In the second phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Shandong Taishan is having a breakout moment. Under the wise guidance of Cui Kangxi, they have won three and drawn one in the last four rounds of league matches and are fourth in the league, only nine points away from the leader Shanghai Port.
However, in the face of the upcoming three-front war, Taishan still needs to strengthen its lineup. Due to the club's financial constraints, new additions will be limited to the summer window, while internal reinforcements will need to be developed internally.
For this reason, Taishan FC urgently called up six ladder players to join the first team, including Liu Guobao, Jia Feifan, Chen Zeshi, Mustapa, Abdu Meat Suli and Yang Ruiqi. These players had played for the Taishan youth team in the U21 league and had outstanding performances, winning the favor of Cui Kangxi. Liu Guobao even leads the scorer's list with 13 goals and is expected to be reused if he can adapt to the pace of the Chinese Super League.
In the summer window, Taishan added six players, which also meant that some of the first-team players needed to give up their registration slots. Qi Tianyu and Duan Liuyu have been the favorites to leave the team, with Qi in poor form and Duan Liuyu discarded due to his lack of confrontation and defensive ability. Duan Liuyu will be loaned to Wuhan Sanzhen, hopefully he can grasp the opportunity and integrate into the new team.
Wu Xinghan was abandoned because of the "junior incident", and has not been given the opportunity to play in the Chinese Super League. There is no definite news about his transfer, if he continues to stay in the team, I am afraid that it will be difficult to see this season's Chinese Super League.
The Terriers have had a lot of changes to their roster, so let's see how they adjust in the summer window.
