“Turn 0.5 into 1”, Greentown is waiting for the decisive battle in Suzhou

From the completion of Duxing City on the evening of the 4th to the final round of competition on the 8th, Zhejiang Greentown only had three days of rest. Before the last practice on the 7th, head coach Zheng Xiong said that we finally had a three-day break. “We took a day off and summarized and analyzed the previous games. This is very useful for young players. If necessary, we can accumulate some experience.”

In addition, because this is a crucial game, in order to prevent the atmosphere within the team from being too depressed, the coaching staff has also conducted psychological counseling for the players in the past two days to help them every day. Individuals make reasonable psychological adjustments. In terms of personnel, due to the injury of the main central defender and captain Tan Yang in the game against Xingcheng, there are concerns about the Greentown defense in Taizhou Yuanda. In this regard, Zheng Xiong said, "Tan Yang can jog now, and we will play in the next round." We need to talk about Yang. ”

Before this round of games, the game between Greentown and Taizhou was considered to be a contest without much suspense. Taizhou Yuanda, which had lost four games in a row early, because There is no hope of reaching the top spot, and for this game, an all-Chinese squad of only 16 people has been selected, which is completely like a light-packed attitude. Although Greentown captain Tan Yang was included in the squad, he did not appear in the final. However, the Greentown players did not have much psychological baggage. Yao Junsheng scored with a long shot in the 25th minute of the first half.

However, compared to the situation on the field, the Greentown fans at the scene were more concerned about the progress and results of another game between Chengdu Xingcheng and Changchun Yatai. Almost half of the fans in the stands were looking down at their mobile phones. It didn't look like they were watching the game live.

Yatai scored a goal less than 3 minutes into the game, which basically killed the suspense of the Super League for Greentown fans. Tan Long, the top scorer in the Chinese League One, who had not scored a goal in the first four games of the second stage, opened the door to victory for the team at the moment when his goals were needed most. Then Chen Boliang and Aaron's goals helped Yatai win. The score expanded to 3-0 in the first half. In this way, what Greentown has to do is win this game and ensure the second place.

In this game, there were more than 150 fans who came from Hangzhou to support the game. In addition to the more than 100 fans who came before the game, there were more than 40 people who had watched the previous Greentown game. Fans who have stayed after the Chengdu Xingcheng game.

Although I know that the team’s chance of directly surpassing the league is very small, I still support my favorite team as always. In the stands, "I am one step closer to home and only one step away from my goal." The banner slogan "One Step" represents their determination to be the same as the team.

At present, the second phase of the Chinese League One has been completed, but this season’s Chinese League One is not yet completely over. According to the rules, Zhejiang Greentown will compete in a double-cycle promotion and relegation play-off with the 15th place in the Chinese Super League this season to compete for a qualification for the 2021 Chinese Super League.

The two rounds of the "Super League Play-offs" will be held in Suzhou on November 18th and 22nd. The 15th place in the Chinese Super League will be decided between Shijiazhuang Yongchang and Wuhan Zall. Shijiazhuang Yongchang promoted to the Chinese Super League from the Chinese League One last year. Zhejiang Greentown won one game each against them that season (Greentown 1-0 at home and 1-2 away). Wuhan Zall successfully reached the Super League in the 2018 season. That season, Zhejiang Greentown faced them 2-2 at home and 0-1 away.

Although the past record does not explain all the problems, and there is no difference between home and away games in the play-offs, it at least shows that the strength of Greentown and these two opponents was once evenly matched - can Zhejiang Greentown win? Then "0.5" turns into "1", and finally achieves the goal of overtaking? It just depends on the results of these two games.