On March 14th, news came from Beijing time zone that Football Daily disclosed the recent preparation of Taishan team. It is reported that due to the 29 players being called up by the 5-tier national team, Taishan's preparations have seen a shortage of manpower, with only 15 people involved in training at the minimum.
Currently, there is no conclusion as to when the Chinese Super League will start, and it is widely speculated that it will be at least until the end of April. In the meantime, teams can only continue to prepare for the new season. In view of the recurrence of the epidemic in various parts of the world, Taishan's planned training in Guangzhou was canceled, and instead stayed in Jinan for training.
Nonetheless, the Taishan team's preparation has been affected. Recently, in addition to the national soccer team, the U23 national soccer team, the U21 national soccer team and other national teams have also drafted a number of Taishan players, totaling 29 people. This makes the team's preparation for the war seriously understaffed. It is reported that the minimum number of Taishan's first team was only 15 players in training, and this situation may continue for some time.
In addition, the return of Taishan's foreign aid will also take some time. At present, only Jadason has returned to China, and the club is paying close attention to the dynamics of other foreign aiders.
On top of the problem of preparing personnel, Taishan team also faced the trouble of warm-up matches. The original plan was to travel to Guangzhou to warm up with other teams, but due to recurring epidemics in some areas, finding opponents has become difficult. Recently, Taishan played a warm-up match with the U21 Elite Team, which also trains at the same base, and the first team eventually won 3-2. Despite the absence of both internationals and foreigners, Taishan's focus at the time was on scouting players in the 01 to 04 age group. However, this goal also encountered some difficulties due to the U21 and U19 national team training. (DD)
