国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

left corner left corner
China Daily Website

Guangzhou Evergrande ready to make major splash

Updated: 2013-02-26 07:57
By Tang Zhe ( China Daily)

With a host of Chinese national players and a high-caliber group of foreign stars, Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande is expecting to make a large impact on the AFC Champions League.

After winning the domestic league the past two seasons, the cash-rich club has added three more Chinese internationals - right winger Feng Renliang, goalkeeper Zeng Cheng and defender Zhao Peng to its already powerful lineup, boosting its squad to a total of 11 national players.

Combined with the South American trio of Argentine Dario Conca, Brazilian striker Muriqui and Paraguayan Lucas Barrios, head coach Marcello Lippi's primary mission now is to fight for the Asian title.

Evergrande boss Xu Jiayin said in 2011 that he wanted to win the AFC Champions League title within five years. He has since accelerated that goal after the team reached the quarterfinals in the past year.

Guangzhou Evergrande ready to make major splash

The Cantonese team plays Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds in a Group F opener at Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium on Tuesday. Urawa won the tournament in 2007, but is returning to the Asian competition for the first time since 2008.

To boost the morale of the Guangzhou squad, the club has retained its awards policy. The team will receive 6 million yuan ($962,700) for a win, 3 million yuan for a draw, 2 million yuan for each goal scored more than its opponent and 6 million yuan for qualifying through to the next round.

Evergrande was eliminated by Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad 5-4 on aggregate in the quarterfinals last year despite winning 2-1 in the second leg at home.

"I still feel regret about that game (the home win). We played our best game, but were knocked out of the tournament due to a lack of luck," Lippi said. "If this year we can play as well as we did in that (home) game against Ittihad, I would be full of confidence about our prospects in the tournament."

Two other Chinese clubs, Jiangsu Sainty and Guizhou Renhe, will make their debuts in the tournament.

In Group E, Chinese league runnerup Jiangsu will start its campaign on the road against South Korean champion Seoul FC. Guizhou will tackle Japanese Emperor's Cup champion Kashiwa Reysol in Group H.

Though Jiangsu has stated the Champions League is its priority this season, the absence of Romanian striker Christian Danalache, the past season's golden boot winner, will undoubtedly weaken the team's attacking power.

Meanwhile, Guizhou's lack of international experience and recent coaching reshuffle has hardly raised expectations. Moreover, new coach Gong Lei's squad will be boosted by the arrival of Zvjezdan Misimovic, captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

A fourth Chinese team, Beijing Guo'an, will face Korean FA Cup winner Pohang Steelers in Group G. The club is not likely to have an easy year on the domestic or international fronts as it has traded eight of its local players, including star Xu Liang, and has made no major signings.

tangzhe@chinadaily.com.cn

(China Daily 02/26/2013 page24)

8.03K
 
...
潞西市| 安徽省| 榆树市| 兴城市| 抚顺市| 育儿| 玉树县| 德江县| 抚州市| 扶余县| 托克逊县| 曲阳县| 宝鸡市| 县级市| 新邵县| 常州市| 南开区| 昭平县| 交口县| 玛曲县| 宁阳县| SHOW| 文昌市| 嘉善县| 甘德县| 阜南县| 太仆寺旗| 石渠县| 梅河口市| 花莲市| 常山县| 高台县| 沭阳县| 潼南县| 广灵县| 南城县| 都江堰市| 左云县| 福建省| 江口县| 深水埗区|