team.
In addition to Kressang, the Shandong team also introduced Liao Lisheng to fill the vacancy of Xu Xin's departure. Liao Lisheng, like Xu Xin, is from the Guangzhou Evergrande team, and both positions are at the back and similar in style, but Liao Lisheng is younger. Liao Lisheng, like Xu Xin, belongs to the talented but depressed category in the Evergrande team. After leaving Evergrande, Xu Xin proved himself in the Shandong team. Now it's Liao Lisheng's turn, and he is also holding his breath to realize his football ambitions. The opportunity is very good, there are strong foreign aid around, it depends on whether Liao Lisheng can seize the opportunity.
This year, Shandong Taishan team left as many as 28 players, but most of them were substitute and echelon players, and the lineup did not hurt the bones. Backed by the strongest youth training in China, head coach Hao Wei has a lot of cards in his hand, depending on how to play.
Many Shandong fans are worried about Xu Xin's joining Shanghai Harbor, but in fact, it is not necessary. This year's performance of Xu Xin will have a certain degree of convincing, in the end is the Shandong team to achieve Xu Xin, or Xu Xin to achieve the double champion of the Shandong team? It is difficult to determine which is right and wrong. But surely someone will regret it.
In addition to the introduction of Xu Xin, the harbor also introduced Zhang Linpeng of the Guangzhou team. Zhang Linpeng is from the Chongming Island Genbao Base, who originally joined Guangzhou Evergrande from Shanghai East Asia, and is very familiar with the team members of the harbor, and now it is also considered to be the root of the leaf. Although Zhang Linpeng is not the same as the peak period, and the explosive power has dropped significantly, it is undeniable that among the domestic players, he is still the top candidate for right-back and center-back.
In addition to retaining Oscar, Paulinho Jr. and Moui, the Harbour Club has also introduced senegalese foreign aid Ndiaye. This person is a Turkish Super League, scoring 10 goals and 2 assists in 29 games, and his strength cannot be underestimated.
Unlike Krisan, who was introduced by Shandong, Ndiaye is a pure center forward who prefers to play in the center position. In the center and forward positions, his scoring efficiency and ratings are significantly higher, reaching 7.05 points, while in the left midfield and left forward positions, the rating drops to 6.7 points. Perhaps Ndiaye can make up for Arnautovic's departure well and be a good center forward. Next season, the connection between Oscar and Ndiaye is worth looking forward to.
On April 30, Shanghai Harbor officially announced the departure of 16 players, including Yu Rui, Zhang Wei, Zhang Yi and other players. I remember that yu Rui was excited to transfer from Changchun Yatai at that time, and then failed to integrate into the team, basically living on the cold bench for several years, and now that he has left, he may have a better future. And zhang Wei, after the fledgling aura suddenly appeared, he was completely invisible to everyone, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Fortunately, the departure of these players will not shake the main structure of the team, and after clearing the redundant personnel, Shanghai Harbor will be lightly loaded and calmly prepared, which is worthy of attention and expectation.
These two teams are the first group of teams. Perhaps, this season's Shandong Luneng and Shanghai Seaport will stage a good drama of double dominance.
The promotion horse is ambitious, changes the pattern, or becomes a big dark horse
Of course, there are also the strength to impact the first group, as well as the promotion of the horse, the new local tycoon Wuhan three towns and the veteran strong teams Beijing Guoan and Changchun Yatai.
Wuhan's three towns have won three consecutive levels in three years, from the Chinese champions all the way to the Chinese Super League, and the rocket-like speed of the ascent has stunned the fans. After the success of the super league, Wuhan Sanzhen bought a number of international players, this kind of money-making means has become a different kind in today's Chinese Super League, and it also fully demonstrates the club's ambition.
In addition to Malcolm and Edmirson, foreign aid also bought Romanian striker Stanchu, former Lazio defender Wallace and Davidson, gathering five foreign aides, and each one is a powerful character. One Malcon can stir up the Backline of the Chinese Super League, and with Stancho, it's almost crushing.
In addition to foreign aid, domestic aid is also a national football team and a quasi-international footballer. The strength of Xie Pengfei, Gao Zhunyi, Liu Dianzuo, Deng Hanwen, He Chao and Tao Qianglong is by no means vain.
A top team must have a reliable goalkeeper. Nowadays, the three towns of Wuhan finally have such a door god - Liu Dianzuo. From Guangzhou R&F to Guangzhou Evergrande, sitting firmly in the main position, squeezing out Zeng Cheng, helping Evergrande win a number of honors, I can't help but marvel at his strength. There are also many people who are uneven for him, thinking that his strength can fully play the main role in the national team.
In addition to reinforcements, wuhan three towns retained the main lineup of last season, Luo Senwen, Sang Yifei, Zhang Xiaobin, Ren Hang, Deng Zhuoxiang, Liu Yiming and Yin Yaji, the fame is very loud, but also very useful.
From the forward to the midfield to the defense, and then to the goalkeeper, the main lineup of Wuhan Three Towns is no less than Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Harbor, impacting the championship throne and subverting the old pattern, Wuhan Three Towns can do it completely. Of course, directly shouting out the title race seems too high-profile, rather than impacting the top three, which is absolutely feasible.
The only thing that worries people is the run-in of the team, after the introduction of a large number of new people, the old atmosphere in the team has been broken, whether it can quickly run into the team and create an invincible new Han army, it needs head coach Pedro to weigh it well.
Fortunately, in recent years, the three towns in Wuhan have been on the road of running-in. Last year, the three towns of Wuhan also introduced many players, and the result was that the team ran smoothly, except for a slight lack of opening, and then opened all the way, Dike strong enemy, won the championship of the Chinese League A. Now that the club is taking the medicine, the fans don't need to worry too much, and in Pedro's eyes, it is not difficult. The atmosphere in the team is good, the players are extremely thirsty for battle, and the three towns in Wuhan in the new season are going to do big things again.
It is a promotion horse and a dark horse, and the three towns in Wuhan in the 2022 season are probably even stronger than Changchun Yatai in 2021. Hao Wei should be careful.
Guoan will always strive for the first place, and it is a problem for Yatai to stabilize the top four
In addition to the three towns of Wuhan, which have the strength to impact the first group, there are also Beijing Guoan and Changchun Yatai. Of course, it is very difficult for these two teams to impact the championship, but the possibility of impacting the top three is still very large.
The slogan of Beijing Guoan always striving for the first place is always loud enough, but it is regrettable that it always falls at a critical moment. After winning the championship in 2009, Guoan has been a strong contender for the championship every year, but in the end it has always missed it. Last year's ranking fell to fifth, which is a rare phenomenon in recent years.
In order to change this situation, Li Ming brought in Adebenro of Norrköping, Dabro of the Zagreb locomotive, and Jiang Xiangyou of pohang Ironman, and loaned Memisevic from Hebei to try to make a big deal. In addition to Li Lei, who left the team, Yang Fan, Barton, and Anderson Silva are also rotating players, which have little impact on the team.
Today, when Zhang Yuning, Wang Ziming, and Guo Quanbo are becoming more and more mature, and Zhang Xizhe, Chi Zhongguo, Park Cheng, and Yu Dabao are gradually aging, it is only in these two years that Guoan wants to win the championship. However, whether foreign aid can adapt to the customs and customs of the capital, and whether The Tushuai Xie Feng can knead a cadre of people into a shape and condense them into a rope force to make it in one place, is still a big question mark.
Last year's Guoan, there were several games that people couldn't understand. What Chinese football cannot escape is human feelings and sophistication. Therefore, national security is no longer the original national security, and national security is still the original national security.
In addition to Guoan, this year's Changchun Yatai has made a comeback, and it is a bit difficult to replicate last year's trajectory.
In the 2021 season, Changchun Yatai is a promotion horse, and after passing the adaptation period, he has slashed strong enemies all the way and entered the championship group, which is very surprising. This is not only the advantage of the schedule, but also the reason that others despise it, but also the credit of head coach Chen Yang's planning and the players working together.
This season, Changchun Yatai has brought in foreign player Dino, the left-footed player who once played well in Zhejiang Greentown. And transferred to Liao Chengjian, Wang Jinxian, Liu Weiguo, Han Pengfei and other practical players, the strength is stable and rising. There are not many players who leave the team, basically rotating or players who are originally on loan, which has no impact on the overall strength of the team.
This veteran team has little problem playing in the top eight, but it is still difficult to stabilize last year's top four.
Conclusion: The hero does not ask the provenance, expecting the dark horse to run rampant
In addition to the above five teams, other teams also have opportunities.
But in most clubs right now, survival is a problem, and unpaid wages have become mainstream, which is very bad. Neutral names are not the original sin, but Chinese football does need to be regrouped at the moment. In the post-Jinyuan era of the Chinese Super League, it is very feasible to stabilize the situation, grasp the youth training, hone the little demon, supplemented by high-quality foreign aid and international footballers, and become a strong contender for the championship within three or five years.
The question is, can some clubs still last for three or five years?
I hope that Chinese football is getting better and better, and I also hope that more teams will attack the championship and show us high-quality football matches.