Special correspondent Luo Xing reports On April 22, Shaanxi United will face Nanjing City at home, and the Northwest Wolves hope to take advantage of the FA Cup victory to win the three points.

On April 19, in the second round of the 2025 FA Cup, Shaanxi United won Shenzhen 2028 4-0 away. From the opening of the Chinese League on March 15 to the present, the Northwest Wolves have played 4 league games and 1 FA Cup match in the new season, with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, which is acceptable for Shaanxi United in the "first year of the Chinese League", after all, there are bright spots in both the club's operation and the overall performance of the team.

Redemption in the FA Cup

For the 2025 season, Shaanxi United's game plan mainly includes the Chinese League and the FA Cup, of which the Central League is the main direction, but it does not mean that the FA Cup will be abandoned. In fact, to some extent, the FA Cup also plays an important role in training and boosting morale. In this round of the FA Cup against Shenzhen 2028, the pressure of the Northwest Wolves is there, because they suffered two consecutive defeats in the league before this game, even if the fans are tolerant enough, victory is the most effective magic weapon to repay the fans and consolidate confidence, in order to achieve self-redemption.

The main goal of Shenzhen 2028 is to represent the Guangdong team to play well in the U20 group of the 2025 National Games, compared with the experience and strength of Shaanxi United, which can be described as crushing, and the process of this FA Cup also confirms this, Tan Kaiyuan scored twice in the first half to help the Northwest Wolves lead by two goals. In the second half, the scene was still one-sided, Zhang Yuqi and Xu Dongdong scored one after another, and the final score was Shaanxi United 4-0. According to the schedule, in the third round of the FA Cup, Shaanxi United will sit at home to face the Chinese Super League team Wuhan Three Towns, which is the real challenge for the Northwest Wolves.

Winning is expected, the process is more important, the FA Cup gave the Shaanxi team more players the opportunity to practice, after the game coach Giovanni admitted: "We are not in lineup, but the players on the field are all out, they show the fighting spirit." In fact, the league is the priority of the whole team, and the next game is coming in two days, so we will readjust and recover in time to maintain this pressing style of play! ”

The helplessness of the contrast between home and away

In the main battlefield of the Chinese League, Shaanxi United played 4 games, namely an away draw with Suzhou Dongwu, a home win against Dingnan Ganlian, and an away loss to Foshan Southern Lions and Chongqing Tonglianglong. Judging from the results of the game alone, there is a clear contrast between the home and away games of the Northwest Wolves, but this contrast is also within the acceptable range for the new army in the Chinese League.

As a promoted horse, Shaanxi United competed in the Chinese League, both the overall strength and the thickness of the bench were not enough to support the home and away double line red, not to mention that at the beginning of the season, due to the unexpected punishment in the Western Cup, as many as 7 players were banned, making the head coach's squad stretched. However, a 1-2 loss to Chongqing Tonglianglong is a super favorite and is a normal category.

The away record is not good, but at home, Shaanxi United performed very strongly, easily defeating Dingnan Gan United, and the game process also interpreted a new pressing style of play, and the new coach Giovanni fulfilled his promise to "play beautiful football" at the beginning of the season. In fact, Shaanxi United from the Champions League to the second and then to the first division, have inherited the tradition of the Northwest Wolves to play at home, and the fans have repeatedly refreshed the league attendance rate, while also inspiring the Northwest Wolves 120% combat effectiveness, as coach Giovanni said: "The fans are very loyal, give great support to the team, and are always our 12th man." ”

Achieve the confidence of relegation

After 4 rounds of battles, Shaanxi United 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses, 4 points ranked 11th, although it is said to be in the middle and lower reaches of the league, but the Northwest Wolves are still full of confidence in completing the relegation goal. The club's senior management said bluntly: "Judging from the first 4 rounds, the players still maintain high morale, everyone is very united, the league has just begun, we just played a home stadium, with the strong support of the Weinan Division, many sponsors, and such good fans, we will definitely go all out to complete the relegation task!" ”

Shaanxi United's self-confidence is grounded, in addition to the fans, the support of the competition area and the unity and stability within the team, there is also the overall operation of the club in the new season, Aksu Moon Park Scenic Area has become the title partner of the team in the 2025 season, it is not easy to obtain the title, which also reflects the appeal of the Northwest Wolves and the success of the club's marketing strategy. Not only the title, but also in the context of the poor market environment, the club also took the initiative to act, partners from all walks of life, truly achieved the high flame of firewood, and united all the forces that can be combined to help Shaanxi professional football move forward bravely.

On the sale of home tickets, the market response is very good, even if the home stadium of Shaanxi United in the new season is still in Weinan, but every weekend, there is still an endless stream of fans who drive and take high-speed rail to Weinan to watch the game, and there is even a grand occasion that it is difficult to find a ticket. The enthusiastic donation of fans has also relieved the pressure on the club's operation to a certain extent. In addition, the strength of the Northwest Wolves is also completely beyond the relegation level, such as the performance of foreign players is obvious to all, striker Darfaru scored two goals, and Reiner scored one goal. All kinds of signs indicate that there should be no suspense in Shaanxi United relegation.