Shandong Taishan fell to Yokohama Mariners 0-1 on the road in the second round of the AFC Champions League last eight.
It seems that only a loss of one goal is acceptable, but in the second half of 30 minutes, Taishan team 11 to 10 people seem to have lost their souls, attacking consciousness, and even more than one person's advantage has not been played, such a level, puzzling. What's more, the substitutes' appearance became the team's fatal injury, Wu Xinghan's mistake led to Lopez's score, and the goal became the only goal of the game, Wu Xinghan was blamed for it.
Choi Kang-hee's substitution decision is certainly questionable! Does he not know the real level of Wu Xinghan? He was loaned out last season due to the "cheating" incident, but has miraculously returned this season. The return is good, but as a substitute player, he accidentally appeared in the key moment of the AFC Champions League, which can not help but make people wonder: what is the background of Wu Xinghan? Cheating, suspected of gambling, but can return to the Taishan team, the club management has become a target! The game came to an end, the fans flooded into the social media criticized Wu Xinghan, but unexpectedly encountered a ridiculous misunderstanding, because the scolded is not Wu Xinghan himself, but an impostor, this scene is both laughable. Since the "cheating door" event, Wu Xinghan in the social media update frequency significantly reduced, but fans in the heart of the anger is difficult to quell. Obviously, Wu Xinghan has become the first scapegoat for Taishan's loss.
In fact, the Taishan team's loss was justified, after all, the previous three games have been lost, the strength gap is so large, like the gap between the national football team and the Japanese men's football team. The Taishan team broke into the AFC Champions League quarterfinals, equaling the best record in the team's history. But can this result cover up the problems of Taishan team? Wu Xinghan as a controversial player, why can still return to the team, and in the AFC Champions League game by Choi Kang-hee coach reuse, this is really puzzling. Under the aura of three consecutive FA Cup titles and the Chinese Super League championship, Shandong Taishan was once the pride of Chinese soccer. However, the events that followed were shocking, with the arrests of Hao Wei, Guo Tianyu, Jin Jingdao, and foreigner Sun Junhao, the club had serious management problems. Even though Wu Xinghan was able to return, the club's management problems remained unresolved. Even after winning the Chinese Super League, the club struggled to achieve results in the AFC Champions League. The club was only able to make it to the top eight of the AFC Champions League, and I'm afraid it was just self-indulgence. Since Guangzhou Evergrande managed to break into the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League in 2019, no other team in the Chinese Super League has been able to reach this height. There is a huge gap between Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou Evergrande, two AFC Champions League trophies are there, for other teams in the Chinese Super League, such an honor is almost out of reach. The current Shanghai SIPG, Beijing Guoan and Taishan teams don't know how much longer it will take to realize this glory. Even if they can't win the title, at least making it to the quarterfinals is a worthy goal. However, it is undoubtedly the sadness of Chinese soccer that they failed to even pass the qualifying round last season!
