At 19:35 on May 18, Beijing time, the 12th round of the Chinese Super League staged a focus of attention, with Qingdao West Coast sitting at home to face the recently unstoppable defending champion Shanghai Port. In the end, after a fierce battle, Qingdao West Coast lost to Shanghai Port 3:5, and the previous three rounds of unbeaten record came to an end.
Although Qingdao West Coast lost the game, it was still a glorious defeat. First of all, as a weak team in the Chinese Super League, Qingdao West Coast dares to fight against Chinese Super League giants like Shanghai Port, and its spirit is commendable; Secondly, they were able to score three goals against a Chinese Super League giant like Shanghai Port, which shows their good lethality in the front.
In the Qingdao West Coast team, the player with the highest performance in this game is naturally the naturalized ace Alan who just joined the team this year. In this campaign, in the face of the invincible Shanghai Port, the former naturalized international player completely ushered in the big explosion after his return to the Chinese Super League. In the 35th minute of the game, Nelson sent an assist on the right side, and Alan outflanked him at the back point, and shot with one kick to complete the goal and score the first goal of the game on the west coast of Qingdao. This goal highlights Allan's strong sense of smell in front of goal and ability to grasp scoring opportunities.
20 minutes later, Alan made a comeback, Duan Liuyu set piece assist, Alan grabbed a header to score the goal, for the west coast of Qingdao, staged a brace. This goal shows Alain's super ability to grab points in front of the goal. Although Alain was unable to lead Qingdao West Coast to turn the tide in the end, his good form has brought infinite expectations to Chinese fans.
As we all know, the World Preliminary Tournament will start next month, and the opponent is the Thai men's football team. If it can win against Thailand, the Chinese men's football team can enter the round of 18 of the World Preliminary Tournament one round in advance; But if they can't win the Thai team, the prospects of the national football team will become precarious. In order to ensure that he can win the Thai team, the current national football coach Ivankovic is scouting potential international players in various regions of the Chinese Super League. Alain's full-blooded return in the Chinese Super League undoubtedly made Ivankovic a treasure. Therefore, Alain's gradual improvement is the best good news for the Chinese men's football team.
With homegrown striker Wu Lei suspended for accumulating yellow cards, Ivankovic must find a replacement for Wu Lei before facing Thailand. Ivankovic watched the entire Chinese Super League, and he found that it was almost impossible to find someone who was qualified to replace Wu Lei as the national football striker, until he saw the explosion of naturalized ace Alan in this game, and he was reassured. There is no need to look for it, there is nowhere to find it when you step on straw sandals, it takes no effort to get it, Alan is the best replacement for Wu Lei.
Although Alan looks a little old, he is 34 years old, and there is a gap between his speed and running ability back then, but his nose in front of goal and his ability to create scoring opportunities in front of the field are still the best among the players in the Chinese Super League. If Ivan can use Alan as a replacement for Wu Lei, it is enough to ensure that the attack power of the national football team will not decline, then the national football team will basically be stable if it defeats Thailand to advance to the top 18 of the world preliminary round.