We are in the middle of March, and the complexity of the epidemic situation has come back to haunt the
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Defending champions Shandong Taishan have suffered a major blow to their spring preparation program. The team, which was scheduled to train in Shanghai or Haikou at this time of the year, is now stuck in Jinan. However, with
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With the official opening of the winter transfer window, several heavyweight reinforcements for Taishan are about to be unveiled. The ambition of the champion team is obvious with such a big gamble of bringing in strong reinforcements in the front, middle and back fields in one go.
Of the three new additions, the transfer of Judson was the most notable. In order to buy him out, Taishan FC paid a hefty transfer fee. According to insiders, the package to buy out Jadson was on the
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It was considered before the Cup final, and it was in the Chengdu match that the Brazilian defender scored the crucial winning goal to help Taishan achieve the double. From the tactical level, with Zheng Zheng and Shi Ke, two of the top center backs in China, the introduction of Jadson is also meant to be a flexible switch between the four backs and three backs formations. In fact, last season
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It was the excellent play of this trio of center backs in their first match against Harbour that helped the Terriers to a 2-0 win.
In the midfield position, Taishan team began to pay attention to Liao Lisheng whose contract is about to expire at the end of last year. Despite the general perception that the team's midfield is strong, the team has long been considering reinforcements for the midfield position, considering the difficulty in renewing Moises' contract. In addition to head coach Hao Wei, Japanese coach Hisashi Kurosaki is also assisting in the investigation and evaluation. Kurosaki Hisashi on Liao Lixiang's style characteristics are very recognized, especially his ability in receiving, passing and organization, very suitable for Taishan team's existing tactical system. Therefore, even if Xu Xin is able to stay in the team, Liao Lisheng is also one of the potential candidates for reinforcement.
However, Taishan FC are facing an unexpected situation, as Liao's outstanding performances in Suzhou and Haikou have brought him close to the national team's western call-up list. If he is indeed called up by the national team, he will not be able to join his new owner until late April. Therefore, in recent days, Taishan club is actively arranging for the foreigners to return as soon as possible, for example, Jadson has arrived in Guangzhou to undergo quarantine, and Sun Junho is expected to depart from South Korea next week.
As for the much talked about €2 million scorer, Cressan, he also played for Santa Clara in the Portuguese Premier League last weekend (12). The two clubs have now agreed on the transfer, but it will take some time to complete all the formalities. It is reported that Santa Clara plan to play Cressan for one more game, meaning that the 27th round match against Villaniceros on the 19th could be his last game in the Portuguese Premier League.
With Moises yet to return, the outside world is also very concerned about whether the Taishan team will make additions at No. 10. Previously, the team did consider the option of introducing another foreign aid. However, according to the reporter, the coaching team is considering whether the potential can be tapped in the existing lineup. At present, without considering the case of Moises, Sun Jun Hao, Fellaini, Liao Lisheng and Duan Liu Yu and other four midfielders to choose from. Originally, Taishan's plan was to adjust Xu Xin to an attacking midfielder to get him closer to the goal, but now the team has to look for other candidates. In addition, Delgado's status is also very tricky. Since he has not been in China for 5 years, if he continues to stay in the team, he will be registered as a foreigner and play as a local player at that time, so Taishan will not have any remaining foreigner quota to bring in new players. Therefore, with Moises struggling to return, digging for a new No.10 has become a top priority. Of course, another possibility is to loan out Delgado and look for other players, but there is no news on this matter yet.
After the introduction of three strong reinforcements, Taishan team may also bring more surprises. The coaching team originally had a plan to strengthen the left back position, after all, Wu Xinghan needs to take a long time to recuperate due to injury, and Liu Yang's role will be more focused on the side forward. With Zheng Zheng playing center back, only veteran Song Long is left as a pure left back. It was reported that Taishan were interested in bringing in Gao Junyi and made an attack on him, but in the end he chose to join Wuhan Sanzhen. Recently, there were rumors that Wu Shaocong also became a candidate for reinforcement, and the 22-year-old left-footed versatile defender was also favored by several clubs. However, according to the latest news from reporters, Guangzhou suddenly called off several first-team players who are still under contract and have not completed the transfer procedures, the exact reason is still unclear.
