The Qingdao West Coast Chronicle
Squad14 Sep 2026
6 saves: Dong Yifan was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Qingdao West Coast
Davidson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market14 Sep 2026
Qingdao West Coast promote Dong Chengjian from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dong Chengjian has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market14 Sep 2026
Qingdao West Coast promote Lu Binbin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lu Binbin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for He Longhai
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to He Longhai, and the manager let it.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Nélson da Luz
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Half-satisfied: Zhang Ang on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 0‑0, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Qingdao West Coast pick somebody else ahead of Ding Haifeng
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
Match12 Sep 2026
Qingdao West Coast and Yunnan Yukun cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Yunnan Yukun came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
In brief
- Looking ahead Davidson goes back to face Wuhan Three Towns
- Player ratings Huang Zichang could have had three
- The dugout Dong Hang does not fit this one