On June 29th, Beijing time, Shandong Taishan team started an intense warm-up match at the base against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. After a fierce battle, Taishan came back to win with a score of 4-2. Leonardo and Fellaini each scored a goal, Huang Cong and Hao Haiyi completed the breakthrough, this campaign Taishan team realized the reverse.
With the restart of the Chinese Super League on July 18th imminent, Taishan team is actively adjusting their training. Currently, core players such as Jin Jingdao, Artemisia Junmin, Wu Xinghan, Wang Dalei, Liu Binbin, Ji Xiang and Zheng Zheng are taking part in training with the national team, while Sun Junhao is unable to take part in the training due to isolation. This makes the Taishan team lineup has been affected to some extent. In the face of the next intensive schedule, the coaching team plans to provide more players with the opportunity to play, and at the same time through the warm-up matches to observe the status of the players.
It is worth mentioning that on June 29, Taishan once again played against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. In the match on June 9, Taishan won 1-0 with Tian Xin's goal. This time again, Taishan team foreign aid Leonardo and Fellaini debut. The game was divided into three sections, the first two sections of 45 minutes each, the last section of 30 minutes. In the first quarter, Tianjin took the lead with two goals, but Leonardo equalized in the 27th minute, and then created a penalty kick in the 33rd minute, which Fellaini hit, and the two sides drew in the first quarter.
In the second period, the two teams exchanged attacks and defense, and Xu Xin's free kick nearly broke the goal. Towards the end of the second period, both teams made massive substitutions. In the third quarter, Taishan played even better, Huang Cong scored a goal in front of the penalty area, successfully overtaking the score. In the middle of the third period, Qi Tianyu sent a precise direct ball, Cheng Yuan passed to the back point, Hao Haiyi shot to break the goal, Taishan finally beat Tianjin 4-2, and won the warm-up match.
It is reported that Taishan will take a short break after the warm-up match with Tianjin and travel to Shanghai in early July to play a warm-up match with Shanghai Seaport on July 3rd. This will be the second time that the two teams will meet in a warm-up match. Earlier in the season, Taishan lost 0-5 to Seaport in a warm-up match, when Taishan's lineup was incomplete and Seaport's three foreigners scored goals. Now that Seaport's Arnautovic is in Europe and Muy is out of the team, Oscar and Lopez are the key options for the team.
The latest news that the Chinese Super League will be suspended from September to November, the national footballers may start training from mid-August until mid-November, the four-month-long training is also a test for the physical and mental condition of the national footballers. The official news of the AFC shows that at 15:00 on July 1, the draw for the 12-team tournament will take place, when the opponents of the national football team and the schedule will be unveiled, and the preparation of the national football team and the organization of the league will gradually become clear.
