The sound of class is deafening, these three rounds are Cui Kangxi's last chance?

Reporter Chen Yong reports Guoan defeated the higher-ranked Harbour, Rongcheng blocked the leader Shenhua, and after the 1/3 of the Super League, although Taishan's recent record of 1 draw and 2 losses was poor, it did not fall too far behind in the standings. At the moment, they are six points less than Rongcheng and Shenhua, two points less than Guoan with one game less, and the same number of points as Harbour with one game less.

After the 1-1 draw against Manatee in the last round, Jinan broke out at home with a deafening "Cui Kangxi out of class", in reality, the three games before the June break may be the last chance for the South Korean coach, at present, Cui Kangxi has led the team to Yuxi. As for rejuvenation, there is also a high probability of looking at the performance of these 3 rounds.

This season's recognized top five champions are Harbour, Shenhua, Rongcheng, Guoan and Taishan, although 1/3 has been played at present, but the first half of the strong showdown, only the 13th round of the Chinese Super League Harbour and Taishan game.

In the 9 strong dialogues that have been conducted, Rongcheng has performed well, with 3 wins and 1 draw to get 10 points, which is still their 1 home and 3 away; Also outstanding is Guoan, with 2 home and 2 away records of 2 wins and 2 draws, and 8 points is not low; Shenhua's performance was average, with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss to get 5 points.

Harbour and Taishan are a bit of a sympathetic feeling, Harbour only got 1 point from 1 draw and 2 losses, you know, they are all at home. Taishan suffered three consecutive defeats and did not get 1 point.

In the 5th to 7th rounds of the Chinese Super League, Taishan once won three consecutive victories, namely 2-1 away to Yatai, 4-0 at home to Xinpeng City, and 5-1 away to West Coast, but then they lost 1-6 to Guoan, 0-1 to Shenhua at home, and 1-1 to Manatee at home.

Before the June break, Taishan still has 3 Chinese Super League games and 1 FA Cup game, and the league is away against Yukun, home against Zhejiang, and away against Harbour. They are all teams in the middle and upper reaches of the rankings, among which Yukun has the advantage of home and plateau, and the challenge is not small for Taishan, who is in average physical condition; In the home match with Zhejiang, the opponent is the team second only to the top five teams competing for the championship; As for the away game against Harbour, the importance needs no saying.

In the FA Cup, Taishan is away against Qingdao Red Lions, which is not too difficult normally, and Red Lions are not currently performing well in the Central League.

In these 3 rounds of the league, if Taishan performs well and can keep up with the pace of the previous team, then there is naturally a glimmer of hope, if the record repeats again, it is likely that the hope of winning the championship will be completely lost. In this way, there is no need for the Taishan team to worry about whether to fight for the top three, and orderly rejuvenation is the next direction.

Choi Kang-hee's position is naturally closely related to these three rounds of games, and if the performance is not good, the June break is naturally the best opportunity to change the coach.

The average age of the starting lineup for Taishan's home match against the Manatees was 30.09 years old, with the youngest being the two low-cost foreign players Madruga and Ghazar brought in this season, then the 28-year-old Zeka and Huang Zhengyu, and the other players are all 30 years old and above.

The reason why Choi Kang-hee's tactics have shown completely different effects in the 2023 and 2025 seasons is that in addition to the changes in the lineup and mentality, an important factor is the gradual aging of age, and the decline in running ability and execution to varying degrees.

Therefore, rejuvenation is the inevitable direction of Taishan, if this year does not take the initiative to carry out a moderate youth, the future will also be passively opened, but that is extremely risky, the lesson of the past is Taishan's 2012 season.

At present, there are many constraints on the rejuvenation of Taishan: first, the main task of the 05 echelon is the National Games, which will greatly affect the process of rejuvenation; Second, the players that fans are thinking about, such as Immulan, are currently suffering from injuries, and even if he returns from injury, he needs to adjust, in fact, his physical condition has not recovered to the best; And Mei Shuaijun, who had performed well as a substitute before, also suffered an injury; Third, many of Taishan's potential stocks are midfielder players, and there is indeed a greater risk in their use.

In this context, Taishan's rejuvenation needs to be planned, first, whether there is any hope of keeping up with the first group, rejuvenation should be the club's strategy, the only difference is the strength; Second, the younger generation may affect the performance, but this is a risk that must be taken, which requires full psychological preparation.

The men's U20 qualifiers for the National Games will take place from May 23 to June 5, and will end in the June interval, when the club will carry out a comprehensive and meticulous youth plan based on the league results.