Yan Dinghao: After becoming one of the best players in China, talk about staying in The performance is worthy of the trust of The coach

In an interview with Football News, Guangzhou player Yan Dinghao reviewed his performance in the 2021 season, and he also thanked Cannavaro for his help.

——In the just-concluded 2021 season, if you were to rate it, 100 out of 100, how many points would you give yourself?

In fact, this season, I think I can still give myself a high score, about 75, 80 points. In the 2021 season, the team can say ups and downs, fluctuations are very large, the core of the season left the team, Paulinho, Talisca left, the tactical system gradually adjusted, to everyone gradually played a certain tacit understanding, and then to the second place in the league, ending the first stage, some changes occurred in the back group, some naturalized players also left the team, and then experienced a long period of preparation is not systematic, Zhi Ge (Zheng Zhi) took us to play the last stage, but we also completed very well. This season, personally, I've adapted to all sorts of situations and then kept myself in a good shape, so I feel worthy of that score.

- Completed 6 assists, ranked third in the assists list, in front of Oscar, Quintero, you are the homegrown assist king. Ever thought you'd have such a stat in assists?

I am a player who prefers to pass, and many times this year I also appear in the position of the back, in fact, assists are good things for me, but unfortunately there are many scoring opportunities that have not been seized this year, because there is a shortage of people in the front line of the team in the championship stage, and Zhi Ge has arranged me to a higher position and created some scoring opportunities.

—— Before the start of the championship competition, was it the most difficult stage for the Guangzhou team you went through?

It must be, an empty base, sometimes just a few people training, especially at the beginning, there is no coach belt, completely rely on spontaneous to maintain, or quite difficult. However, in the later stage, everyone can have such a state, which also shows that everyone is a player with high requirements for themselves and is very professional.

——You have stayed in the Yang, how do you now think about the topic of staying in the Yang?

I've seen the outside world, and I know what level it is outside. The big five leagues, including some of the European secondary leagues, are all stages of our dreams, but it must be that you have the ability to think about it, not to say that by some other way, it is not going to improve, because we all know that it is difficult to have some big improvement just by training or just the players at the end of the bench, and we are the age that needs to play the most.

In my opinion, first of all, I have to become at least one of the best players in China, and then I have to think about staying in Yang, because I am not at this age to go out again, or I must go out to the age, I think it is not too late to think about it when I can make my ability more comprehensive through two or three years of precipitation. You look like Brother Zhi, when he stayed in Yangyang, he also went out at the age of 25, which was the most perfect and capable time for him, and he would be competitive when he went out.

Can you talk about cannavaro's influence on you?

He brought me to Guangzhou, and I am very grateful to him. Because he knew me when I was very young, discovered me, and then liked my type of player. After I came to Evergrande, he gave me a lot of confidence, including giving me a certain amount of time to adapt to the team, adapt to the rhythm of the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League matches, did not say that it was used at the beginning, or that it was completely useless as soon as it came up, gave me a certain amount of time, and slowly let me adjust to the best state and gradually adapt. Later I experienced a very serious injury, he gave me a lot of time to find confidence again, to find the rhythm again, he has always been very protective of me, many times he may also want me to play, but he is afraid of my injury recurrence, so he made the most reasonable choice, I understand his idea, he wants me to be able to have a better performance this season. I feel like my performance today also deserves his trust in me.

——As a newcomer, what kind of attitude will you have when you are selected for the national team training team for the first time?

Young players must be able to do a good job of themselves, do a good job in every training session, and be able to perform well in training and intra-team competitions, so that they can impress the coaching staff and win more opportunities for themselves.

(Nanling Weeping and Crying)