In the late afternoon of May 2, Wuhan Sanzhen Football Club's new recruits assembled at their base, and 12 new recruits took the field in unison, marking the official unveiling of their new batch of Chinese Super League players. Head coach Pedro was overjoyed to witness the scene, and the last-minute signings of Gao Zhunyi and Tao Qianglong not only filled the vacancies in individual positions on the three lines, but also made the team's overall strength more balanced.
The first training open day organized by Wuhan Sanzhen Club was only the debut of the season, but the team has actually completed three stages of winter training. In addition, Wuhan Sanzhen is also the first club to complete the recruitment of all five foreign aiders, the preparation work is quite sufficient. However, a few twists and turns in the transfer operation, until April 29 before the transfer window closed, Pedro's hanging heart finally landed. The addition of Gao Zhunyi made up for the team's shortness at left back, while Tao Qianglong became a key U23 player reserve.
In the team meeting, the two new recruits naturally became the focus. Gao Zhunyi said that he will contribute to the Sanzhen team with practical actions and strive to quickly integrate into the collective and make a difference in the new season. However, as he still has a small injury on his body, the first training session after returning to the team was held in the gym. As for Tao Qianglong, he hopes to shine with the Tri-Town team, "on the field, showing his strength and rewarding the fans with great games." Tao Qianglong even gave up going home in order to rush to his new hosts to sign in, as Nanjing has implemented a "14+14" quarantine policy for national players who have just returned from West Asia. Since April 26th from the U23 national team exempted from isolation, Tao Qianglong has been with Zhu Chenjie, Wu Xi and others to stay in Haikou. After receiving an advance notice from the Sanzhen club, Tao Qianglong gave up going home and rushed directly to Wuhan to attend the first public meeting in 2022, "still quite looking forward to this meeting ceremony, a little excited in my heart." Before leaving Haikou, he told reporters this.
Although Gao Zhunyi and Tao Qianglong have not been with the team for long, they are already new to the team. While Liu Dianzha, Xie Pengfei and the three new foreigners are already getting better in the new team. Among them, the standard-bearer Stanciu is highly anticipated. However, the current Romanian international is very low-key, "I don't see myself as a superstar, it's a team sport and I will put the performance of the whole team first, not me personally." In Pedro's tactical system, Stancho plays as the unassuming free agent number 10. Unlike Hulk, Lavezzi, Teixeira and other one-two punch type players, his role in front of the team is to thread the needle. Stancho said, "In the new season, I will be more happy to assist my teammates to score goals, which will be my main task."
For Pedro, it is a great fortune to have such a strong squad to prepare for the new season. However, some people are skeptical about the ability of the Sanzhen team to quickly adapt to the Chinese Super League. In this regard, veteran captain Deng Zhuoxiang said, "After all, we are a promoted horse, entering the Chinese Super League, the intensity of the game is definitely greater than that of the Central League, so we must have the right mindset." Zhang Xiaobin has also told reporters, "First of all, we have to do a good job of winter training reserves. Including physical reserves, as well as other aspects of preparation. After all, the Chinese Super League is different from the Central League in the confrontation, for the players, there are still unpredictable situations in the future. Of course, we are also eager to show ourselves on the stage of the Chinese Super League."
Currently, most of the players in the Three Town team have experience in the Chinese Super League. In addition, players such as Deng Zhuoxiang, Xie Pengfei, Zhang Xiaobin, Liu Dangzuo, Gao Junyi, Liu Yiming, He Chao and Deng Hanwen all have experience of winning the Chinese Super League title. In fact, it is the three new foreigners who have just joined and Edmilson, who joined from Gamba Osaka last year, who really need to adapt to the pace of the Chinese Super League.
