10 years ago today, the Chinese Super League upstart Guangzhou Evergrande created the myth of an unbeaten record in the league. Today, the eight champions of the Chinese Super League and the former AFC Champions League hegemon are in a precarious situation and may leave Chinese football at any time.
On September 14, 2011, in the 12th round of the 2011 Chinese Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Shanghai Shenhua 2-0 at the Hongkou Football Stadium with a pass and a shot from foreign aid Kongka, creating a record of 23 consecutive unbeaten games in the Chinese Super League (4 days later Guangzhou Evergrande away 1-2 Changchun Yatai), breaking the myth of Shandong Luneng's 22 unbeaten games in the Chinese Super League created in the 2006 season.
In that game, Evergrande midfielder Zheng Zhi and center-back Feng Xiaoting were suspended for accumulating 4 yellow cards, Dai Lin was also suspended for four yellows, Shenhua center-back took his girlfriend to watch the ball in the Hongkou stands, and the two fashionistas really attracted a lot of media footage.
The line-ups for both sides are as follows:
Shanghai Shenhua lineup: 23-Wang Dalei, 18-Jiang Jiajun, 29-Qiu Tianyi, 13-Cheng Liang, 20-Wu Xi, 6-Yu Tao, 10-Jiang Kun (59'7 Feng Renliang), 28-Cao Yunding (72'2-Xiong Fei), 21-Castro, 38-Luo Bo (88'4-Wang Lin), 9-Samerlon
Guangzhou Evergrande lineup: 1-Yang Jun; 14-Li Jianhua, 3-Baolong, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 32-Sun Xiang; 16-Zhao Yuanxi, 19-Yang Hao (69'33-Li Yan); 11-Muric, 15-Kongka, 17-Gao Zhilin (54'26-Wu Pingfeng); 29-Gao Lin(89'7-Feng Junyan)
In the 17th minute, Evergrande midfielder broke the ball, Muric inserted the anti-offside successfully, Conca faced Wang Dalei's left foot to push the ball into, Evergrande team took a 1-0 lead away from home; 40 minutes later, Evergrande organized an attack, Conca got the ball and shook the ball past Qiu Tianyi to break into the penalty area after a cross, Wu Pingfeng, who had just played, easily pushed the ball into the net in front of the empty goal, and Evergrande locked the win 2-0.
In the past, only Zhang Linpeng of Evergrande is still playing in the squad, and Shenhua also has Wu Xi and Cao Yunding, who have returned this year.
10 years later, Evergrande Group's recent situation is worrying, Evergrande team is also precarious, or facing the common fate with last season's Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu Suning, if it is better, the team will be hosted by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau.
Borrowing the lyrics from Faye Wong's "Red Beans", dedicated to all Chinese professional football clubs that have disappeared or are on the road to disappearing: "Sometimes sometimes, I believe that everything has an end, and sometimes I get together and leave, and nothing will be immortal." ”
So at the beginning, shouted the slogan, to build the owners of China's centennial football club, you should still save the province, first do a good job in your own main industry.