Due to epidemic restrictions, foreign aid and foreign teachers are difficult to return to the Chinese Super League in a short time, can the CBA still start smoothly?

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Late on the night of March 26, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Migration Administration formally issued a notice on temporarily suspending the entry of foreigners with valid Chinese visas and residence permits. According to regulations, foreign aid and foreign teachers who do not have privileges in the Chinese Super Club cannot return to China before the lifting of the ban if they are unable to enter before February 28th, Beijing time. For the Chinese Super League, which is actively preparing for the opening, or the restart of the CBA league, the focus of outside attention has also begun to change from "when the match starts" to "can the league start?"

Super League clubs

Make every effort to assist the return of foreign aid

Due to the spread of the epidemic in many other countries (regions) in the world in recent years, domestic football circles, including the Chinese Super League, are concerned that countries (regions) may further adjust and tighten foreigner entry policies. Therefore, in recent days, Chinese Super League clubs Foreign aid, foreign teachers and naturalized players issued notice of return. This week, the story of TEDA foreign aid Jonathan returning to China after more than 3 days of "fantastic drifting" has been widely circulated. Prior to this, R & F foreign aid Zahawi and Saba also returned to Guangzhou after going through twists and turns.

In order to assist their foreign aid and foreign teachers to return to the team as soon as possible, the clubs tried their best to use all available resources and methods, including foreign affairs. It is even more likely that the club may seek to arrange foreign aid to return to China with the cargo plane. Some clubs plan ahead and anticipate various variables in advance. For example, during the previous team training in Dubai, R & F Club decisively made a plan to return to China in advance, and coach Van Bronckhorst and foreign aid Dembele who had planned to return to Europe directly "advised" to return to Guangzhou.

It is understood that the first time after the announcement, the Chinese Football Association convened the head of the professional league work department to communicate through remote communication means. Prior to this, the Association has started to collect information on the foreign aid and foreign teachers returning to the clubs in the Super League. The last information collection will be arranged after 0:00 on the 28th Beijing time.

According to the statistics before March 27, only 16 clubs in the Super League 16 clubs recalled all or most of the foreign aid. For example, all five foreign aid from Dalian and Shijiazhuang Yongchang returned to the team. Wuhan Zhuoer and Guangzhou R & F also returned four foreign aid teams. However, foreign clubs and foreign teachers in most clubs have not arrived, and some clubs have even returned "zero". For example, at present, China Huaxia in Hebei and Chongqing's contemporary foreign aid have no exact return information. It is reported that more than 50 Chinese foreign aid and foreign teachers have not yet returned to the team.

Among the several big clubs that affect the competition pattern of the Chinese Super League, Jiangsu Suning has not yet transmitted the message of foreign aid and foreign teachers. In Beijing and China ’s national security, South Korean foreign aid Kim Yee, naturalized player Li Ke and two foreign assistants have returned to China, but coaches Genezio and foreign aid Augusto, Fernando, Bakambo and Vieira are in Brazil. Europe, whether it can return to China before the "notice" takes effect is still unknown.

Although Tianjin Teda team Jonathan and Achim Peng returned to China, the head coach Stilik is still on the journey. In Shandong Luneng, in addition to Fellaini, who has been diagnosed with the new crown virus, and Moises who are undergoing quarantine observation, the other two foreign aid Gerdes and Kadar are still in Brazil and Hungary.

Guangzhou Evergrande currently has only one foreign aid from the park. As for Shanghai's Shanghai Port, "Asian Foreign" Ahmedov has returned, and private charters with Oscar, Hulk, Lopez and their families are flying from Brazil to Shanghai. It is reported that the three foreign aid will arrive in Shanghai on the evening of the 27th Beijing time. However, at the moment of the epidemic, countries around the world (regions) have introduced stricter regulations on personnel entry and exit, route control, and epidemic prevention inspections. Whether or not the charter flights of the three Brazilian foreign aid agents can arrive in Shanghai as scheduled depends on the actual situation.

China Super League foreign aid half of the staff

Cannot return to China before the announcement takes effect

Just before the announcement of the two departments in China, the Chinese Football Association issued a notice to the clubs of the Chinese Super League on the 26th, requiring that the clubs arrange for their members to undergo nucleic acid testing within one week after receiving the notice. Some people have interpreted this as a signal that the Super League is expected to start in the next period. But in reality, this is a misunderstanding.

Since the outbreak of various domestic events in the new season has been postponed, the Chinese Football Association has been committed to various countermeasures and formulated various plans for the resume of the league. However, due to the large-scale rally of professional football events, the security pressure involved is relatively heavy. The Chinese Football Association and other relevant parties have always been cautious about the issue of the start of the league.

Judging from the current situation, about half of the foreign aid and foreign teachers in the Chinese Super League may not return to China before the announcement takes effect. Although the announcement has a "temporary" nature, there is no specific timetable for when the rules will be "lifted". If there is still a large amount of foreign aid and foreign teachers cannot return to the team on the eve of the league, it will inevitably have an adverse effect on the fairness and justice of the league competition, and it will also affect the league ’s spectatorship.

In addition, in view of the fact that the former Jiajia Hakka foreign aid Dolly and the Chinese Super League Shandong Luneng foreign aid Fellaini have been diagnosed with the new crown virus, the Chinese Football Association and professional clubs at all levels have become more cautious in implementing epidemic prevention and control. And even if foreign aid and foreign teachers can return to China, they need to undergo the necessary physical examination and medical isolation observation. If a new epidemic occurs in the process, the start of the league will not be implemented.

After the announcement on the evening of the 26th, some leaders of the Super Club also started discussions on related topics in the chat group that usually communicates with business. If they had been looking forward to the start of the Super League in May or June, then they can no longer remain optimistic. "When will the Chinese Super League start? Now we still confirm 'Can the Chinese Super League start this year'." A club source said.

CBA Foreign Aid Foreign Teacher

Unable to return in the short term

According to statistics, foreign aid and foreign teachers who are currently unable to return account for the majority. In addition to the Shanghai team, other teams have foreign aid who left the team during the epidemic or have not yet returned. This will also have a follow-up effect on the restarted league in the future. If there are still many foreign aids who fail to return, whether the league will adjust the foreign aid use policy and how to adjust it relatively fairly will be required by the league company and each team. New challenges faced.

At present, these foreign aid and foreign teachers who have not returned cannot return in the short term. It is foreseeable that this will have a great impact on the restarted league. Previously, the CBA company's initial restart of the league on April 15 is now impossible to achieve, so when the league restarts is unknown. Once the league restarts, it will not be determined whether the foreign aid use policy will be adjusted. This requires further discussions between the league company and each team, as well as changes in related immigration policies and epidemic development.

According to the current situation, if all Chinese competitions are adopted, then this must be unfair to the teams that have already called for foreign aid; if the previous dual foreign aid policy is still adopted, many teams will not be able to achieve it. In this case, the use of foreign aid in four quarters and four passengers may be an important direction to consider. Before the league company discussed foreign aid policies with various teams, the team proposed four quarters of foreign aid. On the one hand, it was considered that the current situation of foreign aid recall had some difficulties, and on the other hand, it was for the next season. The visits make a preparation and preview. But if there is a special situation where the team does not have a foreign aid, then this team may play a Chinese matchup against their opponents, which may also be a helpless choice.

Guoan and Shougang

Will face the uncomfortable situation

As foreign aid and foreign teachers will be restricted from entering, Beijing Guoan and Beijing Shougang Club will undoubtedly face the embarrassing situation of no head coach in the short term. Because neither the French national coach Renezio of the National Security Team nor Yannis of the Shougang Team will definitely be unable to return to China in the short term. This also means that the two most important professional sports clubs in Beijing will face the embarrassment of "no handsome".

With the introduction of the new prevention and control policy, there are still many foreign aid and coaching teams who are still stranded overseas. National Security is facing no small challenge. Currently, 4 foreign aids including Augusto and some including Genesio The French coaching team is unable to return to the country for the time being, and the naturalized player Hou Yongyong will not be able to embark on the return trip until next week, while another naturalized player Li Ke has arrived in Shenyang and started a 14-day isolation life there .

Coach Genesio and his French team could not return to the team for the same reason. Except for Divena and Falbo, who have already arrived in Kunming in advance and are accepting isolation, everyone else is still in France. The introduction of the new policy temporarily closed their "return door".

It is understood that domestic players in the Guoan team have been released from home isolation for a period of 14 days (from March 9th), and next week after they head to Kunming, Yunnan, they should no longer need to perform isolation in accordance with relevant regulations. Policy, but everything has to wait until the ground is reached before there can be accurate answers. The three foreigners who have already arrived in the local foreign aid Jin Wei and Diwena and Falbo in the foreign teaching team have begun to be quarantined in a centralized isolation hotel. When this is over, the team has already arrived in Kunming and started Trained. In addition, naturalized player Li Ke has arrived in Shenyang by flight from Los Angeles, and he has already checked into a local isolation hotel. If all goes well, he will fly directly to Kunming and meet with the team after 14 days.

The problems faced by Beijing Shougang without Yannis may be more difficult, because the CBA League is actively preparing for the restart. Once the restart is implemented and Yannis is still unable to return to the team, Beijing Shougang will face considerable difficulties. So far, Beijing Shougang Club has not made any new explanations to the outside world about the measures that foreign aid and foreign teachers cannot return to the team.

Yannis

Long-distance remote Shougang training

Beijing Shougang coach Yanis and Hamilton from outside could not return in the short term.

According to Beiqing Daily reporters, Yannis maintains a close relationship with the team. He understands the training situation of the team at any time through an interpreter. More importantly, Yannis also formulates a daily training plan, which is then executed by members of the Chinese coaching team. . Hamilton, because the child is about to be born, will return a little later. At present, he also maintains a more systematic training at home. The team's foreign teacher Matt has also developed a training plan for Dahan to keep him in a better physical and competitive state.

The outbreak has had many adverse effects on the league. Since the restart time of the league is still to be determined, this also affects the team's foreign teacher and foreign aid return time. Beijing Shougang's head coach Yanis and assistant coach Harris are still in Greece, but they have maintained close ties with the team. Although Yannis and Harris were not in the team, they made weekly training plans remotely and let the members of the Chinese coaching team perform them, and the training situation was also fed back to them through translation for the first time to continuously adjust and improve.

Hamilton's return date was later than Jeremy Lin, especially since the child was about to be born. However, due to the new immigration policy for prevention and control, it is currently difficult for Hamilton to return in the short term. But Dahan is a very self-disciplined player. Last summer, he even installed a basket and a basket in his home, so he could spend more time training. In order to allow Han to train more systematically, it is understood that the team ’s foreign fitness coach Matt has also developed a training plan for Han. Prior to this, Matt formulated separate training programs for Lin Shuhao and Youdu during the isolation period.

Text / Reporter Xiao Yan Song Xiang Zhang Kunlong

Coordinator / Dui Rui