As the double winner of the Chinese Super League last season, Shandong Taishan's goal this season remains unchanged, or to compete for the Chinese Super League championship + FA Cup. In the current Chinese Super League teams, shandong Taishan's player configuration is still a giant reserve. During the winter break, although Xu Xin transferred to join the championship-winning rival Shanghai Haigang for personal reasons, Shandong Taishan did not idle, but introduced Liao Lisheng of the Guangzhou team to reinforce.
Moreover, the Shandong Taishan team also has new reinforcements in terms of foreign aid. Not only did he buy out Last season's champion Judsson, but he also bought centre-forward Kresan from the Portuguese Super League for a transfer fee of 1 million euros. Born in 1996, Cressan, whose height reached 1.9 meters, his joining can make up for Pele's departure and Guo Tianyu's temporary stay in the ocean. Moreover, he played 28 times in the Portuguese Premier League last season, with 7 goals and 2 assists.
At 5 p.m. today, Shandong Taishan's new foreign striker Kleissan posted a photo on his personal social media, saying that he was already on his way to the club to report. With the return of Cressan, all the players of Shandong Taishan this season have arrived at the team, and fellaini, Sun Zhunhao, Moises and Jia Desong have already followed the team to train and prepare.
This season's Shandong Taishan team does not seem to have much personnel change, but this Chinese Super League giants have absorbed a number of international-level players in the transfer period of the last two seasons, such as Ji Xiang, Shi Ke, Liao Lisheng, plus the team's own international players, such as Liu Binbin, Wu Xinhan, Jin Jingdao, Duan Liu Yu, Liu Yang, Zheng Zheng and other players. It is no exaggeration to say that Shandong Taishan's international team has at least 10 or more players, belonging to the club with the most abundant reserves of players in the Chinese Super League.
From the perspective of the team's lineup reserves alone, Shandong Taishan crushed opponents of the same level. However, it is still difficult to compete for the double title in the new season. First of all, the Chinese Super League in the tournament system does not look at points, but compares the results of direct dialogue between two teams. Secondly, this season, teams such as Shanghai Seaport, Wuhan Three Towns, and Beijing Guoan are all in good order, which is stronger than last season. Finally, there is the influence of objective factors.
However, judging from the past record of Shandong Taishan, even if it faces many strong opponents this season, the possibility of defending the Chinese Super League is still very large, and the hope of winning the FA Cup is also very large. After all, for the players in Taishan, Shandong, the team does not have the problem of unpaid wages, and the players can do their best in the game without the interference of too many off-field factors. Coupled with a strong reserve of players, Shandong Taishan should defend his title.