In the late afternoon of May 2, 12 fresh bloods were collectively unveiled at the base of Wuhan Sanzhen Football Club, marking the official unveiling of the new Chinese Super League team. Head coach Pedro witnessed the scene with joy on his face. The final moment of success was the introduction of Gao Zhunyi and Tao Qianglong, which filled the gaps in the team's third line and also made the team's overall strength more balanced.
This is the first time Wuhan Three Town has held an open training day this season, but the team has actually gone through three phases of winter training. Moreover, Wuhan Three Town was the first club to have a full complement of five foreign players, and the preparation was quite thorough. However, due to some twists and turns during the operation of several transfers, Pedro's hanging heart was finally put down only before the transfer window closed on April 29th. The addition of Gao Zhunyi filled the void of the team's left back, while Tao Qianglong was a key U23 player in reserve.
In the team meeting, the two new recruits naturally became the focus of attention. Gao Zhunyi said that he will help the Sanzhen team with practical actions, and strive to integrate into the collective as soon as possible and contribute more in the new season. However, as he still has a small injury, the first training session after returning to the team was held in the gym. As for Tao Qianglong, he is eager to shine in Wuhan Sanzhen team, "On the field, I will show my talent and repay them with wonderful performance in front of the fans." Tao Qianglong didn't even go home in order to get to his new home to sign in. Due to Nanjing for just returned from West Asia national players to implement the "14 + 14" isolation policy, Tao Qianglong since April 26 from the U23 national team exempted from isolation, has been with Zhu Chenjie, Wu Xi and others to stay in Haikou. Later, the three towns clubs greeted in advance, hoping that he could rush to Wuhan to participate in the first public meeting in 2022, Tao Qianglong then gave up going home and went directly to Han to sign in, "for this meeting ceremony is still very much looking forward to, the heart is still a little excited." Before departing from Haikou, he told reporters.
Although the assembly time with Sanzhen team is less than a week, Gao Junyi and Tao Qianglong are already new members of the team. But compared to Liu Dianzha, Xie Pengfei and the three new foreigners, they are already getting better in this new team. Among them, the standard-bearer Stanciu is undoubtedly highly anticipated. However, the current Romanian international is very humble, "I don't see myself as a superstar, it's a team sport and I will put the performance of the whole team first, not me personally." Right now, Stancho is playing a very low profile free agent number 10 role in Pedro's tactical system. But unlike solo players like Hulk, Lavezzi and Teixeira, his role in the team's midfield is to be in charge of the tandem. Stancho said, "In the new season, I will be more happy to assist my teammates to score goals, which will be my main task."
For Pedro, it is a great fortune to have such a luxurious lineup to prepare for the new season. However, some people are skeptical about the ability of the Sanzhen team to quickly integrate into the Chinese Super League, to which veteran captain Deng Zhuoxiang said, "After all, we are a promoted horse, into the Chinese Super League, the intensity of the game is certainly greater than the Chinese A, so we must be in the right frame of mind." Zhang Xiaobin has also told reporters, "First of all, we must fully reserve the results of winter training. Including physical reserves and other aspects of preparation. After all, the Chinese Super League is different from the Central League in the confrontation, for the players, there are still unpredictable situations in the future. Of course, we are also eager to show ourselves on the stage of the Chinese Super League."
Currently in the Sanzhen team, most of the players have experience in the Chinese Super League. In addition, the likes of Deng Zhuoxiang, Xie Pengfei, Zhang Xiaobin, Liu Dangzuo, Gao Junyi, Liu Yiming, He Chao and Deng Hanwen have all lifted the CSL trophy. In fact, it is the three new foreigners and Edmilson, who just joined from Gamba Osaka last year, who really need to adapt to the pace of the Chinese Super League.
