According to the news of Niu Zhiming, a reporter from Tai'an Daily, it is expected that the Shandong Taishan team will refocus around January 12 next year to start preparations for the new season.
After playing the final match of the AFC Champions League group stage with Yokohama Mariners, Shandong Taishan's long season has finally come to an end, and the whole team has entered the holiday. Reporter Niu Zhiming learned that the players of the Taishan team have been given a vacation of about a month, and they are expected to refocus around January 12 next year to prepare for the new season.
For the Taishan team, training and reinforcement during the winter break is also a key. At the beginning of this month, the Taishan team conducted a week-long training camp in South Korea and completed the physical reserve, which is also the first step of winter training. In 2024, Shandong Taishan's first official match will be the AFC Champions League 1/8 final in mid-February (February 13 or 14), when the team's new squad will also be unveiled.
However, the four internationals of the Taishan team only have a short break, Liu Binbin, Liu Yang, Wang Dalei and Chen Pu will participate in the training camp of the national football team to prepare for the Asian Cup, and will report to the national team on the 17th.
In terms of new signings, the Taishan team has a month to determine the introduction of domestic and foreign reinforcements for the new season, and their integration and run-in are also very important. From the point of view of time, Cui Kangxi set aside a month for the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals to prepare for the run-in.