In the last season, Shandong Taishan finished second in the Chinese Super League with a narrow goal difference. However, this summer, due to the sudden change of wind and clouds, due to several core players encountered personal difficulties, the team had to increase the reinforcement efforts. Following the signing of Sun Guowen, Tong Lei, Li Yuan and other strengths of the war, Germany's well-known transfer website administrator announced on April 7, two former Guangzhou team players Fernando and Liu Shibo officially transferred to join the Taishan team.
Fernando, a naturalized Brazilian player born in March 1993 and nicknamed "Little Motorcycle", is 1.74 meters tall and specializes in the winger position. He made his debut in Flamengo, Brazil, and then landed in the Chinese Super League in 2015, bouncing around Chongqing Lifan, Hebei Huaxia Happiness and Guangzhou Evergrande, showing extraordinary talent.In October 2019, Fernando successfully joined Chinese citizenship and was selected for the national soccer training list, although he has not played in the official games, but his potential is unlimited.
Fernando is known for his speed, explosiveness and superb footwork, and often takes a unique approach to the field, like a thousand miles of horse riding. His arrival is expected to make up for the vacancies in Shandong Taishan's lineup, becoming a new "fast horse" under Hao Wei's command. However, Fernando has not played professionally for more than a year, and it is still unknown whether he can quickly find his best form. In addition, his disciplinary problems in his former home are also a cause for concern.
Meanwhile, Liu Shibo, the 1.89-meter Liaoning Shenyang goalkeeper born in May 1997, was the starting goalkeeper for Guangzhou last season. He made 21 appearances in the Chinese Super League and was selected for the national youth team and the Olympics, joining the national soccer training team at the age of 19. Liu Shibo broke into Guangzhou's first team in the 2016 season before being loaned out to Inner Mongolia High School to improve his level of play before making his CSL debut in the 2019 season.
Liu Shibo is a young goalkeeper with solid fundamentals, and although it will be difficult for him to replace Wang Dalei and Han Soltse in the starting lineup in a short period of time, he is undoubtedly a quality reserve for the goalkeeping position. Liu Shibo is expected to thrive in the Shandong Taishan team, grasp the opportunity and prove himself.
