Beating Shenhua 2-0, Taishan advanced to the FA Cup final for five consecutive years, aiming for the eighth FA Cup title in the team's history. Throughout the game, without Fellaini, Judson and Cressan as substitutes, the Taishan team's positional attack efficiency was very low, and it was not until the last 20 minutes that they broke through the Shenhua goal. To the disadvantage of the Taishan team, Cressan will miss the final if he is sent off with a red card for his uncalm actions, which will test Hao Wei's ability to line up the troops.
In the last three FA Cups, due to the serious disorganization of Wuhan Three Towns and Shanghai Shenhua, Shandong Taishan has not been tested much. In the two-legged match against Three Towns, Malcom, Davidson, Stanciu, Edmilson, Wallace 5 foreign aides, plus the foreign coaching team all had an early holiday, and the Taishan team won 6-1 on aggregate in the two legs to advance. In a single match with Shenhua, Shenhua not only fought in the whole Chinese class, but also only three veteran players, Eddie, Sun Shilin, and Bai Jiajun, fought with most of the U21 youngsters, and the overall strength gap was very obvious.
In the game, the Taishan team in the absence of Fellaini, Guo Tianyu two high school forwards, the position attack efficiency is very low, whether it is the penetration of the center, or the side of the single breakthrough, it is difficult to create difficulties for the Shenhua defense line, the entire first half of the team did not have a decent attack and shot, slow heat has become the common problem of the Taishan team for many years. In the second half, Hao Wei successively replaced Chen Pu, Ji Xiang, and Cressan to strengthen the attack, and the threatening attacks and shots gradually increased, and finally won with goals from Song Long and Moises.
After eliminating Shanghai Shenhua, Shandong Taishan reached the final of the FA Cup for five consecutive years, and will impact the 8th FA Cup championship trophy in the team's history. In the final, Shandong Taishan will face the winner between Zhejiang and Shanghai Port. From the current situation, the status and performance of the Taishan team's foreign aid will determine the fate of the team. Some time ago, Fellaini, Cressan, and Judson missed consecutive team training, and only Moisés and Son Junhao remained healthy. In the semifinals with Shenhua, Fellaini and Judson still missed the squad. In the final, Cressan was suspended because of a red card, which will have a huge impact on the Taishan team. Since Moisés and Son Junhao will fight fiercely with their opponents in midfield, it is still unknown who will take on the task of destroying the city on the front line, and Hao Wei needs to consider it carefully.
Due to the failure to defend their title in the Chinese Super League, the Taishan team urgently need the FA Cup winner to give the team and fans an explanation. Objectively speaking, this season, Shandong Taishan suffered a large number of personnel injuries, coupled with the suspension punishment of Zheng Zheng, Shi Ke, Wang Dalei and so on, and failed to continue the pace of winning streaks due to "severe cold" in the sprint stage. However, the failure to win in the two legs against Wuhan Three Towns, coupled with the losses to Shanghai Shenhua, Cangzhou Lions, Chengdu Rongcheng and other matches, made fans have different views on Hao Wei's coaching ability.
In several positions where the Taishan team is relatively weak, Hao Wei's employment effect is indeed not ideal. The left-back position allowed Liu Yang to dominate continuously during Song Long's injury, but he made many mistakes and did not perform well. In the back position, Liao Lisheng never found his best condition, and let Ji Xiang make a cameo appearance after being injured midway, and also failed to play an effect at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In addition, Guo Tianyu was completely lost when he returned from the ocean, and although Hao Wei gave him many opportunities, he never helped him regain his feelings. The FA Cup final will once again test Hao Wei's command ability in key battles, and I am afraid that it will also determine Hao Wei's future to a certain extent.