On July 3, Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Seaport staged a match in the 14th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) in the capital city, and the two sides shook hands with a score of 1-1 to end the match. Despite having the advantage of home field, Taishan failed to win. As the drums of war settled, former Shanghai Seaport international player Xu Xin came to the Taishan fans to express his heartfelt gratitude to them.
Although Xu Xin's move to the port after a season at Taishan sent waves through the Taishan fans, they showed unprecedented tolerance when he was embraced by former teammate Wang Dalei and walked through the stands together after the game. Some fans shouted, "He was our backbone, wasn't he?" In this scene, Taishan fans gave Xu Xin a warm applause. This scene also moved Xu Xin to tears.
As we all know, Xu Xin played for Shandong Taishan for one season in 2021-22. At a time of financial constraints for the Guangzhou city team, Taishan took the initiative to accept Xu Xin, with no real benefit to him. Xu Xin made a strong comeback this season with 3 goals and 2 assists in 22 games, helping Taishan win the Chinese Super League title this season.
However, to our surprise, just one year later, Xu Xin left Taishan due to a higher offer from Hong Kong. He was once criticized by Taishan fans as a "betrayer". Now, on the occasion of the reunion, Taishan fans chose to forgive him. This warm scene is undoubtedly a touching color in this season's controversial Chinese Super League.
