After the Spring Festival holiday, the domestic three-tier league clubs have resumed work, the first priority in preparing for the new season is to improve the lineup, reinforcements are the main channels, many teams have appeared in the assembly team of new faces, the promotion of the horse on the need for reinforcements is greater, so the action is faster, especially in the three towns of Wuhan, internal and external assistance are supplemented, which also makes the Champions Shandong Taishan represented by the Chinese Super League team feel the pressure, certainly not to be left behind, as far as possible to supplement the lineup is also the best way to maintain competitiveness.
As the double champion of the 2021 season, the main task of Shandong Taishan's new season is to defend the title, but during the winter window, Taishan was poached by the opponent, and last year's champion Xu Xin reported the news of switching to Shanghai Harbor 3 weeks ago, and it was also confirmed by a number of media people.
It is not difficult to see that Tarzan is missing a general in the midfield position. Although Fellaini, Sun Zhunhao, and Moises are all there, it is not enough to rely on foreign aid alone, so it is imperative to find a player with the same strength as Xu Xin to supplement the midfield lineup and provide Hao Wei with more personnel options.
According to local media in Shandong, just 3 weeks after losing Xu Xin, Taishan has locked in a new target. Since the contract expired in October last year, Guangzhou midfielder Liao Lisheng has not renewed his contract, leaving the team fait accompli, but Liao Lisheng did not rush to find the next home, although there are teams that hope to introduce, but also in negotiations, did not expect that this process came to the olive branch of the Chinese Super League champion, it should be said that Xu Xin's departure has played a role in promoting the above transfer. The 28-year-old Liao Lisheng has performed eye-catchingly since his transfer to Guangzhou in 2013, and he was also called up by the Chinese men's football team, making four appearances.
In the 2021 season, Guangzhou team is full of difficulties, Liao Lisheng does not give up, played 17 times in the season, contributed 1 goal and 2 assists, played an obvious role in the back position, contributed 26 steals and 27 interceptions, became the main contributor to the guangzhou team to win the third place, from the performance point of view is not worse than Xu Xin. Of course, after joining the new team, how much effect Liao Lisheng can bring to Taishan needs to be tested by the competition.