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The 2024 season was originally a season full of expectations for Shandong Taishan, a "century-old club" with a long history and tradition.

The squad is already strong, and Choi Kang-hee's first full season as coach is naturally worth looking forward to. At the beginning of the season, Shandong Taishan fought on both the AFC Champions League and the Chinese Super League. In the AFC Champions League quarter-finals, they defeated the Japanese powerhouse Kawasaki Frontale away to advance. In the first game of the new season of the Chinese Super League, they defeated their rival Changchun Yatai 4:2 at home.

But then it seemed like the soul of Arsenal in the 2023-24 season was possessed. They were eliminated by another Japanese team, Yokohama F. Marinos, in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League. They drew 0:0 with Beijing Guoan at home in the Chinese Super League and lost 0:3 to Shanghai Shenhua. They failed to win for two consecutive rounds. Shandong Taishan started to lose momentum since then.

In the 2023-24 season, Arteta coached Arsenal, competing in both the Premier League and the Champions League. When Arsenal tied with Bayern Munich 2-2 at home in the Champions League quarter-finals, they were still the Premier League leader. After losing 0-2 to Aston Villa at home, they gave way to the defending champion Manchester City. Then, they lost 0-1 to Bayern Munich away in the Champions League quarter-finals and were eliminated. Arsenal ended up finishing second for two consecutive seasons.

Shandong Taishan has no hope of making it to the Chinese Super League. With 34 points in 23 games, it ranks fourth in the Chinese Super League standings, 29 points behind Shanghai Haigang, the leader, and 17 points ahead of Chengdu Rongcheng, the third.