In the first leg of AFC Champions League18 season, Tianjin Quanjian drew 0-0 with Guangzhou Evergrande at home. It can be said that Evergrande sent the strongest team that can play, and garratt, who has been absent for a long time, also made his debut. Alan became a single striker, but he repeatedly missed the opportunity to score goals.
In this game, Alan, who was suspended from the league, also started to play, Jin Yingquan defended the defence line, and together with Goodley in the midfield, Evergrande was finally able to come up with a "3+ 1" foreign aid configuration. However, the whole game, foreign aid does not seem excited. Obviously, he was in a bad state and occupied a certain advantage in the second half, but he failed to win the game after all. Thanks to Ceng Cheng's vigorous promotion and resistance at the last moment, Evergrande's defense line kept the city gate.
Allen was in good shape before the ban. It was because of a clash with Liu of Tianjin in the league that he was banned for 8 games. Although there were AFC Champions League and FA Cup competitions before, from the performance point of view, this ban not only disrupted the deployment of Evergrande, but also obviously disrupted Alan's rhythm. Many opportunities were missed in this game. And Galat, due to well-known reasons, this game seems to be far from its previous reputation. From the position, he is responsible for some organizational work in the midfield, which obviously affects his focus on offense.
Although the venue of this competition has a certain influence, Evergrande is no longer the performance of the AFC Champions League. There is too little smooth cooperation and the speed can't go up. The success rate of passing the ball is very low, and Jin Yingquan's defensive status is also declining. He and Feng Xiaoting repeatedly made holes in the middle defense. If it weren't for Pato's bad luck and Ceng Cheng's super defense, it is estimated that Evergrande would have conceded a goal away from home. From this, it can be seen that in the absence of Evergrande in Zheng Zhi, the midfield is still lack of organization, and it is difficult for Huang Bowen to take on the heavy responsibility of midfield organizer. At present, Evergrande has many problems in the center and frontcourt. Zheng Zhi is missing in midfield, and Cannavaro has no good plans.
At present, Evergrande can no longer be compared with Evergrande at its peak. After the FA Cup was eliminated, AFC Champions League and Super League have become the top priority. However, from the current point of view, if the allocation of foreign aid is not reconstructed during the halftime of the World Cup, even the dual-track operation will be difficult, and Evergrande's local players will never be able to keep up. This is really a failure. So, is it really necessary for Zheng Zhi, who is 38 years old, to come and save?