Before the start of the new season, Evergrande welcomed good news again. According to Evergrande's official website, Jiang Guangtai officially returned to the team roster. This also means that he who thought he was determined to leave the team before officially stayed in the team. According to the media, Zheng Zhi, the meritorious captain who left the team and the head coach of last season, will also return with a high probability and take charge of the team's coaching whip again.
In the winter window that just ended, Evergrande's main force was seriously lost, the main goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo, defender Gao Zhunyi, Deng Hanwen, Zhang Linpeng left the team, and midfielder Liao Lisheng also switched to Taishan. Coupled with the termination of all naturalized players, Evergrande's previous main lineup was lost, leaving only Wei Shihao, Yan Dinghao, Liao Liao and a few people.
Due to the lack of wages, Jiang Guangtai, the core of Evergrande's defense, also once caused trouble in the arbitration of the Chinese Football Association. But I didn't think about the peak turn around after that, because the Chinese Football Association has allowed all unpaid clubs to pay unpaid wages in batches during the year, Jiang Guangtai and Evergrande reached a settlement. At present, Evergrande's official website has updated the first team list for the new season, Jiang Guangtai is listed, and Wei Shihao, Yan Dinghao, Ling Jie, Yang Liyu, Wu Shaocong and others have entered the official website list at the same time.
In this way, Evergrande can discharge the following set of main lineups in the new season:
Goalkeeper: Liu Shibo
Defenders: Wang Shilong, Jiang Guangtai, Wu Shaocong
Midfielders: Yang Liyu, Yan Dinghao, Hou Yu (Li Yang), Zhang Xiuwei, Li Xuepeng
Forwards: Wei Shihao, Ling Jie
It can be seen that the domestic players in Evergrande's lineup have good strength, but there are still 2 fatal flaws in the lineup. The first is goalkeeper Liu Shibo, who is extremely inexperienced, only 3 appearances for the team in the past three years, not to mention the experience of the big game, even if the Experience of the Chinese Super League is obviously insufficient, the future is likely to become the biggest shortcoming of the back line.
In addition, there is a lack of fulcrum forwards on the front line, and even foreign reinforcement forwards. At present, among the 3 forwards in the Evergrande team, whether it is Wei Shihao, Yang Liyu or Ling Jie, they are basically swimming forwards, which are not suitable for playing center forwards in terms of technical characteristics, which limits the team's playing style and can only be based on counterattack. This style of play will be greatly limited when encountering middle and lower-down teams that are also known for their counterattacks, and their ability to tackle tough problems will be greatly tested.
Of course, the most worrying thing is that Evergrande in the new season has no actual manager so far, and liu Zhiyu is only the nominal manager, or the temporary replacement of the name. He basically had no experience in coaching Chinese Super League teams independently, and it is difficult to expect him to bring surprises in the new season.
However, according to the "Guangzhou Daily" news, Zheng Zhi will most likely stay in the team in the future and continue to coach Evergrande. Even if he no longer plays as a player, Zheng Zhi can coach the team again in the future, which is enough to stabilize the military and create a team with good combat strength in a short period of time. The outstanding performance of Evergrande's all-China class in the second stage of last season is the best proof.