Beijing time on May 16, Chinese Super League Shandong Taishan club officially announced that the famous South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee will officially serve as the team's first-team coach from now on, leading the team to participate in various matches. This may be the only good news for Shandong Taishan lately, which is suffering from internal and external problems. Hopefully, this is a new start for Shandong Taishan to scrape the bottom of the barrel.
I just looked up the last time I wrote an article about Taishan, dating back to April 30th. As a 30-year veteran fan of Shandong Taishan, I've always felt a lump in my throat lately, and I don't feel unhappy, but I don't know where to start when I'm sitting in front of the computer. I've witnessed Taishan, who live in a warehouse under the provincial stands, enjoying the glory of the Double Crown in 1999 and later accompanying the team all the way. Although I refused to see anything about Taishan for the second half of the year in a fit of rage after the defeat to Indonesia in 2009, I returned afterward and continued to support. Now, I'm finally seeing the double crown.
Choi Kang-hee's appointment means Hao Wei is never coming back, and Son Jun-ho's detention means Kim Kyung-do, once seen as an inspirational model, is never coming back. Before the start of last season, the famous Taishan player dazzled Taishan fans when he comfortably threw a big melon and left his sleeve. Even so, Hao Wei, who wears the aura of a double-champion manager, was still supported by the club and won the FA Cup for the third consecutive time last season. The Chinese Super League only lost to Wuhan Sanzhen on goal difference, declaring the title defense a failure. While his record is unfortunate, he remains satisfactory.
But I didn't think of Hao Wei, who was considered the strongest coach of the middle generation, but he really flopped. Now when I think about what Shu said, it seems to have been realized one by one. I guess this time in the United States is very comfortable, the mood must be very comfortable, Hao Wei should be renamed Hao uncomfortable. Because he did not expect a commander's crotch incident would involve so many amazing melons. The most annoying thing is that the originator of the Taishan team's chicken feathers is still honestly training himself. Teammates and coaches went in for so much and he was left unscathed. His original wife, who was exposed to the double country, is also unharmed.
In the 2021 season when Hao Wei led his team to win the CSL AFC Cup double, former head coach Li Xiaopeng also came to the awards site to celebrate the victory with his former disciples and teammates. In the eyes of many, his coaching ability was clearly inferior to Hao Wei, but when the talented Hao Wei went in, he looked back and realized how memorable Li Xiaopeng's two and a half seasons in charge had been. At the time, Taishan didn't have the strength to win the Chinese Super League, but the game was first in net time, first in running, and tops in defensive tackles. He was a complete steel master. When Li Xiaopeng left, Taishan returned to the top, but now it looks more like a return to the year.
In this case, the arrival of the guidance of Choi Kang-hee is especially valuable. According to sources close to the matter, Cui Da Shuai, this time coaching Taishan, does not demand a high salary. Before coaching Dalian Ren, Shanghai Shenhua and other Chinese Super League teams, his annual salary is at least 5 million euros. In this eventful time, Cui Dashuai's courage is praiseworthy for becoming the new coach of Taishan with a modest salary. Of course, I also hope that the picky Shandong Taishan fans will show mercy when he has a bad record.
Indeed, last season, Taishan exposed the problem of an aging starting lineup. This season the flaws are even more obvious, with the average age of the starting lineup often exceeding 30 years old. Now that so much has happened to the team, the club's demand for records is expected to be significantly relaxed, laying a solid foundation for Choi Kang-hee to boldly activate the youngsters. In any case, we should rattle the chaos, scrape the bones, and cut off the rotting body one slice at a time. Although this process will be painful, but it is necessary. Because Hao Wei can fall, Sun Jun Hao can fall, Jin Jing Dao can fall, even Guo Tian Yu can fall, but Taishan can not fall, this is the bottom line.
