Shenhua and Rongcheng: The fierce competition for the championship forced two four-goal victories

Special correspondent Gan Hui and reporter Lu Mi report Before the start of the 12th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng led the Chinese Super League with 26 points, and the competition between the two teams was fierce, even with only the difference in the number of goals, and even the goal difference was the same. After Shanghai Port beat Qingdao Manatee 3-1 on the first matchday of the 12th round, Shanghai Shenhua host Qingdao West Coast, while Chengdu Rongcheng travel to Meizhou Hakka. Qingdao West Coast and Meizhou Hakka have both had good performances this season, but unexpectedly, Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng both won 4-0. The fierce competition for the championship forced the two teams to be in better shape, and the entanglement between the two teams at the top of the standings continued.

4-0, Shanghai Shenhua played the most dominant and biggest score game so far this season. With the goals of two 18-year-old players Liu Chengyu and Yang Haoyu and the brace of foreign aid Mineiro, Shenhua defeated Qingdao West Coast 4-0, and Shanghai Stadium reappeared in a long-lost wave.

Due to Andre's strain, Liu Chengyu continued to start. Although he started at home against Japan's Kawasaki Frontale in Shenhua, the knockout round of the AFC Champions League, Liu Chengyu made his first home start in the Chinese Super League.

At the pre-match press conference, Liu Chengyu said, "In the last game, we were united to win three points away from home to get the team back on the winning track, and tomorrow we will go all out to try to win." From a personal point of view, I was still a little frightened in the last game, and I hope that I can integrate into the team as soon as possible to adapt to the rhythm of the Super League and continue to help the team by scoring goals. ”

Liu Chengyu, who made his debut again, did what he said, and he scored the first goal for Shenhua. In the 6th minute, Shenhua got a corner kick opportunity, Liu Chengyu received a cross from Mineiro, and scored in front of the goal, helping Shenhua lead 1-0 and winning a wonderful start, Liu Chengyu also became the second U20 player to score consecutive goals in the Chinese Super League after Wang Yudong.

Like the goal in the last game, this goal also reflects Liu Chengyu's good sense of smell and shooting in front of the goal. In the 66 minutes of playing time, Liu Chengyu not only contributed to the goal, he took on the role of Andre in the team before, as the fulcrum of the striker, and Liu Chengyu also actively participated in the defense, becoming the first defensive barrier when the team switched from offense to defense. After the game, in an interview, Liu Chengyu said, "I definitely have to put more energy into defense. Mineiro is more suitable for getting forward, and I'm more of a fulcrum to make the attack a little more fluid. ”

If the first goal of the Chinese Super League in the last round made a good start for Liu Chengyu in the Chinese Super League, then consecutive goals can undoubtedly boost his confidence. When he appeared in front of the media after the last game, Liu Chengyu looked very shy and a little nervous. Yesterday, in the face of more media, Liu Chengyu was obviously a lot more comfortable. The young player also said what was on his mind, "I still want to score, I hope we can score again in the next game, and I hope we can continue to win." ”

Coincidentally, Yang Haoyu, who is the same age as Liu Chengyu, also scored consecutive goals. In the 87th minute, Yang Haoyu, who came on as a substitute for a short time, sealed 4-0 for the team, and his long-range shot hit the opposing defender and refracted into the net. In the last round, he also scored the last goal, fixing the score at 3-1. The two Shenhua youngsters scored goals together with each other, and Liu Chengyu said, "We didn't expect that we could score even games. We all want to contribute more to the team and help the team. Yang Haoyu said, "We don't have a secret, we just keep training hard from childhood to adulthood, and the coach trusts us more and gives us opportunities." ”

In the post-match press conference, when asked if Liu Chengyu and Yang Haoyu scored in consecutive games unexpectedly, Slutsky said, "It must have been unexpected for me, because no one can predict who will score in the game." But on the other hand, I don't think it's surprising, because Yang Haoyu has had a lot of opportunities to play before, and Liu Chengyu's responsibility as a striker is to score, and he usually scores many wonderful goals in training. ”

Away against Meizhou Hakka, Chengdu Rongcheng took out the strength that the championship team should have, Yang Mingyang took the lead in scoring a goal, and then Wei Shihao, Romulo, and Timo scored respectively, staging a multi-point flowering on three lines. It's a pity that Felipe's goal was blown and failed to break the goal drought. The 4-0 win was also the most goals scored in a single game this season. At present, the team has won 5 consecutive victories, unbeaten in 9 consecutive rounds, and has bitten Shanghai Shenhua in the standings, pushing the championship competition to a climax.

In the third game in May, the schedule was intensive, and even against Meizhou Hakka, who was ranked in the middle of the table, Xu Zhengyuan had no intention of rotating. still came up with the same lineup as before. "You could see the focus of all our players on the pitch and the way they prepared for the game. They are more focused on the pitch than before, and you can see that all the players want to score, which shows that we are a more and more united team. Xu Zhengyuan said.

Many players in Chengdu are still in hot form under the dense schedule. For example, midfielder Yang Mingyang, in the last round when the team faced Zhejiang at home, he staged a good show of scoring a goal and opened the scoring for the team. In this round against Meizhou Hakka, in the opening only 9 minutes, Wei Shihao cut inside on the left side and made a precise cross, Yang Mingyang saw the holes in the opponent's defense, smartly stepped forward to the goal, and scored with a header to help Rongcheng get a dream start.

This goal fully demonstrated Yang Mingyang's keen sense of smell in front of goal and ability to grasp opportunities, and also continued his excellent goalscoring form recently. In this game, Yang Mingyang shot on target 2 times and successfully duel 2 times; On the defensive end, Yang Mingyang scrambled on the ground 10 times and succeeded 5 times, and his efficiency was also quite high.

Wei Shihao, who provided the assist for Yang Mingyang, then burst into the penalty area in the 26th minute, cleverly shook off the defender, and scored with a powerful shot, and the score became 2-0. Wei Shihao also became the team's top scorer with this goal. In fact, he could have completed the brace of the assist, but unfortunately Felipe's goal was invalidated after VAR inspection. Felipe also missed the opportunity to break his eight-game goal drought.

Despite the goal being cancelled, Felipe's speed, ability to break through and calm shooting options in the attack still put a lot of pressure on the Meizhou Hakka defence. In the course of the game, Felipe actively ran many times, tried to cooperate with his teammates, and constantly looked for opportunities to tear apart the opponent's defense, and his presence greatly enriched Chengdu Rongcheng's offensive means.

In the 30th minute, Romulo burst into a cold arrow outside the penalty area, and a long-range shot hit a very threatening broken line ball, the ball went straight to the corner of the goal, and Chengdu Rongcheng led 3-0 to end the first half. Although he was already leading by a large score, Rongcheng did not rotate in a large area in the second half, except for Yuan Mincheng, who left the field early due to injury, Xu Zhengyuan still maintained the offensive with the strongest lineup. After Yuan Mincheng went to the hospital for an examination, he showed that there was no major problem, which is also good news. In the 59th minute, Gulfinkel broke through the bottom cross on the left side, Zhou Dingyang's thigh pad shot popped up in the goal frame, and Timo followed up with a header in time to score and lock the score at 4-0. It was also the team's most goals scored in a single game so far this season.

The team blossomed more on the offensive end, and the defensive end also showed strong dominance, continuing to maintain a strong momentum for the championship. Xu Zhengyuan said after the race: "I think it's very good for us to be tied for first place with Shenhua because I like this kind of competition very much, and competitive sports must have fierce competition in order for everyone to play better." Now we will also focus on the next games and not be influenced by the opponent. Like I said before, whether the players can give their all, whether they can play 100 per cent in every game, that's what I think about. ”