Although Shandong Taishan team suffered a big defeat in the game with Yokohama Mariner recently, it successfully advanced to the second place in the group by virtue of goal difference. This game has also become a good opportunity to test the strength of domestic players, and at the same time provide a reference for next season's recruitment. However, the team is facing unprecedented challenges, with the number of foreign players decreasing, the tactical style of play needs to be changed, and the strength of domestic players is declining and other problems need to be solved. In the past, the Shandong Taishan team has always used the tactical style of playing high. Under the leadership of Tupakovic, the Shandong Taishan team has reached the peak of strength due to its strong domestic players and excellent foreign aid.
However, with the decline of the level of Chinese football, the strength of domestic players has also weakened, and the tactical play of Shandong Taishan team has become a little outdated. Now, in order to improve their strength, all teams in the Chinese Super League need to rely on foreign aid. This is different from Japan and South Korea, which have a high level of football, so the Chinese team must bring in excellent foreign players to improve their strength in a short period of time. The most direct way for Shandong Taishan team to improve its strength is to introduce six foreign aids, plus naturalized players. However, this is clearly impractical. The team can only use the available resources and focus on the quality of foreign reinforcement. The team has confirmed the introduction of Zeka as a foreign player, but Gazza has already left.
Although Zeka is 1.90m tall, his strength in heading is not as good as Fellaini. In contrast, Zeka prefers to break through with the ball and is more delicate with his feet. This trait will directly change the way the team plays next season. In the face of realistic challenges, Shandong Taishan team needs to transform. The team can only use the resources available, especially domestic players. Although the strength of domestic players has declined compared with the past, Shandong Taishan team is still the leader of domestic football youth training. Therefore, the team needs to focus on developing homegrown players so that they can adapt to new tactics and play at a better level. In this process, the role of foreign aid is also particularly crucial.
Only when foreign aid and domestic players complement each other can the overall strength of the team be improved. To sum up, the Shandong Taishan team faces many challenges, but there are also infinite possibilities. The team needs to focus on developing local players and improving the quality of foreign players in order to perform better in future games. Only then will the team be able to achieve better results in football. Shandong Taishan's performance has been very disappointing to fans this season, the team's strength is not as good as before, and the strength of various positions needs to be strengthened, especially the problems in the midfield and back line need to be solved as soon as possible.
The arrival of the team's new signing Kaza has enriched the team's wide strength, but the team also needs a midfield master who can attack and defend well, this player needs to have super interception ability, and also needs to be very creative in playmaking and passing. Only in this way can we achieve a combination of the side and the middle and play a more diverse offensive style. However, the introduction of a super player requires sufficient funds, and now the overall environment of the Chinese Super League is not good, plus Jinan Cultural Tourism's mind is not in football at all, and the funds of Shandong Taishan team are not very abundant. As a result, teams need to look for other solutions, such as scouting young players or swapping players with other teams.
In the defender position, the problems of the Shandong Taishan team are equally serious. The current defender Judson's state is declining, Zheng Zheng is older, Shi Ke and Li Hailong's strength cannot meet the requirements, and he is old and young. The team needs to bring in some players who can take on the role of the core of the defense, but there are very few good defenders, and they are all the core of the team, and they will definitely not give up easily, so Choi Kang-hee needs to find other solutions. The team can consider more rigorous training and tactical guidance to make the existing defenders more run-in and tacit understanding, and at the same time, they also need to work more youth training to tap more defender talents. Next season will be a big challenge for Shandong Taishan team.
The team must bring in strong players in both the midfield and the back line to improve the competitiveness of the whole team. In addition to recruitment, the team also needs to solve existing problems and improve the overall quality of players through training and tactical guidance, as well as the discovery and development of youth academy. Only in this way can the Shandong Taishan team achieve better results in future competitions.