In the 5th round of the 2024 FA Cup, Shandong Taishan played away against Qingdao West Coast. Chen Pu broke the deadlock for Shandong Taishan, and Mai Wulang and Abdul Suli hit the post three times.
In the case of multi-front battles, Cui Kangxi let four young players start in one go: Yu Jinyong, Mai Wulang, Abdu Rousuli, and Jia Feifei, and even let Huang Zhengyu and Gao Zhunyi partner as double central defenders. It is worth emphasizing that 7 players were born in Taishan Academy, which reflects the strength of Taishan Academy.
Among them, Mai Wulang (20 years old), Abdou Rousuli (23 years old), Jia Feifei (23 years old) formed a three-man midfield, except for Jia Feifei who served as a defensive midfielder, the other two frequently participated in the attack and also hit the goalpost respectively.
In the 31st minute of the game, Zhang Chi made a diagonal pass from the right, Mai Wulang pushed and hit two posts in a row, and Chen Pu scored with a supplementary shot.
Just seven minutes later, Mai Wulang made a wonderful pass, and Abdul Suli hit the post with a powerful right-footed shot from the right rib of the penalty area.
Media person Orange Sier pointed out, "This game can't be decided by results, if fans think that we are regulars in the FA Cup final and can't be eliminated in this game, then the fans who complained about why we don't use young people are a bit too authentic!" The storm of youth has a price, if you want to train newcomers, you have to sacrifice some achievements, there is no perfect lineup that is satisfying, there will always be some different opinions, but at present, I have seen the changes of Cui Kangxi, regardless of whether the outside world is involved! ”