媒體人認為海港本土球員如若沒有重要引援，將在明年開始落後於申花和泰山

In the elite Asian Champions League group stage, Shanghai SIPG lost 1-3 to Kawasaki Frontale. Commentator Pan Weili believes that the biggest problem for SIPG is the lack of quality local players, which has led to a vicious cycle of no rotation in the team. In terms of local players, unless they make important signings, SIPG will fall behind Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Luneng next year. However, as long as their foreign players are in good shape, SIPG will still be a contender for the Chinese Super League title.

Let's talk about today's match. SIPG started the game with only three foreign players plus Jiang Guangtai, with local players rotating in and out, which can be considered a semi-main lineup. This season, I have been saying that SIPG's strength in the Chinese Super League is based on having all five foreign players available throughout the year, plus the quality of their local players like Wu Lei and Jiang Guangtai. With 7 out of 11 starting players having the level of foreign players, they can easily defeat most teams.

However, as time goes on, the biggest problem for SIPG is the lack of quality local players, which has led to a vicious cycle of no rotation in the team. Important supplements to the attack like Lu Wenjun and Li Shenglong have only scored 1 goal combined this season. The midfield has long been dominated by the two foreign players, Xu Xin and Yang Shiyuan, who can no longer carry the team. In addition, there are veterans like Cai Huikang and Zhang Linpeng who have been half abandoned, unreliable center-back Wei Zhen, and young players like Bao Shimeng who are not ready for big responsibilities. Almost every time SIPG rotates their squad, accidents occur.

In terms of local players, if SIPG doesn't make important signings, they will fall behind Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Luneng next year. However, as long as their foreign players are in good shape, they will still be a contender for the Chinese Super League title. The only major variable is the future of Oscar. As the team's core for eight years, it will be difficult to find a replacement of the same caliber if he leaves.

As for the Asian Champions League, the current format allows 12 teams to advance to the knockout stage from the group stage, so there is a lot of room for error. I believe SIPG will have no problem advancing to the knockout stage. Whether they can go further will depend on whether Oscar stays or not.