In last season's Chinese Super League (CSL), Shanghai was crowned league champions with an early victory over Luneng. However, after winning the title, Shanghai did not become complacent, but quickly entered a period of thoughtful adjustment. First, they targeted the coaching problem of Javier. Javier had led the Hong Kong team to the AFC Champions League qualifying match against the Thai Premier League's Baton Rouge, which became the team's heartache.
Faced with the challenge of playing on two fronts in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League next season, it was clear that Javier's tactical ability was not enough to cope with the situation. After careful consideration, the Shanghai team decided to let Javier go and quickly invited Muscat, who also had a strong record in the AFC Champions League, to take over. Muscat's arrival thrilled the club's top brass.
As soon as Muscat took over, the team began a series of signings. He has a clear tactical need for foreign players, while not forgetting to tap the potential of local players. Last season's loaned players Liu Baiyang, Fu Huan and Feng Jin have officially returned to the team to be examined by the new coach. Among them, Liu Baiyang has been highly regarded as the best of Shanghai's youth training.
While playing for Shanghai in the Chinese Super League, Liu Baiyang's passing ability was on full display. In order to give him more chances to play, he was loaned to Guangxi in China's First Division. There, Liu Baiyang's performance was amazing, and his goal-scoring efficiency was even comparable to the Golden Boot. Next season, Liu Baiyang will return to the Shanghai team, and is expected to become Wu Lei's successor.
Fu Huan and Feng Jin are both veterans of the Chinese Super League and have been selected for the national team several times. Feng Jin showed amazing assist ability in his first season with Shanghai, becoming the team's local assist leader. Fu Huan, on the other hand, is regarded as a merit player by Shanghai and has been able to quickly integrate into the team. It is expected that the arrival of these three local reinforcements can stimulate the unlimited potential of the Shanghai team and help the team to achieve good results.
