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It was a great opening day to the Chinese Super League’s 2012 season, something a lot of fans were waiting many months for. Things were anti-climatic in Shanghai, but there was plenty to get excited about elsewhere, with… Read More
Season Opener: Ice Breaker Match Stays Cool in Hangzhou On a cool and hazy afternoon Hangzhou Greentown opened its 2012 Chinese Super League campaign with a cagey 0-0 tie against Qingdao Jonoon. The match, which marked the return to… Read More
Despite this being the first game to kickoff the 2012 season, it didn’t have the first goal of the season (that honor goes to Ricardo of Dalian Shide). Perhaps it was due to the chill in the air… Read More
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
