Narrowly defeated Wuhan Three Towns away, Shandong Taishan has achieved a good record of 4 wins and 1 draw in the last five games. With 21 points, it ranks 5th in the standings, with a 6-point gap with Shanghai Shenhua at the top of the table, and still retains the hope of competing for the championship.
Compared with the beginning of the season, the recent form of the Taishan team can be described as a strong rebound. However, the fans are not too satisfied with the team's performance: the results have met expectations, why is the process so struggling?
The doubts of the fans are normal, and they also see the main contradictions of the team. However, it ignores a very important point, that is, the current Shandong Taishan team is not the strong team that everyone is familiar with. It is the Taishan team that is riddled with diseases, internal and external troubles.
Why are the top four teams playing so consistently? A large part of the reason is that the five foreign aid policies are used relatively well, and the quality is relatively high, and there is basically no waste. And this, Shandong Taishan is very embarrassed, from the beginning of the season to the present, an average of two foreign aid starters per game, Zeka, Pato has been absent for a long time, Judson is still a glass physique.
In addition, the main domestic players have basically been injured all over the place, so it is rare for the team to have such a performance.
Here, we have to mention Choi Kang-hee's arrangement and control of the team, which is indeed admirable. In addition to the injury problem, the Taishan team also has the problem of share reform, which once seriously affected the morale of the team.
Even so, the team continued to push forward with all their might under pressure. And it is currently in the first group, maintaining the hope of competing for the title.
The long season has tested the consistency of the team, and now that the season is just over a third of the way, there are more uncertainties waiting for the team in the future.
However, if Shandong Taishan still wants to have some ideas on the issue of the league title, then the upcoming summer transfer window must be fully prepared.
The club must solve the problem of share reform as soon as possible, after all, the team has a stable capital investment, which is the guarantee of performance and the long-term way.
On the issue of recruitment, Mr. Chen, a well-known football media platform, is also a famous member of the Taishan team, said frankly that this summer, the team can no longer stick to the back position, and other positions should also be considered.
Pure back waist is basically not needed, Li Yuanyi, Huang Zhengyu and Liao Lisheng can solve this problem. When Zeka returned, the midfielders were the more urgent talent the team needed.
Kazaishvili prefers to play on the left, while Zeka returns as a stumping centre-forward, and Cressan is able to settle down beside him and no longer run back and forth. Therefore, an all-round forward similar to Moisés is even more important.
It can be organized, and it can also go up and down. can not only solve the problems on the offensive end, but also form a good echo with Li Yuanyi on the defensive end.
If the team is bent on developing Gaddashvili into a good striker, then the foreign reinforcement can also be placed at central defender. The reason why I think this way is mainly due to the fact that even if the team can't play an ideal offensive routine in the frontcourt, it must stabilize the defensive situation, and although Judson has good ability, no one can stand his injuries every once in a while.
Taking a step back, even if the team doesn't want Judson anymore, it is a precautionary move to deploy a new centre-back with good ability in advance.
Therefore, this summer for the Tarzan team, the first focus can be on the midfield, but it cannot be limited to that. Attacking and defending well-rounded midfielders, as well as qualified centre-backs, are the main targets to choose from.
In the second half of the season, the pressure on Shandong Taishan will be even greater, in addition to the Chinese Super League, there is also the FA Cup, and the AFC Champions League Classic. At present, there is only one front of the Chinese Super League, which has already made the team anxious, if the summer window does not make strong adjustments, then the situation of the Taishan team will further deteriorate, and even the phenomenon of the four major empty.
For the fans and Cui Kangxi, they can only sigh helplessly.