Liu Ruofan's study abroad is dominated by the Football Association? The Chinese Football Association is more inclined to "study the whole team abroad"

Liu Ruofan's study abroad is dominated by the Football Association?

　　On July 29, some media reported that the La Liga Cádiz Club intends to invite the 23-year-old attacker Liu Ruofan, who is currently playing for the Shanghai Shenhua Club of the Chinese Super League, to join the club. The relevant invitation materials were sent to the Shenhua Club and were also copied to La Liga. The league has a cooperative Chinese Football Association.

This also reminds people of the Chinese Football Association's public statement of "supporting players to study abroad" and a series of related cooperation and guarantee work plans launched therefrom.

　　However, in view of the contractual relationship between players and clubs, the Chinese Football Association mainly plays the role of "helper" through various resources at its disposal on the issue of players studying abroad.

Affected by the current domestic professional football environment, especially the current status of club operations, the Chinese Football Association has no specific personal goals for assisting overseas study. Instead, it is fully promoting the national team at all levels to collectively go overseas to train and warm up, "go out more, spread widely. Net", this is probably the right way for Chinese players to study abroad, or even "make stars".

　　Shenhua Club hopes to send players abroad for professional technical and tactical considerations

　　La Liga Cadiz Club invited Liu Ruofan, which is undoubtedly good news in the context of the national football selection team just finishing the trip to the East Asia Cup.

But whether Liu Ruofan, who did not appear in the East Asian Cup for even one minute, can really land in La Liga is a complicated issue.

Although in an interview with the media, the relevant person of Shenhua Club expressed support for the players to study abroad, but also pointed out the difficulties in the specific operation with an extremely cautious attitude.

A related report quoted the senior officials of Shenhua Club as saying: "If the relevant departments of the Football Association are really optimistic about our players and have goals for the whereabouts of the players, please give Shenhua a technical analysis report, at least let us know, send the players to a certain The team is completely out of professional technical and tactical considerations.”

　　Literally, it seems that the Chinese Football Association plays a leading role in the operation of local players to study abroad.

However, a reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that although the Chinese Football Association has publicly expressed its support for players to study abroad many times before, "support" and "dominance" are strictly different.

　　Problems and problems faced by players studying abroad may be far beyond expectations

　　When it comes to local players studying abroad, I have to recall an internal working meeting organized by the Chinese Football Association in early June last year about players studying abroad.

At that time, the Chinese Football Association hoped to use its own resources, including resources for cooperation with European clubs and resources for player brokerage, to assist clubs in sending players abroad.

At that time, the Chinese Football Association had clearly marked the concept of "the Chinese Football Association as a facilitator" in both Chinese and English in the minutes of the meeting.

In this regard, a relevant person from the association explained that players have established a contractual relationship with clubs, and players need to reach a consensus between players and clubs, and between clubs and clubs.

In this process, the Chinese Football Association must first adhere to the principle of respecting players and clubs, and will not advocate anything on the issue of studying abroad.

If things start to appear or are actually progressing, the association can provide some resource support as a facilitator.

　　At last year's special meeting, the preliminary plans of 7 local players to study abroad were mentioned.

There are 3 male players involved, namely Zhang Yuning, Guo Tianyu and Duan Liuyu, and their respective potential target clubs for overseas study are Cadiz (actually Cadiz), Granada and a Belgian club.

Among them, only Guo Tianyu, who was loaned to the Portuguese Super League Vizera Club, was finally able to "stay abroad".

However, since Guo Tianyu's first overseas trip came to an end in a hurry, Wu Lei and Li Lei struggled in the Europa League, the problems and problems faced by local players restarting overseas study on an individual basis or forming a certain scale of overseas study Possibly more than expected.

　　From the perspective of rules and laws, it is inappropriate for the football industry management department (Football Association) of a country or region to lead individual players to study abroad.

This is also a concept that all parties need strict and clear in addition to the player's own technical level, learning ability, and adaptability.

In this case, the Chinese Football Association will not officially introduce players to any overseas clubs in the name of the association.

Taking Guo Tianyu Liuyang as an example, the Chinese Football Association used some resources, including business resources, to help this matter after reaching a consensus between the two clubs and players.

　　The Chinese Football Association plays a behind-the-scenes role to provide corresponding support and guarantee

　　As for Liu Ruofan's invitation from the La Liga club, if this is true, the Chinese Football Association will also support him in studying abroad in an appropriate way.

However, the relevant person of the association confirmed that as of now, the association has not contacted Liu Ruofan himself on such issues, and it is impossible to communicate with overseas clubs about players staying overseas (transfers) beyond the clubs to which the players belong.

"For players to study abroad, we will use the European (resources) to provide corresponding support and guarantees. The association will definitely play a behind-the-scenes role. For example, allocating some business resources, etc., to encourage and encourage." The relevant person of the Football Association said.

　　It is also affected by various practical conditions. At present, the Chinese Football Association has no specific target for the support plan for individual players to study abroad.

In this case, the association decided to use the resources at hand to promote the national brand echelon as a whole to go to Europe for exercise.

The 2003-age U19 National Youth Team and the 2001-age U21 National Youth Team (the new Olympic team) collectively went to Europe for training and warm-up plans. It was against this background that the plan came into being.

The Chinese Football Association took this opportunity to use the player brokerage resources at its disposal to invite directors and scouts of some European professional clubs to go to the national echelon to train and pay attention to the players.

During this process, the Chinese Football Association will not interfere with the preparations of each team, and it is even more impossible to ask the coaching staff to directionally arrange which players must play. Just like Liu Ruofan did not have a playing record during the East Asia Cup, the coaching staff will lead the team. Always serve the competitive interests of the team.

　　Text/Co-ordinator by our reporter Xiao Xun/Du Rui