Tao Qianglong moved to Dalian after the Hebei team's business difficulties, but failed to continue his brilliant performance in Hebei, and seemed to have suffered a career stagnation. Tao Qianglong's career seemed to be stagnating. As Dalian was strapped for cash and trying to get rid of high-priced players, Tao Qianglong chose to leave and moved to Wuhan Sanzhen. At Wuhan Sanzhen, he was given some playing opportunities to adapt to the team's tactical system. However, due to the addition of strong players such as Malcolm, Davidson and Stancho to the team, Tao Qianglong struggled to secure consistent game time.
After much deliberation, Tao Qianglong decided to go to Europe with the Chinese U21 men's soccer team in order to regain his best form. This choice proved to be very accurate, as he became the absolute core of the U21 national team, and was given the opportunity to play in almost every game. Tao Qianglong announced his return to the national team by scoring a wonderful world wave goal to help the team win the first match against the competition. Tao Qianglong's performance in the national team fully proved that Wuhan Sanzhen made the right decision to bring him in. Looking forward to Tao Qianglong's return to Wuhan Sanzhen in the future, he will be able to prove his value by scoring goals.
