Qingdao Hainiu hope to change their lifestyle in the new season to get rid of last season's relegation and enter the middle group of the Chinese Super League, and perform better in key games, according to Chen Yong, a reporter from Soccer Daily. Therefore, Qingdao Hainiu plans to adjust the foreign aid to some extent.
Arsene expects better rankings
On December 25, 2023, Qingdao Sea Bulls officially announced that Yassen would be the team's coach. In the new season, the Sea Bulls coaching staff will be mainly Yassen and his two assistants, and the head of the Chinese coaching staff will remain Cebu Maozhen.On January 4, 2024, Yassen flew to Qingdao, and on the 5th, he officially assumed the role of coach of Qingdao Sea Bulls.
"Qingdao is one of the best cities in China. Manatee is a club with a long history and very professional. I also know that Qingdao citizens are very fond of soccer, which is very similar to my situation in Sofia, Bulgaria, and that is one of the main reasons why I chose Qingdao." When talking about joining Qingdao Hainiu, Yassen said. In terms of technical and tactical aspects, Yassen said: "My playing style is not fixed, such as 433, which is a three center back formation. As a coach with 23 years of coaching experience, I will decide our playing style according to the situation of the team and the characteristics of the opponent."
Talking about the goal, Arsene said:Â "The team has only one goal and that is to win, and everyone must go all out for that goal." As for the goal of the new season, Arsene said he will strive for a better ranking than last season.
In the 2023 season, Qingdao Hainiu, as a newly promoted horse, managed to get relegated, but the process was a bit painful in the meantime.In the 2024 season, Qingdao Hainiu hopes that the team will make a breakthrough in terms of results, get out of the relegation situation, and enter into the mid-tier group. In the new season, Qingdao Hainiu will have their first Chinese Super League Qingdao Derby, not only continue to fight against Qilu Derby.
Little in and out of the lineup, basically stable.
On the 26th of last month, Qingdao Hainiu reassembled at Qingdao Hushan Base. The team then conducted recovery training and fitness training under the leadership of Chinese coaches. With the arrival of Yasen, Qingdao Sea Bulls first team left for Kunming Hongta Base on January 6 for winter training.
At present, Qingdao Manatee's training rhythm is very compact, basically three days five practice rhythm, that is, two consecutive days two practices a day, the third day after the morning training, you can rest in the afternoon to adjust. Qingdao Manatee's winter training program is divided into two phases. The winter training in Kunming ends before the Spring Festival, and after the Spring Festival is the stage of preparation for the sprint.
For Qingdao Hainiu, the lineup is more important. Happily, the local lineup of Qingdao Hainiu is generally stable, and the players who left the team are basically loan players. For example, Peng Xinli, who joined the team in the middle of last season, has now joined Shandong Taishan.
The loanee Sun Wei left the team to join Sichuan Jiuniu, which is a big loss for Qingdao Hainiu. Last season, Sun Wei performed very well and was the "leading defender" of Qingdao Hainiu.
With a month and a half to go before the start of the Chinese Super League, Qingdao Hainiu will be looking for good local players in the transfer market, of which Xu Yue is currently on trial. Xu Yue was born in 1999 and comes from Genbao base. He was the national team's main back in 1999. in 2019, he won the best newcomer in China A while playing for Shanghai Shenxin. after joining Wuhan Sanzhen in 2021, he helped the team to surpass. Xu Yue has spent the past two seasons with Shenzhen, making 28 appearances last season, including 20 starts.
After years of training, 25-year-old Xu Yue has made great progress. His addition is very helpful to strengthen Qingdao Hainiu's midfield. Currently, Qingdao Hainiu's players at the back such as Ma Xingyu are too old.
