2021 season
China Super League (soccer league)
League, the title was settled on December 26 - Shandong Taishan won 2-0 against Hebei, and with only three rounds left in the Chinese Super League, surpassed Guangzhou and Shanghai Seaport with a 10-point lead, locking up the fifth title in team history ahead of schedule.
China Super League (soccer league)
Championship. After eleven years of silence, the former juggernaut made a strong comeback and became a shining star in the cold winter of Chinese soccer.
Even before the second phase of the league began, the media and fans were confident that Shandong Taishan would win the title. Not only did they lead the way in the first stage, but the traditional giants remained steady as ever despite the weakening of their rivals. Both in terms of economic strength and player lineup, Shandong Taishan became the most stable team in the 2021 season, which laid a solid foundation for their road to the championship.
Chinese soccer in 2021 is full of magical realism, with epidemic-hit capital exiting against a backdrop of neutral name policies and salary restrictions. The reversal of the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and the sudden dissolution of defending champions Jiangsu were just the prelude to this grand drama. As the season progressed, problems continued to plague the Chinese Super League teams, and when Guangzhou, Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Seaport's foreign aid fled, the once-four favorites to win the title became a one-trick pony in Shandong Taishan.
After the first phase of the Chinese Super League, the league was suspended for a long time to make way for the national team. This time allowed Shandong Taishan to widen the gap with their rivals. Originally, Guangzhou was Shandong's biggest rival, but after the Evergrande Group blew up, the eight Chinese Super League champions fought for survival, and Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Seaport struggled to overtake them as they fell behind, so it seemed logical for Shandong Taishan to win the title.
Shandong Taishan have been riding high, starting the second phase of the league with back-to-back victories over Guoan, Shanghai and Changchun Yatai, doubling up Hebei in a five-game winning streak that has shown great dominance. If you count the first phase, Shandong has won ten straight league matches after a 1-2 defeat against Guangzhou in the ninth round. In the F.A.C. Cup, Hao Wei's team was also invincible, winning six straight to reach the final.
The young generation players such as Guo Tianyu and Duan Liuyu are taking the lead, the foreigners such as Fellaini and Sun Junhao are playing steadily, and the mid-generation players such as Wu Xinghan and Xu Xin are also contributing key performances. Shandong Taishan, with a reasonable lineup and a sustainable age structure, were of course able to play the best soccer of the season. They were deservedly awarded the fifth title in team history.
China Super League (soccer league)
The championship has also rewarded Shandong soccer for its healthy operations in recent years.
In the past ten years, Chinese soccer has experienced the baptism of the golden dollar storm, Evergrande, Shanghai Hong Kong and other teams have invested huge sums of money for the Chinese Super League has buried a huge hidden danger. In such an environment, Shandong Taishan did not blindly follow the trend, but rationally build the team. According to statistics, in the 2010-2020 Chinese Super League team investment list, Shandong team invested a total of 138 million euros, only ranked ninth.
Nevertheless, as a traditional powerhouse of Chinese soccer, Shandong Taishan still maintains long-term competitiveness. They stick to themselves, not blindly investing huge sums of money, but focusing on the unity of players' abilities and tactical styles. From Magatte to Li Xiaopeng to Hao Wei, Shandong Taishan continuously polished a set of mature framework.
Behind the support of state-owned enterprises, so that Shandong soccer in the historic changes in the situation to be able to stand alone. Ten years to grind a sword of craftsmanship, finally precipitated the revival of the bottom. This season's Shandong Taishan, seemingly in the turbulent environment to complete the "pick up", but in fact in the history of choice under the inevitable. Perhaps, in the adversity of Shandong Taishan, really for the development of Chinese soccer pointed out the direction - abandon those radical strategy, steady forward, is the casting of the right way of the giants.
Chinese soccer, only after the tide to see who is swimming naked. The years have washed away the lead, and the orange color shines again. At this moment, public opinion does not need to overly tout Shandong Taishan's five Super League titles, but Shandong fans can be proud of their own team. Ten years of drinking ice, it is difficult to cool the blood, Shandong soccer, but is back to the position once.
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