Naturalized players double the luck and misfortune of Chinese football
On June 7, 2019, no one knew that the new crown pneumonia epidemic spread globally after more than half a year. The head coach of the national football team was still Italian Lippi. The warm-up match between the national football team and the Philippines gave birth to a milestone moment in Chinese football history: naturalized players. Li Ke (originally British, with Chinese descent) put on a national football shirt to "fight for the motherland", this is the first time a naturalized player has appeared in the national football lineup.
If the national football team ranked 8th or 9th in Asia "steadily" wants to pass the Asian qualifiers for the top 40, and then get the World Cup tickets (at least the top four) in the subsequent top 12 games, it depends on Of course a Li is not enough. In August 2019, Exxon (Brazil of origin, no Chinese descent) became the second naturalized player to enter the national team. In the World Cup Asian Top 40 match against the Maldives, Exxon scored a goal. ——In the eyes of the fans, Li Ke is in the position as a midfielder, and Exxon is the center. Two naturalized players are enough for the national football team to reach the top 12.
However, as the opponent's strength increases, the national football team first draws the Philippines and then loses Syria, and even the promotion to the top 12 matches is no longer insured. The severe situation forces the national football team to use more naturalized players. Due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the top 40 matches have been postponed, and the AFC finally confirmed that the football will start next March, which gives the national football valuable time to prepare. Luo Guofu (originally from Brazil, no Chinese descent) entered the national football team in May this year Unfortunately, he withdrew due to injury, and Alan (originally in Brazil, no Chinese descent) was not selected for the first phase of the national football training list because of the epidemic.
The addition of more naturalized players is an important weight for the national football team to advance to the top 12 matches and to fight for the World Cup qualifying places in the top 12 matches-FIFA's upcoming New Deal can help more naturalized but failed to obtain representatives The qualified naturalized players of the national football team put on the national football jersey before the top 12 matches.
After a lot of hard but professional work by relevant departments, FIFA issued an announcement on its official website last week, stating that at the FIFA Congress held on September 18, FIFA representatives will consider a number of amendments to existing rules. ——For Chinese football, which is determined to get the right to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the "revision of player status conversion regulations" proposed by the FIFA Technical Working Group is very important. Almost all the players in the industry have talked about this with reporters. Everyone believes that "this is a great help to the national football team." Once the motion is passed, the central defender who is most needed by the national football team can lock Jiang Guangtai (originally British, with Chinese descent).
Under the current policy framework, Jiang Guangtai was no longer able to represent the national football team because he was selected for the England youth team and competed in the European Youth Championship. However, in accordance with the upcoming "change of membership" clause, such as Jiang Guangtai was dissatisfied when representing the England youth team At the age of 21, you can change your membership according to relevant regulations to represent the national football team.
Hou Yongyong (originally Norwegian, with Chinese descent), who has played for the Norwegian youth team in the qualifiers of the European Youth Championship, will also be qualified to represent the national football because of the "conversion of the New Deal".
Behind Jiang Guangtai and Hou Yongyong, even Teixeira, who has represented Brazil in the World Junior Championships and World Youth Championships (not yet naturalized), complies with the new rules of "convertible membership"-the 30-year-old Teixeira is The core player of the Jiangsu Suning team in the Chinese Super League, the 2009 World Youth Championship Teixeira played all 7 games and scored 3 goals on behalf of the Brazil National Youth Team. He fully meets the latest FIFA "convertible membership" conditions. And he himself has expressed his love for the Chinese Super League and China many times: his family lives in Nanjing, and his daughter goes to an international school. In an interview with a local reporter last year, Teixeira also said, "If the Chinese Football Association sends an invitation, I will Discuss seriously with your family."
A list of policy researchers shows that there are currently as many as 10 naturalized players competing in the Chinese Super League. Among them, it is impossible for Shanghai Shenhua team Qian Jieqi to represent the national football team. Gao Lat (playing for Hebei China Fortune Club) With Delgado (Shandong Luneng Club) after 3 years, they can meet the living conditions and have the qualifications to represent the national football. In theory, the remaining 7 players can enter the national football list in the top 40 competition in March next year-and this year, as long as they are naturalized In addition to Teixeira, the core of Henan Jianye Team (Brazilian) and Wuhan Zall striker Evra (Ivory Coast) are the representatives of the national football qualifications.
From 2 naturalized players to 4 to 5 naturalized players to 6 to 7 naturalized players, no matter how the fans talk about it, the strength of the national football team with more choices has risen. From the perspective of the competition, the top 12 players The top four in Asia is no longer an unattainable goal. The World Cup is a lot easier.
The Chairman of the Chinese Football Association Chen Xuyuan has stated on different occasions that it is impossible for the national team to have an extreme situation where 11 players are all naturalized players. The Chinese Football Association will not introduce naturalized players on a large scale. "Football naturalization is not a basic policy." But just as the Chinese Football Association finally decided to "introduce naturalized players in the national team in order to enter the World Cup", the second practical problem now facing is "2 naturalized players are not enough to enter the World Cup finals." 4 It is not abrupt to start the top 40 and top 12 games with five naturalized players.
"National Football Team's World Cup" is of great social significance. Since the "Overall Plan for the Reform and Development of Chinese Football" was released in 2015, Chinese football has undergone significant changes at the level of infrastructure construction-campus football has gradually become more popular, and more and more children who know football, are exposed to football, participate in football, and love football, although there is no quality level It may be done in one step, but the dramatic shrinking of the football population has changed a lot. Take the currently ongoing "Hundred Team Cup" of the traditional competition for elementary and middle school students in Beijing (a mixed competition of men and women under the age of 12 in the elementary school) as an example. There are 37 teams in the under 6 age group; 72 teams in the under 7 age group, 8 There are 109 teams in the under age group, 143 teams in the under 9 age group, 96 teams in the under 10 age group, 71 teams in the under 11 age group, 51 teams in the under 12 age group... It is roughly calculated that 3000 elementary school students have devoted themselves to the green field this summer to enjoy their football happiness. Smiles and tears are the natural feedback of football to children.
The most immature grassroots on these stadiums are the precious “seedlings” of Chinese football. The national football team, which needs more naturalized players’ full support, shoulders the responsibility of providing more sunshine to the “seeds”. It does not lie in policy formulation and repair, but in its own choice and persistence.
Our newspaper, Beijing, August 24th
China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily reporter Guo Jian Source: China Youth Daily