Facing the challenge of the Chinese Super League in the AFC Champions League in the next few years is undoubtedly a challenging topic, but it is also a choice that every team that aspires to win the league and the cup must face up to. Shandong Taishan, for example, when they were unable to keep up with the rhythm of the Champions League, they resolutely shifted their focus to the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, a move that has begun to bear fruit. Currently, the team has achieved good results on both fronts. However, Shandong Taishan's desire to win in the AFC Champions League cannot be ignored, as they often have to work several times as hard as they do in the league in order to compete with Japan, South Korea and Italy.
Looking back at Shandong Taishan's performance in the AFC Champions League over the past year, behind every victory is the sweat of the team's high-intensity struggle and huge physical exertion. Even if the player lineup is strong, which team in the Chinese Super League can claim to conquer the AFC Champions League with a set of lineups and reap good results? Therefore, the Chinese super team in the future of the AFC Champions League journey, must pay attention to the double test of strategy and willpower, reasonable planning between the game strategic layout. This is not empty talk. Yokohama Mariners and last year's AFC Championship performance bright Jeonbuk Hyundai, for example, the former league ranked tenth, the latter also ranked tenth.
As one seaport fan put it, "the AFC Champions League is a litmus test", however, this litmus test can sometimes cost a team dearly.
