In the current situation, Taishan seems to be in a desperate situation, attempting to get out of the predicament in a short period of time, the dream of returning to the championship seems to be out of reach. The club is faced with a dilemma: one is to decisively change the manager, the Korean coach Choi Kang-hee will be invited out of Taishan; the second is to comprehensively reorganize the lineup, eliminating those players who are impatient and neglect the spirit of the game.
However, it is impossible for the club to fire Cui Kangxi for the time being, unless he himself tenders his resignation. If Cui leaves the team, who can take his place and lead the team out of the predicament? Halfway through the league season, Taishan has a lot of problems, and there are very few reliable coaches who can take over this mess. Local coaches such as Zhou Haibin and Han Peng are young, but it is difficult to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the team out of the doldrums.
In view of this, Taishan FC can only reshape the team by cleaning players. At present, it seems that naturalized striker Fernando is undoubtedly the first cleaning object. Fernando joined Shandong Taishan at the beginning of last year and had not made an official appearance for two years before that. It was the Taishan team that helped him recover gradually. However, the "little motorcycle" has shown his "devil" side just after he has made some progress. Players with this kind of professional attitude must be cleaned up.
In addition, several of Taishan's "glass man" foreign aiders must all leave the team. Pato joined the team for a year, but only contributed 4 goals for Taishan, and has now lost the qualification for registration as a foreign aid in the Chinese Super League. Jadson, who recently ruptured his cruciate ligament, is also a target of the club's cleanup. Although he was instrumental in Taishan winning the Chinese Super League title in the 2022 season, his injury-prone nature made him a victim of the club having to withdraw his foreign aid registration.
Bi Jinhao and Peng Xinli, who were introduced by Cui Kangxi this season, should also leave the team as soon as possible. These two veterans did not play as expected after joining Taishan, but dragged the team down. More importantly, they have occupied two valuable positions in Taishan's first team, causing many young potential players to lose the opportunity to show their talents in the Chinese Super League.
If Bi Jinhao and Peng Xinli continue to stay in the team, it will only slow down the process of the team's replacement of the old and the new, which will undoubtedly do more harm than good to the future development of the Taishan team. Isn't that right?
