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szdaily -> Sports -> 
CSL teams hope to stop dominant Guangzhou
    2018-03-02  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE spending may have slowed, but world-renowned coaches such as Fabio Capello and Manuel Pellegrini and players like Hulk and Javier Mascherano have the same objective in the 2018 Chinese Super League (CSL) that kicks off Friday — to stop Guangzhou Evergande from winning an eighth consecutive title.

Guangzhou may not be as dominant as in the past. The team has struggled to replace influential midfielder Paulinho, who left for Barcelona in August. In 2018 Asian Champions League games so far, Guangzhou is the only one of four Chinese teams without a win.

Fabio Cannavaro is under pressure in his second spell as coach at the club.

Shanghai SIPG finished second in 2017 and could be Guangzhou’s closest challenger again. Much depends on star striker Hulk, who scored 26 goals in 2017, in his first full season.

Shanghai also has a new coach after Andre Villas-Boas resigned to participate in the Dakar Rally with fellow Portuguese Vitor Pereira ready for the challenge of delivering Shanghai’s first title.

The biggest name arrival is Mascherano. The midfielder joined Hebei China Fortune from Barcelona to link up with fellow Argentine international Ezequiel Lavezzi. Under former Real Madrid coach Pellegrini, Hebei is also chasing a first title.

Chinese businessman Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Yifang could be another challenger after it bought Yannick Carrasco and Nicolas Gaitan from Spanish league side Atletico Madrid. The side won CSL promotion from China League One at the end of last season as the division winner under Spanish coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro.

With Tianjin, which finished third last season with Brazilian star Alexandre Pato and Belgian international Axel Witsel in the mix as well as Beijing Guoan, Guangzhou could have a fierce fight to take title No. 8.

(SD-Agencies)

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