The Shandong Taishan League has 6 wins, 7 draws, 2 losses and 25 points at half-time after a 1-0 away win against Henan. It is currently fifth in the Chinese Super League standings and still hasn't lost hope of winning the title.
However, Taishan will face more difficulties. In addition to the Chinese Super League, they also need to fight on two fronts in the FA Cup and the AFC Champions League, which is a great test for Taishan's training level and bench thickness.
In order to meet the challenge of the three-front war, Taishan team did not relax a little bit because of the good results in the league. Even the players who didn't travel with the team to Henan are actively training at Taishan Base in Jinan.
The club also recently posted photos on social media of Taishan players training at the club base. Through these photos, we can see that Zheng Zheng, Wang Tong and Cressan, who were unable to play with the team due to injuries, have resumed training. We hope they can recover soon and reappear in the Chinese Super League.
There were also many young ladder players on the training ground for Taishan, including Liu Guobao, Abdul Meat Suli, Jia Feifan, Yin Jiaxi, Yang Ruiqi and Tasi.
Liu Guobao, Abdul Meat Suli and Jia Feifan, who represented Taishan in the AFC Champions League last year, are also regulars in the Olympic team and have the strength to play in the Chinese Super League. South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee has been investigating these players recently and believes they could be called up to the Taishan first team for the FA Cup and AFC Champions League in the summer window of the Chinese Super League.
After the summer transfer window of the Chinese Super League officially opened, Taishan have been rumored with many local players and foreigners. However, there is no news about the club signing with new players yet. Considering that the club's funds are very tight this year and the team's local players are basically enough, Taishan should not bring in new internal reinforcements in the summer window. Therefore, previous reports that Hao Junmin's return to Shandong Taishan was just wishful thinking by some fans.
In terms of foreigners, Taishan will still be strengthening in the summer window. The club vacated a foreigner registration slot after the arrest of Son Junho. Moreover, Fellaini and Moises are already old. As the league progresses, they will have problems with their fitness and even old injuries may recur. Therefore, Choi Kang-hee must prepare in advance.
According to the latest news, the new foreign aid introduced by Taishan team in the summer window has been basically determined, he is Brazilian high center forward Clovis. Last season's Portuguese Golden Boot team officially terminated his contract with the club at the end of last month, restoring his freedom and clearing the way for him to join the Taishan team.
Barring any major incidents, Clovis should be able to officially sign with Taishan FC by the end of this month. With the addition of this efficient foreign striker, Taishan are well positioned to excel on three fronts
