The situation is the same for Cressan. In the last away match against Meizhou Hakka, Cressan unfortunately suffered a knee injury, but still gritted his teeth and insisted until the end of the match. However, the effects of the knee injury were obvious, and Klassen was in a slump in the match, with no result. In order to speed up his recovery, the Taishan coaching staff decided not to take the Brazilian scorer to Chongqing.
The absence of all four players was due to injury concerns. Naturalized striker Fernando regretted missing the showdown with Taishan and Chongqing Tongliang Dragons even more. According to the regulations of the Football Association, in the FA Cup, Chinese Super League teams are not allowed to play against lower division B teams, while only three foreign players can be fielded against A teams. It is worth noting that unrelated naturalized players are also regarded as foreign aiders and cannot participate.
In other words, naturalized Brazilian players such as Iverson, Allan and Fernando are not allowed to participate in the FA Cup matches between various teams and the lower divisions. On the other hand, Beijing Guoan's Li Ke and Shanghai Harbor's Jiang Guangtai are exempted from this rule and are able to participate in the FA Cup matches between Guoan and Harbor and lower division teams.
It has to be mentioned that the new rule introduced by the FA makes people wonder about the meaning of "moth to the flame". Since the naturalized players have been recognized and represent the national team, why is it necessary to distinguish between blood and non-blood in the FA Cup? This is indeed puzzling.
For Shandong Taishan, with five fewer starters, playing away from home, and the weather in Chongqing, the FA Cup battle with Tongliang Dragons will undoubtedly be a chilly one. If Taishan fail to score in the 90 minutes, the two sides will have to go through a penalty shootout to decide the winner. At that time, the possibility of Taishan winning on the road is not optimistic.
Fortunately, the Taishan team has a group of young players. Xie Wenneng has performed well in the national team and has recovered from his injury. He and Chen Pu will be expected to start in this match against Tongliang Dragons. This pair of wingers may be the ultimate winners of the match.
