On March 23rd, Shandong Taishan welcomed a crucial warm-up match against Changchun Yatai, Cressan and Delgado in Shanghai. After an intense battle, Taishan ended the warm-up with a 2-1 victory.
With the end of the warm-up game, Taishan team in Shanghai training came to an end, the team is about to embark on the journey back to Jinan.
The Shanghai training, Taishan team spent nearly two weeks of intense preparation, foreign aid Moises, Fellaini and Cressan's return, so that the team's overall strength has been significantly improved. During this period, Taishan played 5 warm-up matches with a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Numerous young players took this opportunity to get a stage to show themselves and are expected to make their mark in the first team of the new season.
The foreigners of the Taishan team in the warm-up matches were eye-catching, with Cressan and Delgado contributing goals to help the team to victory. However, Little's form, though excellent, may continue to suffer the fate of a rental in the new season due to his foreign aid status.
After the warm-up match, Taishan will return to Jinan to prepare for the upcoming matches.On April 1, the team will travel to Zhejiang to play a friendly match against Zhejiang.On April 8, Taishan will welcome the Super Cup final in Hangzhou against Wuhan Sanzhen, which will be the first official match of the new season for Taishan.
Currently, Taishan's squad is incomplete, with five national team members, Wang Dalei, Liu Binbin, Chen Pu, Liu Yang and Sun Guowen, preparing for the national team, while Sun Junhao participated in the training camp of the Korean national team. They are expected to return to the team at the end of this month for the final sprint of Taishan's preparation for the new season.
During the Shanghai training period, Taishan is still trying to strengthen their squad, and new recruit Xu Lei is undergoing trial training. Whether or not he can join the team will depend on his performance during this period.
Meanwhile, Beijing Guoan and Wuhan Sanzhen played a warm-up match. With goals from Jiang Xiangyou and Yu Dabao, Guoan beat Sanzhen 2-1. Both teams fielded their main lineups for this match. It's worth mentioning that Central League champions Kunshan FC may face a crisis of dissolution, following Jiangsu Suning, another Jiangsu team may follow the same path, which is saddening.
