After the end of the Chinese Super League era of foreign aid, the local front will take on the task of the team to attack the city. So who is the best of the local strikers? Guo Tianyu, Wei Shihao, or Zhang Yuning? The famous coach gave the answer.
When the Chinese Super League did not implement salary cuts, the front lines of the teams in the Chinese Super League were basically controlled by foreign aid, which also made it impossible for local forward players to get too many opportunities. Among them, Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao are still the two players who have more opportunities in the local front, and Guo Tianyu only sat in the main force of the team in Taishan, Shandong Province, after Pele left and gained the trust of Hao Wei. So who is the best at the performance of these 3 people on the front line?
Zhang Yuning is also a foreign player, but he is not very successful. Shortly after Zhang Yuning's 25th birthday, he joined Beijing Guoan after returning to the Chinese Super League in February 2019. Originally, Zhang Yuning did not plan to return to the Chinese Super League, but he did not get the opportunity to play overseas, coupled with the attractive salary of the Chinese Super League at that time, Zhang Yuning still made the decision to return to China to play football.
In his first season with Guoan, Zhang Yuning performed very well, making a total of 25 appearances, 19 starts and 6 substitutes. He delivered an excellent record card of 8 goals and 5 assists, but unfortunately, the late injury was repeated, which also led to a sharp decline in his second season in Guoan. Although he only had five appearances in his second season, Zhang Yuning contributed three goals and one assist.
After recovering to health, Zhang Yuning ushered in an outbreak in the 2021 season, making 20 appearances, scoring 10 goals and 2 assists, but unfortunately failed to help Guoan play in the AFC Champions League. Zhang Yuning is characterized by straight balls, passing and long-range shots are more reliable, and the ability to control the ball and anti-offside awareness are relatively poor.
Wei Shihao is also a player who returned from staying in Yang, and like Zhang Yuning, he is not successful in staying in Yang. After Wei Shihao returned to the Chinese Super League, he played for Shanghai Haigang and Beijing Guoan, but unfortunately did not get reused, and then transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande. Due to Cannavaro's appreciation and the renewal of the team, Wei Shihao became the main player of the team after joining Evergrande.
In his first season with Evergrande, Wei Shihao became the best local goalscorer of the season with 11 goals. In the second season, he suffered the same situation as Zhang Yuning, playing only 5 games due to injury, including 3 games as a substitute. This season, Wei Shihao made 16 appearances and scored 6 goals. Wei Shihao belongs to the offensive and defensive weak forwards, coupled with a hot temper, is a controversial shooter, but the shooting technique is not bad.
Compared with Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao, Guo Tianyu became the main force of the team in Taishan, Shandong Province, after the departure of foreign aid. Although it was the first time to pick the beam, but because of the support of strong foreign aid, Guo Tianyu also scored 10 goals, and became the local goalscorer king with Zhang Yuning. Guo Tianyu did not have a penalty in 10 goals and Zhang Yuning had two of his 10 goals.
Guo Tianyu is the youngest of the 3 strikers, there is still a lot of room for improvement, he is strong, and he will always put a lot of pressure on the opponent's defense in the opponent's penalty area. Guo Tianyu's height of 1 meter 92 also gives him an advantage when competing for the header. Guo Tianyu's weakness is that his ball control ability is slightly poor, and his finishing ability is not strong enough.
So who are the three local shooters? After Leaving the Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan coach Bilic said bluntly in an interview with reporters that Zhang Yuning is currently the best local shooter of all the teams in the Chinese Super League. Bilic didn't say this because he was the national security manager.
In contrast, Zhang Yuning was more stable and mature, without Wei Shihao's explosive temper and not as anxious as Guo Tianyu. In terms of possession and passing ability, Zhang Yuning is also better than them. At present, Zhang Yuning is indeed the best local front in the Chinese Super League.