Shandong Taishan Team is making steady preparations for the new season, with the most eye-catching event being the addition of new signing Tang Chuang. Under the leadership of head coach Choi Kang-hee, the team has welcomed this promising forward, and Tang Chuang has quickly won the recognition of the coaching staff and fans with his performance.
Tang Chuang is a young forward born in 1996, currently at the prime of his career. On his first training session with Taishan Team, he displayed an impressive professional attitude and technical ability. His serious and focused training attitude, coupled with flexible and varied positioning awareness, immediately caught the attention of the fans and coaching staff on site. Many fans, after watching his training performance, expressed that Tang Chuang's strength is significantly better than that of Bi Jinhao, who joined last season.
This comparison is not without basis. First, from the age perspective, Tang Chuang, as a 26-year-old player, is at the best stage of his career, with both physical functions and technical levels at their peak. During his time with Chengdu Rongcheng last season, Tang Chuang demonstrated outstanding attacking abilities, especially in the match against Shanghai Port, where he scored twice in a spectacular performance. This match became an important reference for Taishan Team to bring him in.
In contrast, Bi Jinhao was already 33 years old when he joined Taishan Team, at the declining stage of his career. Prior to this, his performance with Changchun Yatai had already shown signs of physical decline, and many fans considered his signing to be controversial. Bi Jinhao himself did not expect to get a starting opportunity when he joined Taishan Team. However, due to the injury of the team's main forward Zeke, he unexpectedly got playing time and scored goals in various events, completing his task.
Nevertheless, Bi Jinhao's age issue has always been a point of contention that he could not shake off. Although he also had good performances last season, fans generally believed that the team needed a younger and more promising forward to enhance the attacking line's strength. The arrival of Tang Chuang just met this need.
Taishan Team has a clear tactical positioning for Tang Chuang. The team plans to form a complementary attacking combination with him and Zeke. Considering that Zeke usually experiences a noticeable drop in physical fitness around the 70th minute of the game, Tang Chuang will mainly take on the role of a substitute ace. Such personnel arrangements can ensure the continuity of the team's offensive firepower while allowing both forwards to get reasonable rest time, thus maintaining their best state.
This tactical arrangement reflects the deep planning of the coaching staff. In modern football, a team must have a sufficient rotation squad if it wants to maintain competitiveness throughout the long season. Tang Chuang's joining not only provides the team with more tactical options but also allows for fresh blood to be injected when Zeke's physical condition is not up to par, ensuring that the team's offensive firepower is not too greatly affected by the ups and downs of a single player's form.
Taishan Team is full of expectations for the new season, hoping that the front-line combination of Zeke and Tang Chuang can perform at their best in the Chinese Super League and FA Cup events. This expectation is well-founded: Zeke has proven his goal-scoring ability, while Tang Chuang brings the vitality and drive unique to young players. Both have different characteristics, but they can both pose threats to the opponent's defense.
The introduction of Tang Chuang is not just a simple strengthening of personnel, but also an important step for Taishan Team to seek breakthroughs in the new season. The young Tang Chuang injects new vitality into the team, and his arrival can not only enhance the team's overall strength but also bring more possibilities for tactical changes. In the upcoming new season, Taishan Team has every reason to believe that this new front-line combination can lead the team to achieve better results.