A few days ago, Shandong Taishan's big name center back Jadason confirmed on social media platforms that he will officially return to the AFC Champions League knockout stage and the new Chinese Super League season. Jadson's news also reassured many Luneng fans, as there were previous media reports that the foreign center back would be replaced. The media quoted South Korean media reports that Jadson would be replaced by veteran South Korean international Kim Young-gwon.
For this, many Shandong fans are incredulous. Since, Jadason has been playing well in the game since he joined Taishan in the 2021 season. Whenever Taishan encountered a stalemate in a game, Jia Desong would be the first to step up and put on a show to save the day. Jadason naturally contributed greatly to Taishan's double win in the 2021 season in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Cup.
Therefore, in this case, Jadason is highly recognized by Shandong fans. Jadason is a center back who can attack and defend well. He can not only perform well in the defensive end, but also complete the good play of grabbing points and breaking the door in the offensive end. However, Jadson has exposed the attributes of a glass man in these two seasons, as he often takes a break while playing three games. Additionally, Jadson is not good at emotion management and earned many aces last season.
For this reason, Shandong fans hope that Jadason can restrain his emotions and put all his energy into the soccer game. In addition, the rumor about Kim Young-gwon joining Taishan should be a rumor made out of nothing by the Korean media. Kim Young-Gwon was also a world-class center back at his peak and performed well while playing for Evergrande. Kim made great contributions in both the Chinese Super League and the Asian Championship.
However, Kim is now an outdated veteran and his form and performance is certainly not as good as that of Jadson. Jadson is familiar with Luneng's technical and tactical rhythm and can play with his teammates. To sum up, the rumor of Jadson leaving Luneng some time ago is not credible. Jadason hopes to go far in the AFC Champions League knockout rounds and try to help Taishan beat Kawasaki to reach the quarter-finals.
