Recently, Shandong Taishan's core foreign aid Moises shared a photo with three teammates on social media and wrote: "It's coming to an end, the last time spent together." There is no doubt that this is the announcement of Moises' departure from the team, making many Shandong fans feel sad and regretful. Because Moises was an indispensable player for Taishan, which can be seen in the FA Cup final between Taishan and Shenhua. In the previous important match between Taishan and Shanghai SIPG, Moises committed a serious foul and was directly sent off with a red card.
Subsequently, the CFA imposed an additional penalty on Moises, resulting in his inability to play in the FA Cup final between Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Shenhua. Due to the lack of Moises' linking and passing in front of the field, Taishan was unable to organize a threatening attack. As a result, the team lost 0-1 to Shenhua and could not win the 2023 AFC Cup. In this regard, many Shandong fans realized the importance of Moises to the Taishan team.
Why can't Shandong fans understand this? Everyone knows that Moises is essential for Taishan, but the team is reluctant to continue signing him. It is true that Moises' performance at Luneng this season has declined compared to last season. However, Moises' role and stats are definitely better than Pato, who Cui Kangxi brought in from the Indonesian league. Pato joined Taishan with the name of Indonesian Golden Boot, but his performance and stats were very mediocre.
In Taishan's offensive system, Pato is considered a relatively insignificant player who rarely shows decisive performance in the game. If Luneng fans had to choose between Pato and Moises, they would choose the latter without hesitation. Moises has been a steady contributor of goals and assists in almost every season since joining Taishan, and he was a player who was instrumental in the team's double win in the Chinese Super League and AFC Cup in the 2021 season. So why did Taishan boss Choi Kang-hee prefer to keep Pato and let go of Moises, a core player? There could be two reasons.
First, Moises is relatively old. Moises was born in '88 and is 35 years old, he is past his professional peak. Moyses does not meet the goal of Taishan's team to replace the old with the new, and there is a problem of sticking the ball and shooting in the offense. Secondly, Moises' annual salary is very high. Moyses joined Taishan before the end of the Chinese Super League's golden dollar soccer, and his annual salary is very high. Taishan thought that after sending Moises away, they could save salary space and use it to buy two high-level foreigners. Summarizing the above, Taishan decided to insist on sending Moises away. Luneng fans hope that Moises will have another career peak wherever he goes next season.
