In the 27th round of Chinese Super League last weekend, Guangzhou Evergrande, the overlord of Chinese Super League, defeated Yanbian Fude team 4-3 at home, and then Shanghai, the pursuer behind it, swallowed a 3-3 draw at home of Liaozu. After this round of competition, Evergrande was lucky to expand its lead to 6 points. With three rounds left in the league, the goal of winning seven consecutive Chinese Super League titles is just around the corner.
This season's Super League can be described as a changeable season. Under the cover of the new regulations of the Football Association, a powerful team like Evergrande was also hit hard. It was eliminated in Hong Kong in the FA Cup and AFC Champions League, and the Super League was chased by its opponents. Fortunately, Evergrande finally survived the difficult time, and the dawn of victory was ahead!
However, it is an undeniable reality that Evergrande's dominance has declined seriously this season. Under the shadow of the new foreign aid regulations of the Football Association and the departure of paulinho, the team was bombarded with three goals at home by Yanbian. Evergrande's weakness on the defensive end is constantly emerging. Today, Evergrande dares to provoke anyone who sees it, and losing 36 goals in 27 games is also constantly refreshing the record of the worst defense in Evergrande's history.
Evergrande's defense was impregnable in the past, which is also the foundation of their domination of the Super League and Asia: Evergrande lost 23 goals in 211, 3 goals in 212, only 18 goals in 213, 28 goals in 214, 28 goals in 215 and 19 goals in 216, thus winning the championship in defense.
From this, we can see that Evergrande lost 3 goals in 212, the worst defensive season in the seven years since the Super League. After the 25th round of the Super League this season, Evergrande has lost 31 goals, which is also a new record for losing goals. Later, it kept breaking records against chongqing lifan and Yanbian Fude. Now it has lost 36 goals, and there are still three rounds left. This record is bound to continue to break!
There are three reasons for such terrible defense: the first is injury. Jin Yingquan was injured and missed the first half of the season, and then Mei Fang took over the second half of the season when the baton was absent. The second is the influence of foreign aid. In order to solve the problem of Jin Yingquan's absence, Evergrande signed a contract with Jin Hengyi, but it was unable to get a chance to play in the Super League. The third is that the interception and protection ability of the midfielder's defense decreased, paulinho left, Huang Bowen was injured and Zheng Zhi was getting older.
Evergrande's goal of winning seven consecutive championships is about to be realized this season, but the test of Evergrande will be next season. Scolari's departure has become a reality, and Evergrande's Super League competitors Shanghai, Huaxia and Quanjian are rising, which constantly threaten Evergrande's dominant position. Whether Evergrande can stick to the dynasty in the future, defense is still a key issue. If it is not solved well, it will become a big weakness of the team, and if it is solved well, it will still dominate the Super League.
I hope Evergrande can solve this weakness and achieve better results next season.