Was it directed by Choi Kang-hee? Shandong Naturalized Athlete From Inter Youth Trains Alone in Winter Training

Jan 13, 2025

Was it directed by Choi Kang-hee? Shandong Naturalized Athlete From Inter Youth Trains Alone in Winter Training
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



Did he offend director Choi Kang-hee.

Chinese Super League's Shandong Taishan naturalized striker Pedro Delgado said he was sidelined from the team's winter training. Delgado revealed himself training alone in the clubhouse on his SNS on the 12th (Korea Standard Time). The video he released shows him training in a team training suit and an empty weight manager.

Choi is currently leading the Shandong squad in Shanghai for winter training. There were rumors of a break-up with Shandong at one point last year, but it seems that it has been decided to lead the team this season. In the meantime, only Delgado has been excluded from the winter training squad, raising curiosity.




Delgado, who is from Portugal, has played for Inter Milan youth team and Sporting B team. At the 2017 U-20 World Cup in Korea, he was selected for the Portugal national team.

Was it directed by Choi Kang-hee? Shandong Naturalized Athlete From Inter Youth Trains Alone in Winter Training
photo source=Pedro Delgado SNS
Was it directed by Choi Kang-hee? Shandong Naturalized Athlete From Inter Youth Trains Alone in Winter Training
photo source=Pedro Delgado SNS
Delgado, who wore a Shandong uniform in 2018, soon became a naturalized citizen. Since then, he has played in CD Aves, Kunshan, and Suzhou, but has not made impressive results. Last year, he scored six goals in 26 games in Shandong.

In China, Delgado's exclusion from winter training is unusual. It is reasonable to think of the teams preparing for the new season joining the first-team resources in training. It is true that the scene in which all the players leave the clubhouse while they are training in winter has no choice but to think of the word 'Fire'. China's soccer newspaper commented that `Delgado's disclosure of his appearance through social media can be seen as a complaint about the current situation.'






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.