In the second round of the AFC Champions League quarterfinals, Shandong Taishan lost 0-1 to Yokohama Mariners. Looking at the score alone, losing a goal is acceptable, but what is really confusing is that in the second half of the 30-minute period, Shandong Taishan's 11 men against 10 men, the team had no sense of offense, and even the advantage of having one more man didn't work, which is a level that is hard to understand. In addition, the substitutes on the field is to make a fatal error, Wu Xinghan out of position to let Lopez scored, which is the only goal of the game, Wu Xinghan was blamed.
Choi Kang-hee's substitution was undoubtedly wrong! Doesn't he know how good Wu Xinghan is? He was rented out by Shandong Taishan last season due to the cheating incident, and ended up returning to the team this season. It does not matter to return to the team, just honestly as a substitute, actually scored the AFC Champions League eight such an important game, which makes people begin to suspect: Wu Xinghan in the end what background? Derailment, suspected of gambling, actually can return to the Taishan team, club management simply become a laughing stock!
After the game, countless fans flocked to Wu Xinghan's social media to scold him! However, there was a big misunderstanding, as the target of the scolding was not Wu Xinghan himself, but an impostor, a situation that was laughable. After the derailment incident, Wu Xinghan's social media update frequency dropped significantly. But fans can't hide the anger in their hearts towards Wu Xinghan ah! It is obvious how disgusting Wu Xinghan is, and he is the first sinner of Shandong Taishan's loss.
In fact, Shandong Taishan's loss was understandable, after all, they had lost their previous three matches, and the hard power gap was so big, just like the gap between the national soccer team and the Japanese men's soccer team was so big. Taishan has made it to the last eight of the AFC Champions League this time around, equaling the best record in the team's history. However, can this achievement cover up the problems that exist in Shandong Taishan? Wu Xinghan is a controversial player in his own right, so why such a player can still rejoin the club and be used by the iron-faced coach Choi Kang-hee in the AFC Champions League is a result that leaves no one guessing.
Before the triple FA Cup and the Chinese Super League title, Shandong Taishan became the pride of Chinese soccer! However, what happened afterwards was quite shocking, as Hao Wei, Guo Tianyu, Jin Jingdao and foreigner Sun Junho were all arrested, leaving the club with serious management problems. Although Wu Xinghan was able to rejoin the team, it was clear that the club's management problems had not yet been resolved. Even after winning the Chinese Super League, the club struggled to achieve results in the AFC Champions League. The club was only able to make it to the top eight of the AFC Champions League and was just entertaining itself.
Ever since Guangzhou Evergrande managed to break into the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League in 2019, no other team in the Chinese Super League has been able to achieve this feat. There is a huge gap between Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou Evergrande, and with two AFC Champions League trophies right there, it's almost impossible for any other team in the Chinese Super League to achieve such an honor. Right now Shanghai SIPG, Beijing Guoan and Taishan don't know how much longer it will take for them to realize this glory. Even if they don't win the title, at least making it to the quarterfinals is a worthy goal. As a result, they couldn't even make it to the qualifying rounds last season, which is a sad state of affairs for Chinese soccer!
