Yesterday, in the CSL, Shanghai SIPG beat Nantong Zhiyun 8-1. In this match, SIPG’s foreign player Gustavo scored 2 goals and 1 assist, bringing his league goals to 18. Currently, Wu Lei is in the lead of the CSL top scorers list with 23 goals. After the match, media personality Mickey Rabbit-Liu Shi Si confirmed the Brazilian striker’s strength on his social media.
Media personality Mickey Rabbit-Liu Shi Si wrote: “Gustavo has unknowingly scored 18 goals in this season’s CSL, closely behind Wu Lei. Originally thought he was a tactical center forward, assisting Wu Lei in winning the CSL Golden Boot, but unexpectedly he became the biggest competitor. A very rare point about Gustavo is that his running range is very large, he’s very active in defending, he provides a lot of confrontation, and at the same time, his scoring efficiency in front of goal is also very high, which brings great tactical value. It can even be said that he supports SIPG’s current attack and defense conversion system, and he is a very important anchor player.”
In addition, the media personality added: “There is a good phenomenon in SIPG, that is, when a player makes a mistake, his teammates will do their best to make up for it. For example, in the first half, Wu Lei made a mistake, and Oscar made a crucial tackle to clear the ball in front of the penalty area. Even though Wu Lei’s form was not very good in this match, he still scored 1 goal and 2 assists. This is because in a successful system, players can maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Wu Lei is also playing at a very high level in such an environment. Compared to Gustavo, he is the most sacrificial among the foreign players. His significance and value to the team are very large. At the same time, he has very good confrontation ability. Any system team that relies on awareness and technology will definitely need such a running center forward. He is truly a rare find.”
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