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Guoan kicked off it’s CFA Cup experience at Gongti Wednesday night in what was a boring match from start to finish with few interesting points to discuss, nevertheless, I press on. I was surprised by Pacheco’s approach in… Read More
BCheng and the Editor meet up for another virtual pint. In this week’s pub talk, the eccentric duo lament the state of China’s playing surfaces, and discuss the CFA cup and three big Chinese Super League games, whilst… Read More
Just the other day bcheng declared Honduran midfielder Walter Martinez‘ goal in Beijing Guoan’s 3-0 victory at Nanchang to be an early candidate for goal of the season. Here it is for you to decide for yourself. A… Read More
We’ve talked about the weirdness of the competition, but now its time to forget about that and focus on what matters most, the actual matches. The Men in Green will face off against a club from Shanghai (9-1,… Read More
Going into this final Asian Champions League (ACL) group game I had hoped for an open and attacking contest since both teams had nothing to play for. Shenhua, coming off the back of a dissapointing 0-0 draw away… Read More
3-0, 3 times in a row, 9 points, 272 minutes without giving up a goal, 2 of the 3 wins coming on the road, what more needs to be said? A lot actually. Granted this post is coming… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s managerial merry-go-round continued its ceasless spinning in the close season when the club appointed 55-year-old Xi Zhikang to the management hotseat – the club have appointed a new coach every year for the past six seasons…. Read More
This week’s pubtalk sees Bcheng and the editor meet up to discuss the Chinese Super League goings-on of the past few days and their views on the coming games this weekend. Shenhua’s fabulous late show against Shandong, Guoan… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua crashed out of the Asian Champions League (ACL) on Tuesday night after being beaten 2-0 away to Japan’s Kashima Antlers. Looking at the highlights, Shenhua didn’t do too badly, Riascos has a few decent efforts, and… Read More
This is a post I’d been thinking about for a few weeks that got a major assist from Stephen Marbury himself when he showed up at Guoan’s match a few weeks back (and has promised to go next… Read More
