China News Service Client Beijing, August 28 (Bian Liqun) In 30-degree hot Suzhou, Shijiazhuang Yongchang foreign aid Matthews, who started the game in the 82nd minute of the game, staged a half-time hurricane. The Guoan players who were behind him were struggling. Chase back. It’s hard to believe that the protagonist of this scene is a 37-year-old Brazilian.

Yongchang captain Matthews (2nd from right) in the game. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Super League/IC photo

　　In the 2:2 draw with Guoan in Yongchang on the evening of the 27th, veteran Matthews first made a red card and sent off Guoan goalkeeper Guo Quanbo. After that, he also assisted Su Zu to score a go-ahead goal. Although Yongchang was eventually equalized by his opponents, this did not conceal his flash performance.

　　The outstanding performance of this game is more like the epitome of Matthews this season. In 7 games, he has contributed 1 goal and 3 assists. Equally as good as him are Muliqi and defender Su Zu. The three foreign aids distributed on both ends of the offense and defense have scored 6 goals and occupied Yongchang. Half of the goals scored this season are the heroes who carried this newly promoted horse forward. In the Chinese Super League where there are many big-name players, they are "alternative".

Data map: Guangzhou Evergrande foreign aid Paulinho (first from left) in the game. Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin

　　At the end of last year, the new league policy issued by the Chinese Football Association stipulated that the salary of newly signed foreign players should not exceed 3 million euros after tax. In the past few years, the introduction of foreign aid has always been a major expenditure item for the Chinese Super League teams, and the "false fire" of the league is also largely derived from this. Therefore, after the Football Association’s "artificial cooling", the outside world lamented that the "Golden Dollar Era" of Chinese football is over.

　　This argument was confirmed in the winter transfer and summer transfer windows next year. Among the 23 newly introduced foreign players from each team, the South Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai joined Shanghai SIPG’s Lopez for 5.46 million euros. The transfer fee to become the standard king, compared with the Oscar, Bakambu, and Paulinho level standard kings a few years ago is a huge difference.

　　It is said that what you pay for is what you pay for. Now that the first stage of the Chinese Super League is over half, what happened to these newly introduced "cheap" foreign aid?

According to official data from the Chinese Super League, only 2 new foreign players are among the top 10 foreign players.

　　Judging from the ranking of foreign players' playing time this season, the newly promoted Shijiazhuang Yongchang and Qingdao Huanghai's new foreign players have gained more playing time. Among them, Huang's foreign aid Alexandrini and Vukovic ranked 7th and 8th, and Yongchang foreign aid Su Zu and Oscar ranked 11th and 13th.

　　Among the non-promoted teams, Shanghai SIPG’s new aid Lopez ranked 12th, and Dalian’s new aids Larson and Danielson ranked 19th and 23rd. In addition to the above players, no new foreign players have entered the top 30 in this ranking.

　　In fact, it can be seen from this that most of the new foreign aids in the Super League teams have not been reused, and more play the role of the fifth foreign aid as a team substitute. The coach’s “skilled but not trained”, new players have not yet adapted to the Super League, and lack of ability are all factors contributing to this phenomenon.

In the battle with Henan Jianye, Kadar made huge mistakes on the defensive end.

　　Shandong Luneng’s foreign aid Kadar is one of the most representative of them. He made his first appearance as a substitute in the second round of the league. He left the field because of a foul. Although the referee’s penalty scale was somewhat controversial at the time, it was still in the league. Dahl's slow movements are also a major factor.

　　This shortcoming was exposed again in the subsequent game with Henan Jianye. Due to the slow movement in the defense, Kadar's header cleared into an own assist, which directly caused Luneng to lose the ball. In the subsequent game with R&F, Luneng coach Li Xiaopeng simply used full-back Zheng Zheng as the central defender to replace Kadar's starting position, who was on the sidelines throughout the game.

　　And Lopez, who became the "standard king" of the winter window, is also facing a bottleneck at this time. After experiencing two consecutive rounds of brilliant performance at the beginning of the game, he has encountered a scoring shortage for 4 consecutive rounds. In the 72nd minute, he came off the bench and replaced Anautovic who broke the deadlock in the game.

Qingdao Huangwai aid Alexandrini (first from right) in the game. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Super League/IC photo

　　Of course, these new foreign aids also have outstanding performances. For example, Shijiazhuang Yongchang defender Su Zu, who has the attribute of a knife guard, has scored 2 goals this season and his defensive performance is also very stable. Qingdao Huanghai midfielder Alexandrini has scored four goals. He has repeatedly stood up in adversity and has become the team's hero to reverse the situation.

　　Among the existing foreign aid teams, there are many successful cases with high cost performance, such as Yongchang captain Matthews, Henan Jianye captain Ivo, striker Dorado, deep-footed striker Mali...In the Chinese Super League, which is full of big foreign aid, they Still have the ability to fight for a place for himself.

Data map: Chen Xuyuan. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Football Association

　　In a recent interview, Chen Xuyuan, Chairman of the Chinese Football Association, once again talked about the topic of salary cuts. He said that if Jinyuan football is not contained, it will drag down Chinese football sooner or later, and the Chinese professional football league must be restored to health. Only health can have a future. Chen Xuyuan also revealed that the Chinese Football Association will continue to introduce policies to combat Jinyuan football next year.

　　It is foreseeable that the days of tens of millions of euros introducing big-name stars will be gone forever, and the "spectacle" of the Chinese Super League championship teams bidding for each other's stars will also become history. After tasting the luxurious feast of the "Golden and Yuan Era", the Chinese Super League will finally return to the days of "homely meals".

　　Under the foreign aid salary limit policy, the existing big-name foreign aid of the Chinese Super League teams will eventually dissipate. Even strong teams such as SIPG and Guoan will face the situation of choosing foreign aid with a maximum salary of 3 million euros. "Price-for-price ratio" will become the mainstream for each team to introduce foreign aid, which will also test the ability of each team to tap foreign aid.

　　Perhaps by then the "star taste" and the appreciation of the league will decline, but this painful period will be the only way for the Super League to return to rationality. However, judging from the extremely cost-effective operations of small clubs such as Henan Jianye, Chongqing Dangdai, and Shijiazhuang Yongchang in recent years, the return to the "homemade" Super League may also have a different flavor. (Finish)