Away 3-3 draw Jinmen Tiger, although Choi Kang-hee's debut in Taishan is not perfect, but his changes to the team achieved results. Throughout the game, Taishan was 0-2 down, and Choi Kang-hee almost completed the "three boring sticks" again. Fellaini changed the front, immediately activated the Taishan team's attack. Barton and Chen Pu two international players, as well as Liao Lixiang, Wang Qiuming, tomorrow and other national brand regulars, but also let the stands of Yankovic smiled.
As we all know, Shandong Taishan team encountered various unfavorable factors in the new season. After losing two key players, Jin Jingdao and Wu Xinghan, Hao Wei and Sun Zhunhao, in the preparatory stage, had "accidents" in the beginning of the league. In the first 7 rounds of matches, Taishan team only achieved 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses, of which Fellaini scored 3 goals, by Shenhua, seaport and other championship rivals abandoned. However, Choi Kang-hee took over the Taishan team clearly said that the goal of this season is to enter the top three, next year and the future goal must be to compete for the title.
In the starting lineup, Choi Kang-hee basically continued the main lineup from the previous matches, but made some adjustments in local positions. Four foreigners, Cressan, Fellaini, Jadson and Moises, started the match, with Liao Lixiang replacing Sun Junhao and Moises in the midfield, and Sun Guowen as a winger. At Zim Tigers, Andujar is out due to injury, Beric and Rosa start with Barton, Wang Qiuming and Tian Yinong, with Merida on the bench.
In the opening stage of the first half, Shandong Taishan entered a slow state, the Jinmen Tigers used the home advantage to implement high-pressure, constantly stealing to put pressure on the Taishan defense, Barton and Wang Qiuming scored two goals in 12 minutes. However, Choi Kang-hee remained very calm and rational as Taishan did not panic after conceding consecutive goals in the opening period and still stuck to their own style of play. Fellaini played as the front man in this game, so that Taishan could transition their positional offense through mid-range half-height balls, instantly making the team's cooperation smooth. Soon after, Taishan seized the opportunity to score three consecutive goals to complete the turnaround at halftime. Among them, Moises made a successful pass and Liao Lixiang and Chen Pu scored.
In the second half, Jadson made a mistake in clearing the ball and sent an oolong, making Choi Kang-hee's Taishan team fail in his first appearance in his coaching career. However, the changes that Cui Kangxi brought to the Taishan team throughout the game were evident to all. It is worth mentioning that in this game, the head coach of the national soccer team, Yang Kovic, was in the stands inspecting the international players, while Barton, Chen Pu, Liao Lixiang and Wang Qiuming all scored goals, and Yang Kovic smiled.
From the next schedule, Taishan will face Shenzhen, Qingdao Sea Cowboys and Dalian after five consecutive visits. From the overall strength point of view, Taishan team has obvious advantages. If Cui Kangxi can quickly improve the team's cohesion, Taishan will usher in the best opportunity to grab points and catch up with the leading group.
