After winning last season's Chinese Super League double, Shandong Taishan also qualified for direct promotion to next season's AFC Champions League. After many years, entering the AFC Champions League again is an incentive for Shandong Taishan, and it also brings a lot of pressure to the team.
Because next season Taishan will enter the league, cup and AFC Champions League three-tier mode, which undoubtedly brings a lot of tests to Taishan's players and coaches.
For the current Taishan team, if they want to play both domestic and international games next season, they must strengthen the team. Judging from the current staffing of the team, the most important thing that the Taishan team needs to strengthen at present is the forward line.
Recently, there have also been many foreign strikers and Taishan team rumors, such as K League Jeju United's South Korean goalscorer Zhu Minkui, Suwon Samsung's South African high school striker Wildevik, and Senegalese striker Mdiane, who once played for Tianjin Teda.
Although the technical characteristics of these foreign aid forwards are more suitable for Taishan's tactical play, they can only be regarded as gossip foreign aides who are connected with The Taishan team, and whether they can really join the team is still very difficult to say.
Judging from the tactical play method formulated by Hao Wei for the team, the front line of the Taishan team still needs a forward with speed, outstanding dribbling ability and strong shooting ability, and the Brazilian shooter Guedes, who once played for The Taishan team, is very in line with these requirements.
Therefore, many Shandong fans have also been calling for the 2020 FA Cup Golden Boot to return to Taishan next season. After Taishan won the Chinese Super League championship in the early three rounds last season, Guedes posted congratulations on social media for the first time, which also made many Shandong fans see the hope of Xiaoge's return to the team.
However, a recent news release by Guedes on social media may have disappointed fans. Recently, Guedes released his new jersey for Corinthians at INS, which is numbered 9.
As we all know, in the vast majority of teams, the number 9 represents the most central position of the team's front line. The club's ability to give Guedes such an important shirt number also shows that they have high hopes for the future of the small grid.
Apparently, Guedes also liked the number representing the team's main force, so he made his new jersey number public for the first time, which showed his determination to stay in Corinthians. Therefore, Guedes's return to the Tarzan team next season can only be regarded as a good wish of some fans, and it is too difficult to achieve.
Although Guedes could not return, Shandong fans still sent him blessings and hoped that he could have a good performance in the Bajia league in the future.
As we all know, Guedes had some unpleasant experiences when he terminated his contract with Tarzan last year. But the two sides still resolved the contradictions between them, and finally broke up amicably after consultation, and the generous Shandong fans did not ignore Guedes, resulting in too much resentment.
Compared with Guedes, another player who terminated his contract with Taishan was spurned by many Shandong fans, and he was because he wanted to transfer to Xu Xin, who has recently become a focus figure for Harbor.
The reason why Shandong fans are so reluctant to see Xu Xin is mainly because he does not know how to be grateful. After being abandoned by Evergrande last year, Taishan Club extended an olive branch to Xu Xin. At the end of the season, the club also offered Xu Xin a contract extension with a maximum salary.
However, under the heavy financial temptation of the Harbor Club, Xu Xin refused to renew his contract with Taishan and chose to join the harbor to give more money. This ungrateful behavior is the fuse that triggers the dissatisfaction of Shandong fans with him.
Judging from the current situation, Xu Xin's departure from Shandong to join the seaport is basically a foregone conclusion. But this is not a loss for the Tarzan team. After all, there are still many good local midfielders to choose from in China, and Xu Xin is not the real core player of the Taishan team.
So, giving up a player who has no sense of belonging and making the team more cohesive is a "blessing for the Tarzan team", right?