As Li Ke was unable to participate in the national soccer team's training, the team made additions and Xu Xin made the final list. Shandong Taishan's midfielder Li Yuan once again failed to make the squad, and it is a shame that Jankovic did not even consider him. He became a key player in Shandong Taishan's midfield this year and may have missed his last chance to be selected for the national team. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Shandong Taishan are two of the most active teams in the transfer market, and both of them have confirmed more than one foreigner to join the team.
It's not really hard to find foreigners, there is a wide range of choices available, but the internal players are the most important. Shandong Taishan is famous for its youth training, but it has been a long time since they have produced outstanding players. Xie Wen was trained hard by Cui Kangxi, and the high price of bringing in Zeca and signing Kaza represents Shandong Taishan's performance target for the next season. As a result, it is difficult for young players to have a chance and get more consistent playing time in the first team. Rising stars such as Liu Guobao and Baihe Lamu will hardly become the immediate force that Taishan needs.
Since Shi Ke started, to players such as Liao Lisheng, Li Yuanyi and Tong Lei, the number of non-youth players in the player composition of Shandong Taishan team is close to half. However, Taishan still need to strengthen their internal reinforcements. Players such as Zheng Zheng, Liu Binbin, Song Long and Zhang Qi are already over 30 years old, and it's time for a new generation. Especially in the backline, the introduction of new players will become the focus, Taishan team to find Zheng Zheng's successor. Zheng Zheng is already 35 years old, and in some games sometimes the heart is not enough, this time and Gao Junyi linked to seem to be a good choice.
When it comes to Gao Junyi, fans will always associate him with Wei Shihao.In the 2015 season, Gao Junyi joined the Shandong Taishan team, but was then loaned out to the Hebei team.As a result, he decided not to return to the Shandong Taishan team, and the team was forced to sell him. However, in competitive sports, strength is what counts. Even though he was not selected for the Asian Cup roster, his strength has reached the level of the national team. Wuhan Sanzhen is currently facing a crisis, and Gao Zhunyi will inevitably leave the team, who is currently the closest to Shandong Taishan.
Gao Zhunyi is a player who can play as a left back and center back, and possesses the same all-round characteristics as Zheng Zheng. Next year, we will participate in the AFC Champions League knockout stage and need to strengthen the depth of our backline. We can't just rely on Zhao Jianfei as a substitute. Gao Zhunyi is a free agent and the cost of signing him would not be too high.
Choi Kang-hee's goal is to succeed in the AFC Champions League. Therefore, we signed two foreigners, Zeca and Kaza. They both participated in this year's AFC Champions League and have rich experience in the game. Kaza joins Shandong Taishan and is undoubtedly the core of the team. He is more talented in offense and has more individual ability than Moises.
The AFC Champions League is about to begin in February, and in addition to the national team players, it is expected that the team's winter training phase will be completed with the introduction of new foreign and internal reinforcements. After losing the last game of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, it gave Choi Kang-hee a big blow and made him realize the reality of the team's situation. He quickly finalized the signing of the foreigners and with Gao Junyi not being the top player among the internal reinforcements, Choi Kang-hee wanted to get better players, but it was not easy. Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Harbor are also keeping a close eye on some potential national team departures. Taishan's primary goal for the new season has been made clear, which is to progress further in the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League, as well as the key to testing the waters with their new foreigners.
