General Manager Chen Dong revealed that the team is planning to blend the strengths of old and new players in an attempt to give young players room to grow while attracting several senior veterans to join the team. This strategy is aimed at consolidating the team's solid position in the Central League and building a firm foundation. Many senior players were once the shining stars of the Chinese Super League, while the young players in the lineup include fresh blood such as Mao Weijie, newly joined Wang Tengda, Wu Xinze and Huang Shan. They will be the main force in the new season. As a newly promoted team in the Central League, Dalian Yingbo's strength belongs to the middle and upper class in the Central League, both in terms of signing strategy and ladder team construction.
As for the foreigners, the team plans to bring in a striker and a defender, which are expected to be added in the next couple of years. However, fans need not expect too much, as these foreigners have notable resumes but are more cost-effective. The team's primary goal this year is not to directly reach the Super League, so it will rely more on the performance of local players. General manager Chen Dong, as a famous Dalian soccer player, has been accompanying the team's growth. Even with the change of investors, the new management, including coach Li Guoxu, has not changed his passion for the team. He is a coach whose strength far exceeds his reputation, and the Dalian Yingbo team should not be underestimated in the new season.
The competition between the Chinese Super League (CSL) and the Chinese League A (CLA) in the new season will be extremely fierce. The Super League teams are full of foreign aiders, while at least three teams in the First Division are eager to break through, and five teams are eager to fight. As a promoted team, Dalian Yingbo has made clear its ambitious goal of reaching the Super League in three years. The first year's goal is relegation, the next year to focus on training young talent, the third year to be the maturity of the newcomers, and then introduce a more powerful foreign aid to help, the road to the Super League is not out of reach. Dalian soccer through the storm, now need to play steadily, every game should go all out, every step should be down-to-earth. We do not seek to bring in quality foreign aid in a big way as in 2018, but hope to persevere and make steady progress.
