The Chinese Super League replay will determine who is the "Shanghai boss" in the first half of the season? The derby competition forces out the best opponents and yourself!

Release time:Jun 17, 2024 20:50 PM

Although the 15th round of the Chinese Super League has ended, the first half of the league still leaves suspense - on June 18, in the seventh round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Haigang will challenge Meizhou Hakka away. Before this make-up match, Shanghai Shenhua temporarily led the Chinese Super League standings with a 1-point advantage, but if Shanghai Haigang can withdraw from the make-up match, the Chinese Super League half-season championship will change hands.

The standings of the Chinese Super League before the make-up match.

Who is the "Shanghai boss" in the first half of the Chinese Super League? It must be admitted that Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Haigang currently occupy the top two places in the standings, and Shenhua has the least goals conceded and Haigang has the most goals, thanks to their "rivals in the same city". It is the healthy competition in the derby that has always existed that has forced each other to become better opponents and better selves.

Shanghai Haigang needs to face the devilish schedule in June. After sweeping Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the 15th round of the Chinese Super League, the players of Haigang went from Tianjin to Xixian, Meizhou, Guangdong in two batches, and the journey took nearly 8 hours. Next, Haigang will challenge Guangxi Hengchen, a team in the China League Two, in the away game of the Chinese FA Cup, and then go to Hubei to challenge Wuhan Three Towns. Five games in 16 days, including four away games and a flight distance of nearly 10,000 kilometers, will test the wisdom and strategy of the coaching staff. What kind of report card can Haigang hand in in the June schedule is likely to have a key impact on the championship situation of the Chinese Super League.

Shanghai Haigang head coach Muscat before the game. Photo by reporter Wang Kaiyan

Head coach Muscat said that the team is currently well prepared. "We don't have time to discuss the issue of four consecutive away games. After the Tianjin game, we will recover first and then analyze the game. Although the team encountered the problem of flight cancellations, we finally arrived in Meizhou smoothly." On the 17th, the Haigang team also conducted pre-match adaptive training. It is reported that the team took the time to treat and rehabilitate Wu Lei and other injured players. "With the support and help of the medical team, the players have recovered well. The medical team has taken care of the players day and night and has done an excellent job. The previous injured are close to 100% recovery."

Wu Lei is expected to return in this game. Photo by reporter Sun Fanyue

It is reported that Muscat will make some personnel rotations in this game, and he is satisfied with the progress of the players. He said: "Vargas and Wu Lei did not start in the last game, but Liu Zhurun and Feng Jin, who replaced them, also played the football we needed according to our technical and tactical style and requirements. The players gradually understood our tactical requirements, which gave the coaching staff great confidence. We hope to finish the game with a strong performance before the end of the first stage and use it as the end of the first half."

On June 12, the Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka officially announced that it had re-hired Milan Ristic as the head coach of the first team. Milan, 43, is from Serbia. He served as the head coach of the Meizhou Hakka team from 2021 to 2023, successfully leading the team to promotion to the Chinese Super League and successfully staying in the Chinese Super League for two consecutive years.

Meizhou Hakka head coach Ristich. Photo by reporter Li Ziheng

Milan, who returned to Meizhou, is very familiar with the team and almost does not need a running-in period. This is also an important reason why Meizhou Hakka Club hired him again. On June 14, Meizhou Hakka played against Shandong Taishan at home in the 15th round of the Chinese Super League. This will be Milan's first game after taking office again. In the end, Meizhou Hakka team performed well and tied the old strong team 0-0.

Talking about the make-up match with Shanghai Haigang, Ristic praised Shanghai Haigang before the game and tried to persuade them. Ristic said, "This will be a very difficult game. Haigang is one of the strongest teams in the Chinese Super League, averaging nearly four goals per game. In my opinion, Haigang is a team with the strength of the European first-tier league. We respect this strong opponent, but we are not afraid of them."

On May 22, 2024, Shanghai Port defeated Chengdu Rongcheng 2:0 and achieved 5 consecutive victories.

This make-up match is crucial for both teams. Shanghai Haigang is trying to take the top spot in the standings by scoring points; Meizhou Hakka, which is in the relegation quagmire, is not very strong, but still has the ambition to upset at home. Muscat said that he would not care about the changes in the standings. "If we pay too much attention to others, and this energy could actually be used on ourselves, it is equivalent to wasting our energy. For us, we should focus our limited energy on preparing for our team."

The Chinese Super League replay will determine who is the "Shanghai boss" in the first half of the season? The derby competition forces out the best opponents and yourself!

Ristic was also unambiguous. "We have the support of our fans at home, which also proves that we have the ability to compete with strong teams. The team's cohesion and fighting spirit are currently at a high level. In this game, we will go all out with the company of our fans, and hope to get some points through these efforts."

Before this make-up match, Shenhua temporarily led the league with 11 wins, 4 draws and 37 points in 15 games, especially the amazing data of only 6 goals conceded in 15 games, which showed the team's almost terrifying defensive strength. Compared with Shenhua's almost perfect defensive quality, the magic weapon of another Shanghai Super League club is the mercurial offense.

On June 14, Shanghai Haigang player Gustavo celebrated after scoring a goal in the game.

On the same day, in the 15th round of the 2024 Chinese Football Association Super League held in Tianjin, Shanghai Port defeated Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 3-0 away.

Shanghai Haigang, which has one game less, is currently in second place with 36 points from 14 games, 11 wins and 3 draws. It is far ahead of other teams with 46 goals in 14 games. If Shanghai Haigang can win the make-up match on the 18th, it will overtake Shanghai Shenhua and become the leader of the first half of the Chinese Super League.

At present, Shenhua and Shanghai Port are temporarily unbeaten, and both teams are in good form. There are many reasons why the two Shanghai professional teams performed well in the first half of this season's Chinese Super League. First, after the decline of the golden football, many professional clubs with real estate backgrounds have encountered various problems such as financial constraints, but the two Shanghai professional clubs with state-owned enterprise backgrounds have always remained relatively stable, which is the premise for the team's outstanding performance.

Secondly, the foreign head coaches of Shenhua and Shanghai Port have shown a high level of performance. Muscat's offensive construction and Slutsky's defensive arrangement are both unique in the Chinese Super League. Finally, the healthy competition of the Shanghai Derby has promoted the two clubs to catch up with each other. The outstanding performance of the rivals in the same city can often force out a better "self".

Although the Chinese Super League has only finished the first half, it must be admitted that Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Port, who are temporarily leading the standings, are indeed strong contenders for the 2024 Chinese Super League championship. If nothing unexpected happens, the Shanghai Derby in the second half of the Chinese Super League is expected to turn into a "Champion Derby", and the outcome of this strong dialogue is likely to dominate the entire process of winning the Chinese Super League championship.

The race for the Chinese Super League title remains suspenseful. Photo by Haishar

The two Shanghai professional football clubs are currently performing well, which has led to an inference from the outside world: the suspense of winning the Chinese Super League is about to disappear, and the championship trophy is likely to remain in Shanghai. In my opinion, opening champagne at halftime has always been a taboo on the football field. Whether Shenhua or Haigang becomes the half-time champion, they need to keep a clear head. In the second half of the Chinese Super League, the weather is hotter, the schedule is tighter, and the influence of the Asian Champions League and the national football match has added uncertainty to the championship process. Shenhua and Haigang still need to calmly look at the ownership of the "half-time champion".

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