Warm-up match on June 5: Shandong Taishan and Wuhan drew 1-1, Zhang Yuanshu scored a goal
The Shandong Taishan team, which has been training in Jinan, played a warm-up match against the Wuhan team coached by Li Xiaopeng. In the end, the two teams fought to a 1-1 draw, with 24-year-old midfielder Zhang Yuanshu scoring a goal for Taishan. With as many as nine starters out of action, Taishan focused on their replacements, with foreigners Fellaini and Leonardo both starting. The latest news reveals that Fellaini has extended his contract with Taishan until December 31, 2025, which may become the last contract of Fellaini's career.
T&T lineup suffers as starters miss action
After the first five rounds of the Chinese Super League, entered the intermission. The original plan for the intermission is one month, but the impact of the adjustment of the schedule of the National Football League World Qualification Tournament does not rule out the possibility of the extension of the league. At present, Taishan team in the base normal training, for the next stage of the game to prepare. Due to the national team's recruitment, Taishan team lineup is not complete, Sun Junhao selected South Korea men's football, Artemisia Junmin, Wang Dalei, Liu Binbin, Wu Xinghan, Jin Jingdao, Zheng Zheng and Ji Xiang selected Chinese men's football, with the team went to the United Arab Emirates to prepare for the World Qualifier. Guo Tianyu has been selected for the U22 national soccer team and is training with the team in Dalian. 9 main players are absent from the Taishan team, which has a big impact on the lineup.
Tarzan's new lineup on display as warm-ups scout young players
In the absence of most of the main players, Taishan arranged two warm-up matches to examine the young players. the first warm-up match against Wuhan on June 5, Taishan started with Han Rongze in goal, and Shi Ke and Song Long continued to start in the back line, both of them are the main players in the league. Junior Zhao Jianfei and Shi Ke partner center back, right back Wang Tong was injured in the first round of the league, missed four rounds of matches, this time after recovering from injury to start as a right back.
In the midfield, Xu Xin and Qi Tianyu partnered at the back, with Duan Liuyu and Zhang Qi as wingbacks, Fellaini as a forward and Leonardo as a striker. Wuhan's lineup is also unorganized, with international players tomorrow and Dong Chunyu absent, and Fang Hao selected for the U22 national football team, Li Xiaopeng is also looking for more substitutes. Both teams failed to score in the first half of the game. In the 30th minute, Zhang Qi's cross was headed by Leonardo to create a threat, but failed to score. In the second half, both teams replaced a number of players, Taishan team more young players to play, Duan Liuyu also wear the captain's armband, 1997-born Zhang Yuanshu seized the opportunity to score a goal, Wuhan team in the last moments of the game to equalize the score.
Fellaini extends four-year contract, may end up with T&T
Foreign aid is an important part of the Chinese Super League, the first five rounds of the Taishan team this season, there are three foreign aid appearances, Fellaini in the game against Shenzhen to wear the captain's armband. This is not the first time Fellaini wearing the captain's armband of the Taishan team, the second half of last season, Fellaini had many times to captain the identity of the debut of the Taishan team manager Hao Wei very recognized him. This season, Taishan team foreign aid lineup changes, Pelé and Kadar left the team, Gedes and Moises can not return to the team in time, Fellaini became the core of the team's foreign aid, he played a more important role on the field. In the first five rounds of the league, Fellaini made five appearances and scored three goals, including a shutout of Guangzhou and a draw with Shenzhen, becoming the team's deserved first foreign aid.
Players' contract changes reveal Taishan's future squad structure
Fellaini joined Taishan in 2019, when he signed a 3-year contract with the team, with the original contract expiring on 12/31/2021. The latest news reveals that Fellaini has completed a contract extension with Taishan, the new contract is expired on December 31, 2025, which means that Taishan team and Fellaini extend their contract for 4 years. If Fellaini in Taishan team play until 2025, he will be 38 years old, the expiration of the contract is likely to choose to retire. To some extent, Fellaini and Taishan team of this new 4-year contract is likely to be the last working contract of his career, Fellaini may end up Taishan team.
From Fellaini's overall play, he deserves such a contract extension. Recently, Fellaini has also been very active on social media, constantly updating his training dynamics, and he has integrated well into the life of the whole team, and gradually played the role of a core. Fellaini is a versatile player, not only can play as a back, but also guest center forward and center back, the future as the age of Fellaini's role may also have new changes, he has enough strength to deal with.
In addition to Fellaini, the contracts of several important players of Taishan team have also changed. Information from the German transfer market shows that goalkeeper Han Rongze's new contract expires in December 2024, and he is an important reserve for the goalkeeper position in the Taishan team, with the strength to become the main goalkeeper of the Taishan team. Young Duan Liuyu's contract is due to expire in May 2025 and Guo Tianyu's is due to expire in November 2025, both of whom are Taishan's future hopes.
In addition, this season Taishan team signed a number of new aid is also a long contract, Xu Xin signed 5 years, Ji Xiang signed 4 years, they are Taishan team's future lineup structure of important choices. Of course, Taishan team this season is also facing a number of important players contract expiration test, Wang Dalei, Artemisia, Zheng Zheng, Zhang Qi, Liu Binbin and other players' contracts are December 31, 2021 expiration, their stay or go will also become a bright spot. It should be noted that the German transfer market player contract data is for reference only, I believe that the team for the different circumstances of the players, but also will certainly have timely operation.
For Taishan team, the player reserve has not been a problem, at this stage, Taishan team also has a number of young players on loan to exercise, such as Chen Pu and Fang Hao, both of whom have played well in the Chinese Super League this season. In addition, Liu Chaoyang, Ji Shengpan, Tian Yuda and other young players are also working out in the Central League, the renewal of the lineup is a process, and Taishan team should also be prepared.
