Recently, according to a number of domestic media, Shandong Taishan Football Club has officially finalized the preliminary plan for the introduction of local players in the new season. In the past season, Bi Jinhao, a local centre-back player who worked for Jilin Changchun Yatai, will join the Shandong Taishan team on loan. Barring unforeseen incidents, the 33-year-old centre-back is also looking forward to making his debut during Taishan's AFC Champions League clash with Kawasaki Frontale.
Regarding the news that Bi Jinhao Oolong joined the Taishan team, many fans from Shandong were extremely shocked by this. As we all know, the 33-year-old Bi Jinhao has suffered a heavy blow in his career, and even faced a serious dilemma of having no ball to kick. After the 2022 season officially ended, his contract with Shanghai Shenhua expired and he did not receive a renewal notice from the club. Therefore, when the new owner of the club wanted to replace the old and new players for a long time, Bi Jinhao tasted unemployment for the first time.
Thankfully, Changchun Yatai's coach Chen Yang extended an olive branch to Bi Jinhao and gave him a chance to a short-term contract. In the face of such a precious opportunity, even if he was baptized by the wind and rain in his career, Bi Jinhao was still full of fighting spirit and never chose to give up. Through unremitting efforts and perseverance, he returned to the professional stadium, this time successfully negotiated and joined the Chinese Super League giants - Shandong Taishan Football Club.
The career platform provided by Shandong Taishan for Bi Jinhao is undoubtedly a new window of opportunity with infinite possibilities. He will have the opportunity to showcase his talent and strength on a wider stage. At the same time, this contract also clearly shows the full affirmation and determination of Shandong Taishan Club for the player's personal potential and strength. They hope to give more opportunities to those who have faced setbacks in their careers, but who have still forged ahead and cherished their football dreams, so that they can regain their former glory. However, during this period, Bi Jinhao only contracted in Changchun Yatai in the form of a short contract, which undoubtedly brought him great psychological pressure and even the risk of being cancelled from the contract. Under this pressure, despite his acceptable performance, Bi Jinhao's frequency and various statistics in Yatai still do not meet the team's criteria for contract renewal. Therefore, when the end of the 2023 season arrived, Bi Jinhao had no choice but to leave Yatai and fall into unemployment again.
However, fate always seems to like to joke. After experiencing the turmoil of unemployment, Bi Jinhao's career miraculously ushered in a turnaround. Under the recommendation and guidance of his mentor Cui Kangxi, Bi Jinhao has become the preferred signing target of Shandong Taishan in the 2024 season. As early as when he was the coach of Beijing Guoan, Cui Kangxi praised Bi Jinhao's personal ability. After careful observation, Choi Kang-hee decided that Bi Jinhao was more suitable for the center position. As a result, Bi Jinhao was adjusted from the original central defender position to a center forward.
Opportunity always favors those who are well prepared, and this sentence has been most appropriately interpreted in Bi Jinhao. On the road to a new starting point in life, he is not afraid of difficulties and challenges, and always maintains his indomitable will. It is precisely because of Bi Jinhao's various efforts and painstaking cultivation in private that he quickly opened a new chapter in his career after switching to an offensive role. Whenever Shenhua fell into a stalemate in a match, he always stepped up appropriately and played a key role in turning the tide. Under the careful assistance and guidance of Cui Kangxi, Bi Jinhao has performed extremely well in both the Chinese Super Football League and the AFC Champions League in a single season.
This inspirational story warns the majority of young friends that no matter what kind of difficulties and tribulations we encounter in life, as long as we have firm faith and determination to work tirelessly, we will have the strength to overcome obstacles and achieve a leapfrog leap in personal growth. Bi Jinhao's experience in Changchun Yatai is a vivid example, he not only stopped because of the pressure brought by the short-term contract, but also did not have a negative and decadent mood due to being unemployed again. On the contrary, he seized every opportunity, and with the recommendation of his mentor and his own efforts, he finally succeeded in achieving a magnificent transformation in his career. At the same time, the story also teaches us that the key to seizing opportunities is to be well prepared. It was precisely because of Bi Jinhao's quiet efforts and reserves in the previous years that he quickly reached a new peak in his career after transforming into an attacking center.
From a deeper level of analysis, Taishan Football Club head coach Choi Kang-hee's preference and expectations for the player Bi Jinhao undoubtedly shows the South Korean coach's high affirmation and expectation of Bi Jinhao's ability. During next season, the Taishan team will face the challenge of many major competitions such as the league and the Asian Champions League, so Choi Kang-hee feels that the team urgently needs to bring in strong newcomers who can adapt and play a role quickly to strengthen the team. It just so happens that Bi Jinhao is such an excellent player with extremely high combat power, and his addition will bring a significant and direct improvement to the team.
In particular, Bi Jinhao is not only a strong player, but also an all-round player, who can play two crucial roles as a centre-back and striker with his high-level performances. These two roles are precisely the positions that the current Taishan team urgently needs to strengthen and supplement. Therefore, Bi Jinhao is fortunate to be the first choice for the first batch of local players in the Taishan team's 2024 plan. What we hope is that after officially joining the Taishan team, Bi Jinhao can show his extraordinary competitive strength and talent as soon as possible. We have reason to believe that he will live up to the trust and expectations of head coach Choi Kang-hee, and will definitely show his strength to the team in the future schedule.
Although the Taishan team will be under pressure from the two major battlefields of the domestic league and the Asian Champions League, we firmly believe that under the excellent command of coach Choi Kang-hee, the team has the strength and confidence to overcome difficulties and cope with challenges. Not only that, the addition of Bi Jinhao has undoubtedly injected more strength and depth into the team, and also made the Taishan team more confident in the face of more severe games in the future. On the whole, the addition of Bi Jinhao is definitely a perfect deal with far-reaching significance for the Taishan team. We look forward to seeing him reach his full potential and provide more goals and assists for the team as the new season begins." At the same time, we also firmly believe that he will be firmly among the core main lineups of the Taishan team in the next Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League, and win higher honors and victories for the team than last year.