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Wayward passing, comedy defending, team-mates appearing completely unacquainted, a visibly less-than-full stadium, players played out of position, vividly contrasting first and second half performances, dropping points at home, no star names on the pitch. Sounds very much like… Read More
As far as expectations for the season go, ours at Guangzhou Evergrande couldn’t be higher. I’m writing this after 2 games in and 2 tests that have been passed with great aplomb. They began the season with a… Read More
For over the past three months, when any transfer news comes out, I constantly was saying the same thing over and over again, “It will all work out, I have confidence in Pacheco.” Now I’m starting to wonder… Read More
I’ve always had a soft spot for this northeastern side, a team that is truly the team of the people. My first real Chinese Super League memory was actually a Shenhua-Liaoning match at Hongkou back in the days… Read More
Every year we Chinese Super League predictions and every year there are a number that are completely wrong. That’s just the nature of the Chinese game, it’s really just a guessing game. In part, that’s because we don’t… Read More
Beijing Guoan enters the 2012 season with a lot of hope after a surprising season last year, though after the match in Ulsan, fans are now starting to temper their predictions going into the start of the season…. Read More
What a difference a couple of months make. As recently as the start of December, as raked over the ashes of Shenhua’s dismal 2011 campaign, we pontificated over the likelihood of Shanghai seeing a Chinese Super League championship… Read More
The excitement in the pub is unbearable this week as the dynamic duo of Bcheng and Shanghai Ultra salivate at the prospect of the most anticipated Chinese Super League season in history. But Guangzhou’s jaw-dropping feat in their… Read More
Are this Year’s “Green Samurais” the 2012 Chinese Super League Dark Horse? Shaking off 2011 The 2011 year became an unnerving saga for Hangzhou Greentown fans, most notably because home matches were bizarrely alternated between Jiaxing and Yiwu… Read More
One of the memorable stories of the 2011 Chinese Super League season was Jiangsu Sainty turning around a dreadful start to shoot up the standings with the club eventually finishing in fourth place, one spot out of the… Read More
