Into this winter's game, Taishan team manager Choi Kang-hee has absorbed a lot of new blood, but the performance of Gao Junyi is particularly outstanding. On the other hand, Shenhua's old players, Bi Jinhao and Peng Xinli, failed to win the applause of the fans despite their debut in this game.
Tong Lei, Gao Zhunyi's understudy, took on the role of right back and failed to deliver. The offense was lackluster, the defense was out of sorts, and the passes were erratic. No wonder Choi Kang-hee had reservations about him last season. If Choi Kang-hee continues to rely on this kind of lineup in the subsequent league, it will be difficult for the Taishan team to maintain the champion's posture, and may even say goodbye to the ranks of the title contenders in advance. At that time, Choi Kang-hee's chair will be in jeopardy.
It is worth mentioning that as the battle came to an end, the Shanghai media world did not stop mocking the Taishan team. A senior reporter named J posted on social media platforms, satirizing Shenhua's three shots on goal in the first half, which actually hit the target three times.
The Shanghai footballer was apparently upset with national team goalkeeper Yan Junling. Yan Junling lost his place in the starting lineup due to a lackluster performance in the national team's first-round match against Singapore. Coach Ivankovic replaced him with Wang Dalei and led the team to a 4-1 home win over Singapore.
In the league, Wang Dalei played in the Taishan defense and was penetrated three times in the half. The Shanghai media's comments seem to imply that Wang Dalei's performance is comparable to Yan Junling's, and that they are both regarded as "shot dead". Undoubtedly, Wang Dalei and the rest of Taishan's foreigners did not perform well in the game. Let's hope they can learn a lesson from this fiasco in order to get a good result in the next game and be ashamed of the "0-3" defeat.
