Song Long and Li Hailong have had a chance to play this season, but they have been really poor. In the match between Taishan and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Song Long, who started the match, became the biggest shortcoming of the team, and the left side of his guard became the key breakthrough area of Jinmen Tigers. All three goals conceded by Taishan were related to Song Long.
Li Hailong was in a similar situation as Song Long, making a fatal mistake in the match between Taishan and Zhejiang. An unnecessary foul in the penalty area gave the opponent a penalty kick, which directly led to Taishan's 1-2 loss on the road.
Both Song Yong and Lee Hae Ryong have been dropped by Choi Kang Hee due to their frequent mistakes in matches, and both will be cleared out of the squad without question at the end of the season.
Eventually, naturalized striker Delgado, despite having been a part of the Taishan team for five seasons, Little was never recognized by the club, and was only promoted by Hao Wei to the Chinese Super League for half a season in the second half of the 2021 season due to the lack of foreigners in the Taishan team.
Although he had a good performance in the past half season, he scored 9 goals for Taishan and helped the team win the FA Cup. However, Delgado was still abandoned by Taishan FC after this season. Last summer, he was rented to Kunshan FC and this summer, he was rented to Suzhou Dongwu.
For Taishan, it seems that Delgado is only good enough to play in the Chinese First Division. As a result, it will be difficult for Little to renew his contract when it expires at the end of the year. Whether or not they can get a new contract from the club depends on whether or not the Football Association will recognize Little's status as an inside backer next season...
