On June 30th, Beijing time, the 17th round of the Chinese Super League had a focus match. In the end, Beijing Guoan played in the Workers' Sports and defeated Shandong Taishan 2-0. After losing to Gongti, Shandong Taishan has failed to win in three consecutive games recently. The ups and downs have caused the team to lose hope of competing for the championship early. What is even more worrying is the current overall state of the team. They seem to have lost the ability to win games.
Beijing Guoan scored goals from Ade Benro and Fabio in just 5 minutes, setting the score at 2-0. Facing the opponent's shot, Wang Dalei, who came back, was helpless. This was also the 12th goal he had conceded in 11 appearances this season. When Wang Dalei was injured previously, Shandong Taishan's main goalkeeper was Liu Shibo, but his performance was unsatisfactory, and Shandong Taishan's results also declined. I thought that after Wang Dalei's comeback, Shandong Taishan could stop the decline, but they still kept losing the ball and even had to "surrender" early. You can imagine the disappointment of Shandong fans.
Shandong Taishan has suffered from constant injuries this season, which has indeed had a certain impact on results. However, in terms of paper strength, Shandong Taishan can still be ranked at the forefront of the Chinese Super League, but its recent performance has been quite weak, which makes people worry about the prospects of head coach Cui Kangxi. Last season, Cui Kangxi saved Shandong Taishan from fire and water, and finally came from behind to win the league runner-up. However, this year, faced with the team's continuous attrition and transfer mistakes, Cui Kangxi seemed to have nothing to do and fell into the trap he coached Shandong Taishan. The biggest bottleneck ever.
In fact, Shandong Taishan’s decline started to show signs of decline as early as last month against Shenzhen Xinpeng City. Facing this relegation team, although Shandong Taishan won, they conceded two goals; then the team continued to lose points to the Jinmen Tigers, Meizhou Hakka and Changchun Yatai until they lost to Beijing Guoan in this round's away game. In fact, it is a predictable result. In three away games, they did not win even a single victory. Whether Shandong Taishan can stop its decline in order to return to the home court is also a big question mark.
