Chinanews client, Beijing, November 13th (Bian Liqun) "Hengda's champion, I don't give it to you, you can't grab it!" This is the general manager after Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Jiangsu Suning in the 2016 FA Cup The classic quotations left by Liu Yongzhuo in his fascination.

Four years later, on the evening of the 12th, in the final battle of the Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande, the favorite and defending champion, lost 1:2 to Jiangsu Suning and watched his opponent snatch the championship trophy.

Jiangsu Suning won the first championship in team history.

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　　This is an unpopular result. At least not many people are optimistic about Jiangsu Suning's victory before the game, and even Jiangsu fans have little confidence.

　　But the 0:0 in the first round gave too much uncertainty in the second round.

Before the first round, Cannavaro was confident that “there will not be too many surprises in the finals”, but before the second round, he faintly expressed a sense of uneasiness in the ordinary “scenarios”.

　　After all, Kashuai, who was born as a defender, paid the price for his conservativeness. The "Heng Phase II" composed of Wei Shihao, Yang Liyu, Fernando, and Jiang Guangtai failed to achieve consecutive championships as smoothly as their predecessors, and just took over the burden. , And suffered a blow.

Data map: Cannavaro (right) in the command game.

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　　In fact, 40 minutes before the game, it was no different from the first merger. Until the 11th minute, Guangzhou Evergrande made the first shot of the audience with Xu Xin's long shot.

Then it took more than 20 minutes to finish the second shot by Xu Xin, but this time he missed the goal.

　　To a certain extent, Evergrande is still the Evergrande in the first round, but Suning is no longer the Suning.

It can be seen that Suning is more active and resolute in the fight, and the style of play is more concise and targeted, showing a decisive battle.

　　On the other hand, Guangzhou Evergrande could not find a clue on the offensive end. The turnover rate in the midfield and the backcourt has also increased greatly. There is no shadow of "not being untouchable in the second half". It even gives people an illusion that Evergrande is playing differently. The battle for the crown is set.

　　Cannavaro also said after the game that the team's hunger was not as good as that of his opponents. He also took the initiative to take the blame: "I did not clearly tell the players the importance of these two games, especially the last one. The final is not going to To play, but to win."

Eight-time winner Guangzhou Evergrande, this time let the opponent become the protagonist.

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　　It can be said that Cannavaro smashed a bunch of good cards in his hand.

As far as the team is concerned, Guangzhou Evergrande is a unique existence in the Super League.

27-year-old Fernando, 26-year-old Jiang Guangtai, Park Zhizhu, Xu Xin, Talisca, 25-year-old Wei Shihao, He Chao, Gao Junyi, and younger Yang Liyu, Yan Dinghao, Zhong Yihao, Zhang Xiuwei, Wu Shaocong... …All are in the midst of the year of the fight or the period of rapid rise.

　　The veterans over 30 in the main team are nothing more than Exon, Paulinho, Zheng Zhi, Zhang Linpeng and goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo. The team is in a very reasonable staff structure.

　　It is precisely with this luxurious lineup that Guangzhou Evergrande has won 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the A group of strong teams.

In the second stage, Guangzhou Evergrande unsurprisingly beat Hebei Huaxia Fortune 8:1 with a total score of 8:1. Facing one of its rivals, Beijing Guoan, Evergrande won with a total score of 3:1 in the two rounds.

　　In this unprecedented special season, Guangzhou Evergrande seems to be the most stable team.

But this most stable team, precisely in the most critical game of the season, exposed its instability.

　　Without the heroic veterans such as Yu Hanchao, Feng Xiaoting, and Zeng Cheng who have created the 1.0 dynasty, the younger generation of Evergrande represented by Wei Shihao is still slightly immature.

Wei Shihao's goal failed to win the championship for Evergrande.

　　Of course, the special season that is biased towards the game system is indeed very different from the past.

According to the 30-round points competition system, Evergrande’s stability is enough to allow them to build up their points advantage. Even if they lose points in a key championship battle, there is still a lot of room for error.

Regardless of lack of experience or luck, this is destined to not belong to Guangzhou Evergrande's season.

　　However, looking to the future, the Super League will eventually become the era of Guangzhou Evergrande.

Not to mention the return to the normal points competition system in the future, as far as the personnel structure of several championship teams is concerned, Guangzhou Evergrande has an incomparable advantage.

　　In the main lineup of Jiangsu Suning to win this time, Wu Xi, Teixeira, Edel, Ji Xiang, Wakaso, Miranda, Yang Boyu, and Gu Chao are all over 30 years old, and the team is about to face a large-scale upgrade. .

Shanghai SIPG and Beijing Guoan in the semi-finals of this season are also facing a similar situation. One day they will also experience the pain of changing from the old to the new.

At that time, Guangzhou Evergrande will also become a party occupying the right time, place, and people.

　　The road to success has always been difficult to follow. Perhaps this time a blow can inspire the younger generation of Evergrande to go on more tenaciously.

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