On the evening of December 26, Beijing time, Shandong Taishan defeated Hebei 2-0, 10 points ahead of the second-place Guangzhou team, thus winning the championship in advance with only 3 rounds left in the league! This is the fifth top league title in the history of Shandong Taishan (Luneng), and for this title, Shandong fans have waited for 11 years. Finally, at the end of 2021, just a few days away from 2022, Shandong fans can proudly shout out: the championship will eventually return to Taishan!
Before this game, there was news that many players in hebei team had "boycotted", so the outside world agreed that Shandong Taishan's victory over the opponent was just a show of hands. However, the Hebei team that sent the "Youth Army" did not raise their hands to surrender, they played a good level, and the tenacious defense made Shandong Taishan once invincible.
At this time, the player who stood up and led Shandong Taishan to open the door to victory was no one else, it was the former Guangzhou Evergrande player who was only introduced this season - Xu Xin. Xu Xin participated in instigating Shandong Taishan's first goal and scored the second goal (one goal was blown to no avail).
In the 20th minute of the game, the Hebei players made a mistake in breaking the siege, Xu Xin got the ball, a beautiful turn, and the trend was directly plugged to Jin Jingdao. Jin Jingdao's cross was saved by the Hebei goalkeeper, just fell in front of Fellaini's body, only to see Fellaini's right foot slap, the football into the net, Shandong Taishan 1-0 lead!
In the 82nd minute of the game, Shandong Taishan was unable to score the second goal, and at this time it was Xu Xin who stood up. Shandong Taishan kicked a free kick in front of the field to form a combination, Jin Jingdao passed the ball into the Hebei team penalty area, Fellaini a Taishan pressed top, but unfortunately was saved by the Hebei team goalkeeper, but Xu Xin astutely made up the ball into the net, Shandong Taishan 2-0 laid the victory!
I have to say that Xu Xin is really a "lucky general" of Shandong Taishan, he transferred from Guangzhou (Evergrande) this season, did not spend a penny on Shandong Taishan, and only needed an annual salary of 5 million, which is a very cost-effective "deal", and it is also the best reinforcement of Shandong Taishan this season (Sun Zhunhao is also very good, but it costs a transfer fee).
The Chinese Super League championship won in Shandong Taishan is not the first one won by Xu Xin, he has already won 3 (2016, 2017, 2019) during the Guangzhou Evergrande period, but this championship is definitely xu Xin's most "participatory" one. Because Xu Xin has always been a substitute player during the Guangzhou Evergrande period, he has played few times; in Taishan, Shandong, Xu Xin is a solid main player and a "protagonist" who plays no less than any player in the championship-winning lineup.
Xu Xin has made 19 league appearances for Shandong Taishan this season, including 17 starts, averaging 65 minutes per game and contributing 3 goals and 2 assists. Don't look at Xu Xin's data is not very gorgeous, but each one is crucial for Shandong Taishan, and it can be said that it is worth thousands of gold. Now think about it, Xu Xin's decision to leave Guangzhou Evergrande is the right one, and I hope that he can continue to make his own contributions for Shandong Taishan, and become the strongest midfielder in the national football team in the future!