As the lights of the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar fade, all walks of life are flooding back to work, and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) is no exception. Recently, the Football Association revealed that the much-anticipated 2023 Chinese Super League season is expected to kick off in late April.
Before the opening match of the league, the Super Cup, which has been closed for three years, will be rekindled. It is reported that this year's Super Cup will be staged in Suzhou and Shanghai on April 6 and 8, respectively, and the two famous soccer cities will witness this top showdown together.
After three years, the Super Cup will finally return. I'm sure many fans will gather at the stadium to cheer on the best of the best in the Chinese Super League. The game will see a fierce clash between two top teams, Wuhan Sanzhen and Shandong Taishan.
When it comes to Shandong Taishan, they are undoubtedly the most popular Chinese Super League team in recent times. However, Wu Xinghan and Dailin of Taishan have been involved in scandals one after another recently. Wu Xinghan was accused of cheating money and sex, and a female netizen surnamed C posted a lot of information on the internet to report Wu Xinghan by his real name.
Despite calling the police, Wu Xinghan publicly admitted to having sex with the woman on multiple occasions, an act that left his image in the minds of fans in tatters.
Wu Xinghan's teammate, Taishan veteran Dailin, is also involved in the case and has been exposed to negative news such as DQ and borrowing money. Although Dailin posted a video on social media to clarify, her statement seemed weak, making people wonder "here is no silver three hundred and two".
After losing last season's championship and experiencing negative news one after another, Taishan's coach Hao Wei has once again become a target. Many fans accused Hao Wei of mismanaging the team, leading to frequent problems for the Taishan team.
Perhaps to avoid the limelight or to face the club's internal punishment, Wu Xinghan, Dailin and Hao Wei all missed the restart of Taishan's training. It seems likely that Dai Lin, whose contract with the club has expired, will not renew his contract, and Wu Xinghan may have been suspended by the club.
As for Hao Wei, the team has been having problems recently, and he is temporarily unable to appear in public for media interviews.
In addition to the above three, another focal point of the Taishan team, Wang Dalei, has not yet returned to the team's training. Currently, Wang Dalei is training alone in Shanghai, which makes it more and more likely that he will join Shenhua next season.
In addition, Taishan have another player who will be leaving the first team soon, that is Hao Wei's son Hao Haiyi. Since joining the first team in the 2020 season, Hao Haiyi has only played one FA Cup match for Taishan, with only three minutes of playing time.
Despite his limited ability, Hao Haiyi has always occupied a first-team spot, which has drawn criticism from Shandong fans. Next season, Hao Haiyi will probably leave the first team, and it is reported that he will join Taishan B team to fight in the 2023 season of the Chinese B League.
Although he can't remain in the first team, Hao Haiyi had better be able to sit on the bench in the Chinese B League and seize this opportunity to prove himself. Otherwise, he could really make his father Hao Wei lose face.
