In the post-Jinyuan era, Shandong Taishan won the championship again after 11 years

Reporter | Wei Qingchao

After 11 years, Shandong Taishan (formerly Shandong Luneng) will finally hold the Vulcan Cup again.

On the evening of December 26, 2021 Beijing time, the second stage of the Chinese Super League continued, and Shandong Taishan faced Hebei. In the end, Shandong Taishan, who had performed well this season, continued to play strongly, defeating the opponent 2-0 and winning the Chinese Super League championship three rounds in advance.

The last time the two teams met, Shandong Taishan scored 5 goals without mercy, creating a well-known "tragedy" in the Chinese Super League this season. Before this round of matches, the Hebei team announced that many main players were absent, and Shandong Taishan won almost no suspense.

Shandong coach Hao Wei was very indifferent when interviewed: "I don't think much about winning the championship, and the result of the game itself is more important." Captain Fellaini said: "Winning is winning is winning, and we will definitely perform well." ”

After the game began, Shandong always occupied the initiative on the field, fellaini advanced a goal in the first half, and then Shandong took the initiative to slow down the pace of attack, and neither side created too many threats.

In the second half, Shandong's offensive attack was strengthened to a certain extent, but it was still mainly stable, and in the key battle to win the championship, the players had no intention of taking risks and preferred to handle the ball safely. At the end of the game, hebei team spelled out a one-knife opportunity, but was defused by the opposing goalkeeper Wang Dalei.

The Shandong team woke up like a dream, and after 1 minute, Xu Xinjiangong extended its lead. In the end, Shandong Taishan won 2-0 and successfully completed the goal of winning the championship early. At the moment when the final whistle sounded, all the Shandong team members shouted in unison, and their excitement overflowed into words.

"Ten years of drinking ice, it is difficult to cool the blood" - this is the slogan of Shandong fans before the game, and it is also the voice of countless Shandong team supporters in the past ten years.

Shandong Luneng, the predecessor of Shandong Taishan, has won the Chinese Super League championship four times, and the number of historical championships is second only to Guangzhou Evergrande and Dalian Shide. Since 2010, the strong rise of Guangzhou Evergrande has gradually reduced the Shandong team to the role of "reading with the prince".

However, this season's wage arrears crisis has broken the myth of the golden dollar in the past, including Guangzhou team (that is, Guangzhou Evergrande), Beijing Guoan and other giants, many Chinese Super League clubs, due to the difficulty of the parent company's operation, the status of players in the team is difficult to guarantee.

Therefore, the two well-run teams, Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Haigang, were previously regarded as the most potent contenders for the Chinese Super League championship, and in the direct dialogue between the two teams, Shandong Taishan won the key victory.

Sun Junhao is likely to be elected league MVP in his first season after coming to the Chinese Super League

The atmosphere in the Shandong team is united, and foreign aid and domestic players have made important contributions. South Korean foreign aid Sun Junhao scored consecutive world waves against Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Haigang to ensure the team's drumming; and Guo Tianyu's stoppage time kill against Changchun Yataishi also became the key to the team's early victory.

In addition to the league championship, coach Hao Wei recently led the team to 10 consecutive wins, and there is not much suspense in being elected the best coach of the Chinese Super League this season; and the top level that Sun Zhunhao has shown after joining the team has almost won the MVP trophy in the Chinese Super League.

Shandong Taishan's cup-winning moment will be staged at the end of the final round of the season (Changchun Yatai on January 4, 2022). Subsequently, the team will face Shanghai Harbour in the final of the FA Cup on January 9, 2022, and strive to become the double champion of Chinese football again.

The last time Shandong won a domestic top league and cup double, it was back in 1999, when Hao Wei was the team's full-back, and now he has the opportunity to make history as manager.