Therefore, the Taishan team generally makes up for the biggest shortcoming of the team's lack of good central defenders through reinforcements. In the past many seasons, Taishan Club has indeed introduced many of the top foreign center-backs that Shandong fans are familiar with.
Bassin, who played for the team in the 2005-2007 season, was definitely the dinghai god needle on the shandong team's defender line at that time. The Bulgarian defender not only has a superb defensive ability, but he is also quite good at long-range shooting and free kicks.
The combination of Bassin and Shu Chang is the best in Shandong's history, and the outstanding performance of these two players in the defender line also helped the team win the second double in the club's history in the 2006 season.
After Bassin left the team, Luneng brought in foreign centre-back Sicello. The Venezuelan big man is not only good at competing for the header, but also has excellent defensive awareness and card slot ability.
Soon after joining Luneng, Sicchero became the nucleus of the team's backline. It can be said that Sicicello's excellent performance in the Shandong team's defender line is one of the most critical factors for Shandong to win the championship this season.
After Sicchero, McGovern, who was introduced by the Luneng team, was also a key gentleman in the team's defender line. In the final of the 2014 FA Cup, the Australian defender received a header assist from goalkeeper Wang Dalei who rushed into the box in the second reading stage before the end of the match, and scored a goal that killed Jiangsu, helping Shandong win the FA Cup this season.
In the 2016 season, Shandong fell into an unprecedented trough, and the addition of Brazilian defender Gil changed the long-standing problem of the team's poor defense this season. Jill, who is physically strong, not only has a strong ability to fight, but also has a very good foot technique, and when fighting with opponents' strikers, Jill is often able to win in the end.
What is even more valuable is that Gill's defensive action is very clean, and he has never received a red card in his 3 and a half seasons with Shandong. Coupled with his rare injuries, gill has done almost full attendance in Shandong after 3 and a half seasons.
After Gill, the best foreign defender introduced by the Shandong team is undoubtedly Jia Desong. Although he has only joined The Taishan for half a season, Judson has undoubtedly become the first contributor to the Taishan team to win the double title this season.
In the second stage of the Chinese Super League, in 2 key matches between Taishan and Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Haigang, Jia Desong's consecutive goals helped Taishan lay the foundation for winning the championship in one fell swoop.
In the final of the FA Cup, it was Judsson's "Flying Immortal" goal that helped Tarzan win 1-0 over Harbor and once again lifted the FA Cup championship trophy.
It can be said that the introduction of Jia Desong by the Taishan team this season is undoubtedly the most successful reinforcement, and its cost performance even exceeds that of foreign aid Sun Zhunhao. Therefore, many Shandong fans have also been calling on Taishan Club to renew Jia Desong's contract so that the Fu will continue to stay in Shandong in the future.
According to the latest news recently released on social media by Pedro Sepúlveda, a well-known Sports Journalist in Portugal, Tarzan Club will officially buy out Judsson's contract from the Portimão Club in the Portuguese Premier League and sign a 4-year long contract with him.
After Taishan won this season's Chinese Super League double, it will successfully renew his contract with Judsson, which can be described as "three joys" for Taishan Club. Here, we would also like to wish Judsson the same outstanding performance next season as this season, helping Taishan to achieve better results in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League.