There are only 10 days left before the winter transfer window of the Chinese Super League in January next year, however, Shandong Taishan has already taken the lead and successfully signed a new foreign aid.
Following the introduction of Brazilian senior midfielder Zeca, Shandong Taishan recently formalized an agreement with Georgian midfielder Kazashvili. The 30-year-old has become an indispensable winger on the field with his excellent attacking ability.
As we all know, Taishan's head coach Choi Kang-hee is good at the two-wing tactics, he is good at starting the ball from the side and finding the high center forward in the front line, so as to deal a fatal blow to the opponent's gate. Therefore, wingers and high centers occupy a pivotal position in his tactical system.
The signing of Zeca is to solve the problem of the team's lack of height in the forward line. Although Shandong Taishan introduced Pato, who plays in Indonesia, this summer, the Brazilian striker did not prove his strength in the game and was eventually abandoned by Cui Kangxi. Before the end of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, Pato has returned to Brazil early to recuperate.
In addition, veteran Fellaini has officially left the team, leaving the Taishan front line without its last high point. The addition of Zeca is precisely to fill the void left by Fellaini's departure. The arrival of Kazashvili, on the other hand, is meant to further improve Taishan's side blitz ability and passing quality.
In fact, Taishan is not short of wingers, and Kressan is particularly good at this position. Meanwhile, Taishan also has two active international wingers, Chen Pu and Liu Binbin, as well as the naturalized player Fernando, who is known as the "little motorcycle".
Obviously, Kressan's starting position at Taishan is untouchable. Therefore, the addition of Kazashvili means that one of Chen Pu and Liu Binbin will lose their starting position. Although Liu Binbin and Chen Pu have been selected for the national team several times this year, their performance in the national team is not ideal.
Liu Binbin was criticized by many fans for his poor performance in the preliminaries, as he lacked action on the offensive end and couldn't keep up on the defensive end. Chen Pu, on the other hand, although young, lacked enough experience in the game and made fatal mistakes in the national soccer matches. Although he was selected for the national team again, he has lost the trust of coach Jankovic.
Liu Binbin and Chen Pu did not fully recover after returning to Shandong Taishan from the national team, so Choi Kang-hee did not include them in the starting lineup for the AFC Champions League group stage. From the current situation, Liu Binbin and Chen Pu may be replaced by Kazashvili in the next season. It all depends on Choi Kang-hee's choice.
In addition, the arrival of Kazashvili hints that Fernando is less likely to stay with the team. Next year, Delgado will qualify as a Chinese Super League (CSL) domestic player. According to the FA rules, a CSL team can only have one non-blood naturalized player. Obviously, the young Delgado is more valuable to Shandong Taishan.
The arrival of Zeca and Kazashvili will lead to major changes in Shandong Taishan's starting lineup for next season, with some players adjusting their starting lineups. Let's wait and see who will lose their starting positions in the team as a result...
