General Manager Zhang Dong made an in-depth analysis of the team's preparation for winter and spring training, emphasizing the use of the opportunity to go out for training in the spring to innovate and upgrade the team's structure and strengthen basic skills. Considering the specific needs of the team and the dynamics of the league, several sets of internal and external reinforcement introduction plans have been formulated. In the new season, the Manatees will present a dynamic team to the island fans and contribute to the honor of winning the honor for Qingdao Soccer City with the strength of the Manatees. At the same time, the club has comprehensively sorted out and integrated the teams of all age groups, formulated a long-term development plan, and made it clear that the future will be aimed at cultivating soccer elites and the youth training system, and provide talent guarantee for the municipal teams, provincial teams and national teams at all levels. General Manager Zhang Dong also revealed that the core work of the new season of the Sea Cow Club will focus on branding, cultural refinement, knowledge accumulation, and work on various aspects such as infrastructure, operational management, talent reserves and team building to ensure comprehensive development.
Deputy Director Jiao Shuguang pointed out that as the oldest club in the city, Manatee Club carries the expectation of Qingdao soccer, is the emotional support of the people of the island city, and is also a symbol of the city's cohesion. Whether in terms of development history, management and operation or brand image, Manatee FC is in the leading position in the domestic soccer world, and the consistent perseverance and investment of Zhongneng Group over the past twenty years is obvious to all. Qingdao citizens have a deep affection for Manatee FC, and the successful return to the Central League last season has also inspired higher expectations from all walks of life. Deputy Director Jiao Shuguang emphasized that it is of great significance for the city to be awarded the National Key City of Soccer Development for the third time, and encouraged the Manatee Club to grasp this opportunity and the chance of the Asian Cup, to further improve the management mechanism, to enhance the operational efficiency, to strictly enforce the team discipline, to build the fans' culture and to show the vitality of Qingdao Soccer City in the upcoming resumption of the home and away match system in the league.
