Tianjin Media: Tianjin Tigers' New Local Central Defender Likely to Join Without Trial, Expected After New Year's Day

05/01/2025 43hotness 0likes

The lineup of the Tianjin Tigers is facing a significant challenge - the vacancy in the central defender position. With the retirement of the experienced player Yu Yang and the imminent departure of Han Pengfei, the team's defense has become somewhat crippled. Currently, the Tianjin Tigers urgently need to add a local central defender, which has become an issue that the team management must face.

Let's take a look at the current central defender lineup of the team to see how serious the situation is. Nowadays, although the Tianjin Tigers' central defender lineup is not lacking in potential players, there are very few who can truly step up to the starting position. Wang Zhenghao, although capable of playing multiple positions, hardly appeared as a central defender last season and was mostly used as a backup for other positions. Wang Xianjun, although physically fit, mostly played as a left-back last season, while Huang Jiahui's main job is as a midfielder, and he rarely gets the chance to play as a central defender.

Therefore, it stands to reason that the team's defense should be worrying, and this vacancy also puts considerable pressure on the management. Speaking of Han Pengfei, everyone knows this experienced veteran. His departure means that the Tianjin Tigers' defense will lose an important pillar. With the expiration of this veteran's contract and his approach to joining Chengdu Rongcheng, the gap in the central defender position of the team becomes even more obvious. Although the Tianjin Tigers still have foreign aid Grant, the club does not plan to use a double foreign aid central defender configuration, which means that at least one reliable domestic central defender is needed to ensure the stability of the defense.

Therefore, the club must quickly add a suitable local central defender before the winter training to meet the challenges of the upcoming new season. According to the current plan, the management of the Tianjin Tigers hopes to introduce a new aid after New Year's Day through the winter training, and this new aid is best able to join directly without trial, after all, time is pressing. Ideally, the new central defender should be a free agent so that the team can sign quickly and avoid wasting precious time due to the trial process.

This is undoubtedly a task that is both tense and critical, after all, the central defender as the core of the defense, directly affects the overall defensive level of the team. Some netizens expressed their opinions on the Tianjin Tigers' reinforcement plan. One netizen mentioned: The Tianjin Tigers need to add a central defender, I think this matter is really a headache. Looking at the current central defender configuration of the team, although Grant is reliable, he is after all a foreign aid, and relying too much on him is not feasible. Domestic central defenders are the long-term solution. The newly introduced central defender should be the kind that can be plugged in and used immediately, after all, the loopholes in the defense cannot be delayed. This netizen's point of view is worth pondering. The Tianjin Tigers have too little reserve in local central defenders, especially in the defensive aspect, often needing a player who can maintain a stable performance in the game to take on the core role.

Let's talk about the foreign aid problem of the Tianjin Tigers. As a CSL team, the introduction of foreign aid has become commonplace, but can adjustments still be made in the foreign aid configuration at the defensive end? A netizen put forward his different views on the foreign aid issue: From the perspective of foreign aid, the Tianjin Tigers will definitely not try a double foreign aid central defender again. The rules and budget of the CSL are limited, and foreign aid must be used properly, and their roles cannot be excessively consumed. The position of central defender needs the cooperation of domestic players the most. This netizen started from the actual situation of the team and put forward an interesting insight. If foreign aid is overly dependent, it may affect the overall balance of the team, especially when domestic players are gradually growing today, making good use of their potential is the right way.

Some netizens think that the Tianjin Tigers do not have to rush too much. To say, the current vacancy of the Tianjin Tigers is a bit embarrassing, but it is not unsolvable. Players like Wang Zhenghao and Wang Xianjun actually have certain potential, the key is whether they can stand out more and bring more help to the team. After all, they are young players, give them opportunities, maybe there will be unexpected effects. This netizen's view is full of positive expectations. He believes that if the existing players of the Tianjin Tigers receive enough trust and support, they may not be able to fill the vacancy in the central defender position.

Despite this, the Tianjin Tigers obviously still need to introduce a central defender who can integrate with the team in a short period of time and improve the defensive level. The competitive pressure of the new season is huge, and the team's defense must not have loopholes. Fans generally express concern about this point: Since the management has seen this problem, they can't delay it anymore. The pre-season winter training is not far away, hoping that they can finalize the new aid as soon as possible, don't wait until the start of the season to panic.

In addition, we also need to consider that the Tianjin Tigers need to make some careful considerations in the process of adding central defenders. The players in the central defender position not only need to have good physical conditions but also rich game experience to cope with the fierce competition rhythm of the CSL. If the team can successfully introduce an experienced and in-form central defender through the winter training, it will greatly enhance the stability of the defensive line. Some netizens mentioned: In fact, adding a central defender is not just to fill the vacancy, but also an investment in the future. The central defender, as the core of the team's defense, their performance directly affects the operation of the entire defensive system of the team. When choosing new aid, it is best to be someone who can stand firm in the CSL arena, not just looking at potential, but also actual performance. This netizen's words make sense. Any player in any position, especially in a key role like the central defender, whether they can stand firm at the top level of the league directly determines how far the team can go.

Although the Tianjin Tigers' reinforcement plan seems simple, it actually involves many details. From the selection of players to the arrangement of winter training, to the rapid integration of new aid, various factors determine whether this strengthening can be carried out smoothly. As a netizen said: Hope that the Tianjin Tigers can seize this opportunity this time, fill the vacancy in the defense, and make the defense more stable in the new season. The future of the team still depends on the efforts of every player.