Shandong Taishan team has arranged a major restructuring program for its foreign aid players after going through the recent years. The team now has six important foreign players as well as two naturalized players, two of which are veterans left over from the Shandong Luneng era. While these two players have played very crucial roles in recent seasons, things change, as Fellaini has decided to leave and Moises has failed in his negotiations to extend his contract with the team and will be leaving the team at the end of this season. After the match with Kaya, the team will hold a farewell ceremony for them, two farewell ceremonies in one season, making Shandong fans feel very sad. After the season, the team's foreign aid will face a large-scale adjustment.
Currently, Shandong Taishan has six foreign players and two naturalized players. Two of the veterans are players brought in during the Shandong Luneng era. One is world-class star Fellaini and the other is Moises. It was the Golden Dollar Era, and both Fellaini and Moises' transfer fees and annual salaries were quite high. However, their strength was really worth that value. Both players showed not only very high skill on the ball, but also great professionalism in the game. They are dedicated and very self-disciplined in their game. For domestic players, they set a very good example.
Two foreigners brought in during the Luneng era are now about to leave. Fellaini has already confirmed his departure and held a farewell ceremony; now it's Moises' turn. Although Moises is not as well known as Fellaini, he is a versatile player for Taishan and can play any position on the field except the goalkeeper position. He also played as a center back during Li Xiaopeng's tenure, to great effect. Moises' best season was arguably last season, when he scored 13 goals and had a perfect 16 assists in the Chinese Super League.
Despite a dip in his performance this season, he still achieved outstanding figures of 5 goals and 10 assists. He played for Shandong Taishan for four and a half seasons, of which it is touching that he chose to return to Shandong Taishan without hesitation during the serious period of the Xinguan epidemic. Moises is a very family oriented player and it was really not easy to play in the Chinese Super League for such a long time. We should wish him well as he leaves Shandong Taishan and the Chinese Super League, and hope that he can find a suitable club and continue to achieve outstanding results. The departure of these two veterans kicks off a major restructuring of Shandong Taishan's foreign aid.
Currently, in addition to the two veterans, there are four foreign players - Crezan, Pato, Jadson and Leonardo - as well as two naturalized players, Fernando and Delgado. Of these players, Crezan is the most consistent and will be at the center of the team's adjustments. Although Jadson has experienced some injury problems in the past two years, he remains relatively stable at center back while playing for Shandong Taishan for many years. As for Leonardo, although he has performed well in the Chinese Super League this season, he has not adapted to Choi Kang-hee's tactical style and his departure has become inevitable, and his transfer fee could bring the team a considerable amount of revenue. As for Pato, his future depends on Choi's assessment of him.
Fernando doesn't have much of an advantage over Delgado. Delgado is the only naturalized player of Shandong Taishan and will officially become a homegrown player of the team in the next season. Fernando, on the other hand, has not performed as well as expected this season and will probably not be able to stay with the team. Therefore, the team needs to bring in at least two foreign players to make up for the shortfall. Currently, there are a lot of rumors about Shandong Taishan team, but there is no official confirmation yet. We need to wait until the end of the season to find out. What are your views?
