Chinanews.com client, Beijing, July 31 (Zhang Yifan) The Chinese Super League started two rounds. Wei Shihao scored three goals in two games, and finally the fans who were not optimistic about him did not escape the "true fragrance" law.
Wei Shihao opened the scoring in Guangzhou Evergrande's 2-0 victory over Shanghai Shenhua and scored the first goal of the Super League in the new season. Image source: Chinese Super League Weibo
Wei Shihao, 25, is about to usher in the peak of his career.
The heel coquettishly picks the ball over the defensive player and the top of his head, a series of actions are flowing and unrestrained. This kind of "technical flow" operation in my impression has not been seen in front of domestic players for a long time.
With such an outstanding performance, I look forward to his outstanding performance in the second half of the World Cup qualifiers.
With outstanding performance, it is natural that he cannot escape another topic-studying abroad.
On December 1, 2019, in the last round of the 2019 Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Shanghai Shenhua 3-0 at home, winning the Super League championship for the 8th time in team history. The picture shows Wei Shihao, a player from the Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao team (front row left). Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
The topic of Wei Shihao's staying abroad has long been a talk of fans. People seem to hope that this "less mature" good seedling can go to the world's highest level of football to "fight monsters and upgrade", and eventually take over the mantle of Wu Lei and become a national football striker carrying the banner. However, after the turmoil, there is still no substantial progress.
From the old Chen Tao and Zhou Haibin to Zhang Linpeng and others in the previous few years, there have been rumors of studying abroad, but the players who have not made a trip in the end seem to pass the "relay baton." These former hopeful stars eventually "dedicated" their careers to the domestic league. Wei Shihao, will he walk this path again in the end?
It seems that after the national team broke out of Asia and went to the world in 2002, the number of players in the national football "going to the world" has been decreasing year by year. Before Wu Lei appeared, there was even a long gap.
Data map: Chen Tao. Image source: osports All Sports Photo Agency
Why is it so difficult for Chinese players to study abroad?
Japan and South Korea send their young players to Europe for leveling, which has become a mature "product chain." From the time he paid a lot of money to send players abroad, it has only been more than ten years since the results have been achieved. The reason why South Korean players are willing to leave their hometown, the sense of honor and mission is certainly one of the factors, and more is that they do have the opportunity to "get ahead".
The success of people such as Sun Xingmin and Huang Xican has allowed those European small and medium-sized clubs to frequently taste the sweetness of "scratching lottery tickets", which also makes them more willing to actively deepen this cooperation model in the future. In other words, the five major leagues, "Japan-Korea Derby", is a long-term plan to accumulate success.
The picture shows Wei Shihao and his teammates celebrating a goal. Photo by Liu Jialiang Picture source: IC photo
In contrast, Chinese football may not be so optimistic. For Wei Shihao, the hottest young talent in China, he made his debut early in the Super League and served as the starter. Now that he is becoming more and more passionate, will he be willing to give up all this and go abroad and go to a team that is not even the top five leagues to "play the country" again?
If he is willing, he can prove that he is a man of great ambition; but if he is unwilling, no one has the right to blame him.
When two choices are placed in front of you, one is close to home and the salary is high, and colleagues are familiar partners; the other is just for an invisible future and has to go to each other far away-perhaps most people , Will choose the former.
The picture shows the 1-1 draw with North Korea in the final round of the East Asian Cup on December 16, 2017. The picture shows Wei Shihao celebrating the goal. Image source: Visual China
There are also fans accusing the club of not letting go. The boss's asking price is too high, and the reports that have discouraged European teams have indeed appeared in the newspapers. But more of this is the player's "compromise" between dream and reality.
If you were the boss, would you want a player who "is in Cao Ying's heart"? In other words, if the player's determination to stay abroad is firm enough, even if there are some man-made obstacles, it is enough.
Wu Lei’s example is sufficient to support this view. SIPG's ability to let go and bear part of its wages so "freshly", I am afraid that besides that promise, Wu Lei's firm determination to stay abroad is also an important contributing factor.
On January 5, Beijing time, La Liga ushered in the Catalan derby. The Spaniard drew 2:2 at home against Barcelona. Wu Lei scored in the 88th minute of the game, scoring the Chinese player's first goal against Barcelona and helping the team equalize.
People are not sages, and professional players have only spent so many years in their youth. It is not a sin to focus on the idea of making benefits bigger. Of course, because of this, those who are willing to abandon their immediate interests and travel across oceans are more worthy of respect.
Wu Lei is able to gain the love of fans not just because he has filled the gaps in Chinese football for many years. In him, we saw the pure love of football.
Then again, when it comes to Chinese players studying abroad, why do they naturally shift to the discussion of "personal awareness"? The reason behind it, you and I know that there are really too few young talents. If there are more good seedlings, how can we have similar troubles? When can the soil of Chinese football be thickened? (Finish)