SIPG performed well in the Chinese Super League and FA Cup last season, especially when the team beat Taishan team in the league to win the championship one round ahead of schedule, which made many fans feel very satisfied. After all, the last time SIPG won the Chinese Super League championship was in the 2018 season. After SIPG won the 2023 Chinese Super League championship, the team successfully qualified for the AFC Champions League next season. Therefore, SIPG is facing the multi-front test of the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League next season.
SIPG will play on multiple fronts in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League next season, and the team will have to bring in reinforcements. Therefore, after the new coach Muscat took over SIPG, he introduced two strong reinforcements, Gustavo and Yusa. Gustavo and Yousa are both strong reinforcements with outstanding strength and characteristics, and as long as they join SIPG in the future, they can play at their due level. Then, the overall strength of SIPG will be upgraded by a notch.
In addition to introducing Gustavo and Yousa at the foreign aid level, SIPG also finalized the addition of Wang Zhenao and Shen Zigui among the local players. The joining of Wang Zhenao and Shen Zigui means that the replacement of the old and the new in Shanghai Port has gone further. Because, these two strong reinforcements are both players in their playing years, and their performance last season was also remarkable. Wang Zhenao is a versatile player, and his style characteristics are similar to Wang Shenchao.
Considering that Wang Shenchao is already an old veteran, he will fade out of the main lineup next season. In this case, Wang Zhenao is expected to be reused by the new coach Muscat of SIPG. Shen Zigui's positioning in SIPG is to succeed Lu Wenjun, and Lu Wenjun has the same problem as Wang Shenchao, and he is also an older player. Therefore, as long as Shen Zigui can play normally in SIPG, he can replace Lu Wenjun.
Finally, SIPG will partner with Xu Xin in the midfield position. Cai Huikang, who was controversial last season, will also fade out of the main lineup, and Cai Huikang was once named and angrily criticized by his mentor Xu Genbao for mocking fans. It is worth mentioning that Wu Lei and Yan Junling's starting positions are still very stable, and I hope that the two strong reinforcements can perform well and lead the team to achieve good results.