This season, the overall performance of Shanghai i Port is even more brilliant than last season, after the first 10 rounds, although they have one less round, but they still have a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 24 points in the Chinese Super League, becoming the favorite to win the Chinese Super League this season. In particular, Wu Lei and Vargas broke out at the same time this season, which made Shanghai Port beat Shanghai Shenhua and became the most dominant team in the Chinese Super League.
The main reason why Shanghai Port's record is better than last season is naturally that the change of coach has been effective. After the new coach Muscat took over Shanghai Port, firstly, the tactical play was appropriate, and secondly, the lineup was updated in a targeted manner, Wang Shenchao, Lu Wenjun, Zhang Linpeng and other veterans are no longer indispensable, but replaced by some more energetic and younger players who have taken the lead. For example, Li Shuai, Wang Zhenao and others.
Although Muscat's coaching at Shanghai Port has been widely recognized by the outside world, there are still depressed people under his leadership. For example, the young and promising substitute goalkeeper Chen Wei. The main goalkeeper Yan Junling is 33 years old, and for the future of the team, everyone thinks that after Mu Shuai takes office, he will gradually give No. 2 goalkeeper Chen Wei some opportunities to play. However, after 12 games in the previous competitions, Chen Wei never got a chance to play, and completely became a superfluous person in the Shanghai Port team. Muscat seems to have forgotten that there is still a goalkeeper Chen Wei.
Chen Wei rose to fame at a young age and showed his talent in the goalkeeper position from an early age. At the age of 20, Chen Wei was selected for the U23 national team and became the irreplaceable first goalkeeper of the U23 national team. Just like Yan Junling is as solid as the goalkeeper position of the national team. Due to his outstanding performance in the U23 national team, Chen Wei is also recognized by the outside world as the first choice of the main goalkeeper of the future national football team.
Chen Wei is 188CM tall, and in the goalkeeper, such a height is obviously not dominant, but Chen Wei's ability to predict and react quickly in front of the goal has been recognized by the outside world. In the 2020 season, Yan Junling missed a period of time due to injury, and during that time, Chen Wei got some rare opportunities to play in Shanghai Port. Judging from his performance, although he is not as stable as Yan Junling, as a young goalkeeper, his performance is still quite remarkable. It is a pity that after Yan Junling returned from injury, Chen Wei was reduced to the team's decoration again.
Since the 2017 season promoted to the first team of Shanghai Port, Chen Wei has always been a spectator of the team, full of play, more than 4 seasons have passed, Chen Wei has only been given 26 appearances. If it weren't for Yan Junling's injury, his playing time would have been even less pitiful. With Chen Wei's personal ability, if he left SIPG to change to a civilian team in the Chinese Super League, he might have already sat in the position of the No. 1 main goalkeeper. It is not an exaggeration to say that Shanghai Port has delayed his career development. Of course, it is also related to his own attitude towards life.
Yan Junling is 33 years old this year, and in the goalkeeper position, such an age is still in his prime. If Chen Wei continues to wait, I'm afraid he will have to waste his youth for several years. Chen Wei is only 26 years old this year, and it is still too late to choose his future again.