Tag: Dong Xuesheng

Life after Conca a bumpy road but Evergrande still on top: Mid-Season Review

The double-winning Cantonese side’s 2013 was always going to be a hard act to follow, and the departure of pivotal midfield maestro Dario Conca in the winter hasn’t made it any easier. Performances have been wildly variable over… Read More

Dong Xuesheng helps much-changed Evergrande past Shenxin

A goal from in-form striker Dong Xuesheng helped a much-changed Guangzhou Evergrande side continue their dominance of the 2014 Chinese Super League season as the reigning champions claimed a 1-0 away victory over Shanghai Shenxin. CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE… Read More

Evergrande hit full stride to beat Liaoning

“Minimum spend” or “最低消费“ has become the buzzword among fans of Guangzhou Evergrande to describe their expectations of their team in home matches over the past two seasons, where three or four goals are often seen as a… Read More

Gao Lin helps Evergrande sink 10-man Tianjin

A Gao Lin double helped Guangzhou Evergrande to a convincing 5-2 away victory over Tianjin Teda on Friday night, in a match that in which the champions twice saw their lead pegged back by the hosts. CHINESE SUPER… Read More

Elkeson shines again as Evergrande overcome Aerbin

After a string of subdued performances, Guangzhou returned to their high-scoring ways against Dalian Aerbin, though the result itself was in the balance right up until injury time. Elkeson was instrumental, scoring two and forcing the save that… Read More

CSL Round 1 Wrap: Brazilians to the rescue for Shandong and Evergrande

The Chinese Super League is back, with a full round of games getting the domestic league season underway this weekend. As ever, Wild East Football is here to keep you up to date with all the goings on… Read More

New arrivals on target as Evergrande open with a win

CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE ROUND 1 Guangzhou Evergrande 3  Renê Júnior 53′, Feng Renliang 62′, Dong Xuesheng 70′ Henan Jianye 0 Despite fielding a weakened line-up, Guangzhou Evergrande ran out comfortable winners over Henan Jianye in the second fixture… Read More

Marcello Lippi signs new three-year Guangzhou Evergrande deal

Guangzhou Evergrande stole the CFA’s thunder on Friday afternoon, announcing a three-year contract extension for manager Marcello Lippi at the same time as Alain Perrin was being unveiled as the new coach of the national team. Lippi, who… Read More