In the early morning of February 19th, the Mission Hills Soccer Base in Haikou welcomed the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers to assemble. With the addition of four foreigners, Andujar, Beric, Merida and Rosa, three new recruits, Mingri, Han Pengfei and Guo Hao, have also stepped into the team's family. It is worth mentioning that former Beijing Guoan center back Yu Yang will also play alongside the team.
The 19th was the scheduled assembly day for the Tsimshatsui Tigers. The players arrived as promised, and head coach Yu Genwei also arrived the day before. This place, which was the team's training ground last season, is a place the players have deep affection for.
As today is only a registration day, the team did not schedule any training. During a short meeting at dinner time, the coaching staff formally introduced Guo Hao, Han Pengfei and Mingri's three new recruits, marking their formalization as members of the Jinmen Tigers.
Yu Yang's arrival was even more highly publicized. The center back, who had played for Guoan for many years, said goodbye to Guoan and chose Jinmen Tigers after failing to meet the criteria for contract renewal. His joining will undoubtedly boost the team's backline defense.
Winter training for the Zim Tigers will officially open the following day on the 20th. In the first two weeks, the team will focus on restoring the physical condition of the players, and from the third week onwards, warm-up matches will be launched. Beijing Guoan, Changchun Yatai and Dalian Ren are expected to be the warm-up opponents of the Jinmen Tigers.
It is reported that the Jinmen Tigers' winter training will last until mid to late March. By then, as the weather in Tianjin warms up, the team will return home to train while agreeing on warm-up matches with other teams.
In addition, the new season's jerseys are also highly anticipated. The away jersey has been changed to a bright yellow color, while the home jersey has returned to the blue and white vertical stripe style, with the words "Jinmen Tigers" on the chest of the jersey being more prominent.
The Jinmen Tigers' new season home jersey is inspired by the Spanish jersey, with bolder blue stripes and deeper colors.
According to the plan of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), the new season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) will open in mid-April. The Jinmen Tigers will play their home matches at the Water Drop Stadium and Binhai Football Stadium. The team's coach, Yu Genwei, said the team will go all out to provide more exciting games for Jinmen fans.
