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For the fifth time this season, local hero Cao Yunding came off the bench to score a result-changing goal as Shanghai Shenhua beat a stubborn Henan Construction 2-1 on Friday night. The pint-sized creative midfielder came on in… Read More
A busy week in the pub in this edition, looking back at what happened last week, as Ultra voices disgust at Shenhua, and there’s disappointment the men from Nanjing couldn’t keep the pressure up on Evergrande. The relegation… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua have been CSL news central this year, from the high publicity signings of Drogba, Anelka and Giovanni Moreno, to the managerial merry-go-round with Jean Tigana, Anelka and Sergio Batista, and the odd world of the Shenhua… Read More
Didier Drogba was so infuriated with his team-mates lack-luster display in Shenhua’s 1-1 derby draw with Shanghai Shenxin on Saturday that he smashed a wooden locker in frustration, according to local media reports. The match, saw Shenhua take… Read More
Despite a competent first half performance which saw a fine Didier Drogba goal, Shanghai Shenhua endured an absolutely dreadful second 45 showing to barely escape with their 10-match unbeaten run intact in a 1-1 draw with Shanghai Shenxin… Read More
Sand gets everywhere and indeed it’s made it into the pub this week – Guangzhou Evergrande are just back from an ACL defeat in Saudi and Shenhua head down to Jinshan district for a seaside Shanghai derby. These… Read More
It’s Shanghai Derby time again. Our resident fan’s-eye preview is looking forward to a game which can’t fail to be more entertaining than its reverse fixture. Last Time Out After all the speculation, Shenhua’s full foreign legion was… Read More
First-ever goals from Zhang Kaimu and Bai Jiazhun were the order of the day as Shanghai Shenhua cruised to a 3-0 win over Liaoning at Hongkou Stadium on Saturday night. It was the first game in three weeks… Read More
The lads are glad to get back to CSL action this week, but not before discussing the Chinese national team’s latest calamity. Who was to blame? Fingers are pointed in the direction of the CFA. Injured internationals are… Read More
Your intrepid fan’s-eye preview tries to wilfully ignore the news (or lack thereof) emenating from Hongkou and focus on a chance to return to winning ways. Last Time Out The last full round of CSL fixtures was played… Read More
