At 19:35 on the evening of April 27, Beijing time, the 8th round of the Chinese Super League will stage a blockbuster pinnacle battle, the two giants of Shanghai Tang meet in a narrow way, and Shanghai Port sits at home to face the city's sworn rival Shanghai Shenhua.
Due to bad weather, the last round of the Chinese Super League Shanghai Port did not play, currently played one less round than most teams, the first 6 rounds of the Super League, Shanghai Port 4 wins and 2 draws, 14 points, ranked 3rd in the Super League standings in the case of one less round, 5 points behind the leader Shanghai Shenhua.
Shanghai Shenhua, the top of the list in this round of direct dialogue, and it has been its old enemy in the same city for decades, Shanghai Port naturally has no reason to admit it, and will definitely go all out to send the elite main force to fight Shanghai Shenhua without reservation. The reason is very simple, one is to catch up with Shanghai Shenhua as soon as possible, and cannot drop the chain; second, for the sake of their own face, anyone can lose, and the most unacceptable thing is to lose to Shanghai Shenhua, the old enemy of the same city. It is worth mentioning that the last round did not play, which undoubtedly gave the whole team of Shanghai Port a good rest, and in terms of team physical fitness, it has a clear advantage over Shanghai Shenhua. Here's a quick prediction of the starting lineup that Shanghai Port is likely to line-up for this game.
In the goalkeeper position, it is natural that the main goalkeeper Yan Junling continues to guard the Shanghai Port goal; on the back line, it is not surprising that coach Muscat will continue to sacrifice the usual 4 back formation, and it is expected that the four players who will get the start will be Li Shuai, Jiang Guangtai, Zhang Linpeng and the new international player Wang Zhenao. Among them, Jiang Guangtai and Zhang Linpeng will continue to play as a double central defender combination, while Li Shuai and Wang Zhenao will play as full-backs on the left and right.
In terms of midfield, there is no doubt that the main midfielder responsible for intercepting and tackling in the midfield of Shanghai Port will be the Brazilian Mateus Rusa, and the partner of Mateus Rusa to form a double back combination should be his Brazilian compatriot Leo Cittadini, and next to these two Brazilian iron waists, Oscar, who is naturally the team's midfield ace commander, continues to sit on the central axis to strategize, responsible for sorting out and scheduling, and leading the team's frontcourt offensive situation.
In the forward line, it is not surprising that it will still be the Brazilian ace Gustavo who will charge for Shanghai Port in the frontcourt, and the two wingers who will echo Gustavo around him should be the local No. 1 star Wu Lei and the increasingly good Argentine foreign player Matthias Vargas.
To sum up the above analysis, it is expected that Shanghai Port will still have five foreign players in this game, and the final starting 11 should be: Yan Junling, Li Shuai, Jiang Guangtai, Zhang Linpeng, Wang Zhenao, Mateus Rusa, Leo Cittadini, Oscar, Wu Lei, Gustavo, Matthias Vargas