In the Asian Champions League, Shandong Taishan has not won a single match, but has been able to hold on to a 1-1 draw with the strongest team in China B. This performance is enough to make people's eyes shine. With the draw for the East Asian Champions League finalized, Taishan is in for a tough battle. Despite the injuries and illnesses, the quality of the matches will certainly sharpen the team's growth. In this tournament, Shandong Taishan will have to deal with eight tough opponents from different countries, with four home and four away matches each, which is a great challenge.
Taishan will need to maintain a normal mindset in their AFC Champions League campaign, taking on the underdogs, analyzing each opponent in detail, and going all out. In the latest Chinese Super League match, Taishan finally got a win at home, which has limited impact on the standings, but the victory certainly injected the team with a strong dose of energy. Facing the top three, Chengdu Rongcheng, this victory means much more than a relegation battle.
However, the joy of victory did not last long. A discordant episode took place after the game. Originally, the fans were looking forward to interacting with the players during the celebratory moments, but the players appeared to be detached and hastily thanked the players for the game, a scene that aroused the anger of the fans. After the game, the fans did not want to leave, and their discontent was evident. The team's recent poor performance and the fact that the players didn't seem to be giving their all led to growing frustration among the fans. Some fans even left early after the game, and the rift between the players and the fans seems to be difficult to heal in the short term. What's next for Taishan? Only time will tell.
