China News Service Client Meizhou, June 3 (Bian Liqun) After a long "cold winter", the new season of the Chinese Super League will finally kick off.
At 20:00 on June 3, the defending champion Shandong Taishan will face the "promoted" Zhejiang team.
Affected by the epidemic, the first stage of the Chinese Super League this season will temporarily adopt the centralized competition system, which will be played in the three major competition areas of Meizhou, Haikou and Dalian.
After the completion of the expansion, the Chinese Super League has achieved 18 teams participating for the first time in this season's history, which has become a highlight of the new season.
In addition, can Shandong Taishan successfully defend the title?
What will be the performance of the new superpowers of the Chinese Super League such as Wuhan Three Towns and Chengdu Rongcheng?
Who will take over the "dark horse" role?
Can the "Tushuai" continue to be strong?
There are still many things to look forward to in the 2022 Chinese Super League.
Shandong Taishan team pre-match poster.
Image source: Shandong Taishan Football Club
Aspect 1: Can Shandong Taishan successfully defend the title?
Last season, Shandong Taishan sang triumphantly all the way, and won the Chinese Super League championship after 11 years.
At the moment when Chinese football is experiencing pain, the relatively stable Shandong Taishan has highlighted its advantages.
In the new season, Shandong Taishan continued to maintain stability. Except for the transfer of midfielder Xu Xin to Shanghai Seaport, the main framework did not change much.
Taishan also introduced Guangzhou midfielder Liao Lisheng, which is a great addition to Xu Xin's departure.
One of the few possible variables in Shandong Taishan is the South Korean foreign aid Sun Zhunhao. If he is called up by the South Korean team to participate in the East Asia Cup or even the World Cup, then the Taishan team will have a certain weakening in the midfield strength.
In addition, Shanghai Haigang will also be a strong contender for the Chinese Super League championship in the new season, but due to the impact of the epidemic on preparations, the Shanghai Haigang team is still recovering.
In addition, the team's core Oscar has not returned to the team, which is also a major disadvantage.
Whether the Haigang team can win the championship depends on when they can regain their form and when the lineup can be neat.
Family portraits in the three towns of Wuhan.
Image source: Wuhan Three Towns Football Club
Aspect 2: How are the new forces performing?
Due to the expansion of the army, the Chinese Super League will have four "promoted" teams in the new season. Wuhan Three Towns, Meizhou Hakka, and Chengdu Rongcheng are all playing in the Chinese Super League for the first time, and the Zhejiang team is returning to the Chinese Super League.
Wuhan Sanzhen is the most powerful team in the Chinese Super League this season. It has introduced powerful local players such as Liu Dianzuo, Xie Pengfei, Gao Zhunyi, He Chao, Deng Hanwen, Tao Qianglong, and foreign aid Stanqiu has become the winter transfer window.” Mark King".
The team conditions of Zhejiang team and Chengdu Rongcheng are also relatively stable, and the foreign aid is neat.
As a veteran team and a big player in youth training, the former has the experience and heritage of the Chinese Super League.
From the previous seasons, Meizhou Hakka has a very distinctive style of play, and they may also show a lot of energy when they play at home in the Meizhou Division.
Changchun Yatai's new season family photo.
Image source: Changchun Yatai Football Club
Aspect 3: Who will take over the role of "Dark Horse"?
There is no shortage of "dark horses" in the Chinese Super League every season. Last season, the "promoted horse" Changchun Yatai won the fourth place. Going back, the 2020 season of the Chinese Super League is also a competition system. Chongqing Dangdai became the dark horse and won the sixth place.
This season, the four newly promoted horses have the potential to become "dark horses".
In addition, the veteran teams Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Henan Songshan Longmen cannot be ignored. In the winter transfer window, they have all made targeted reinforcements, and foreign aid is also very neat.
Compared with last season, both the lineup and pre-season preparations have greatly improved.
Xie Feng is the head coach of the Beijing Guoan team.
Image source: Beijing Guoan Football Club.
Aspect 4: Can the "local handsome" still be strong?
In the Chinese Super League last season, local coaches performed brilliantly. Hao Wei led Shandong Taishan to win the championship, and Changchun Yatai led by Chen Yang became a "dark horse". In addition, Li Jinyu and Yu Genwei also led the team to avoid relegation under difficult circumstances. .
In the new season, the "local coach" lineup of the Chinese Super League has been further expanded. Xie Feng will be the coach of Beijing Guoan, Wu Jingui will return to Shanghai Shenhua, Liu Zhiyu will officially be the coach of the Guangzhou team, and Xie Hui will coach the Dalian team.
Whether they can lead the team to create good results and whether they can continue to rectify the name of local coaches will also be a highlight of the 2022 Chinese Super League season.
In the first stage of the Chinese Super League, the Dalian team, which has returned to the Chinese Super League, will challenge the "all-China class".
Image source: Dalian Professional Football Club.
Aspect Five: Who can escape the relegation quagmire?
After the expansion of the army, the number of relegated teams in the Chinese Super League will increase to three. This move will speed up the "metabolism" of the Chinese Super League and will also put more pressure on the relegation teams.
The Guangzhou team, the Hebei team and the Dalian team have to fight with the "all-China class" at least in the first stage, and Shanghai Shenhua also shouted the goal of relegation.
Including Wuhan Yangtze River, Guangzhou City, Cangzhou Lions and other teams, there is a more or less risk of relegation.
In the new season, the relegation battle will be very fierce.
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