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In last season's Chinese Super League, although the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers successfully completed the relegation task, the process was full of twists and turns, and it was indeed thrilling. Among them, the weakness of the front has always plagued the team. In the new season, Tianjin fans have always hoped that the Jinmen Tigers can introduce a strong center and shoulder the task of destroying the city and pulling down the wall. Now, that candidate seems to have the answer. According to foreign media reports, a Slovenian center named Robert Beric has been linked to the Jinmen Tigers.
In April last year, the Jinmen Tigers hurriedly formed a team and embarked on a journey to the season. There are no small deficiencies in the technical and tactical run-in and the combination of personnel. After a season of running-in, Tsumen Tigers determined the way to play defensive counterattacks, and the team's defense has indeed made great progress. In the final four rounds of last season, the Jinmen Tigers did not concede a single goal. However, a large part of the reason why the team was relegated in the final round came from the offensive disadvantage. Throughout the season, the Jinmen Tigers have scored only 18 goals, ranking third from the bottom in the Chinese Super League. The team's top scorer, Magno, also scored just four goals, one of which was a penalty.
Since the beginning of the season, the Jinmen Tigers have successively put Li Xiang, Xie Weijun, Barton, Magno and even Su Yuanjie to the forward position, and Barton, Magno and Su Yuanjie as forwards can only be regarded as cameos. What coach Yu Genwei really wants is a center forward.
Yu Genwei
Head coach of Tianjin Jinmen Tigers Football Team
We did come in at the second turn for various reasons, and the center did not arrive as promised. We had to adjust to the others, but Magno was the two-forward, Barton was the forward, and we were forced to push Patton to the forward. So not having a striker is really a big pity for us.
With the speed of the first announcement of the Chinese Super League club in the new year, it is not difficult to see that the Jinmen Tigers have begun to prepare for the new season. As for foreign aid, especially the issue of foreign aid attackers that fans are concerned about, foreign media have also appeared in the news of the Jinmen Tigers. Local media in Zaragoza, Spain, previously reported that the Tsumen Tigers have a crush on Bergejo, a 24-year-old attacker of The Zaragoza team in La Liga. The report even said that Jinmen Tiger would invite Bermejo with an "offer that cannot be rejected." Since Bermejo and Zaragoza still have contracts, it is very likely that the Tsumen Tigers will first go on loan for Bermejo for a year. This report seems to have a nose and an eye, but a glance at Bermejo's basic information shows that he obviously cannot be the center that the Tsumen Tigers are looking for, but a "two-striker" who is only 1.7 meters tall. Whether he is really favored by the Jinmen Tigers, or whether the players take the Jinmen Tigers to "raise the price" to other clubs is still unknown, and as for the center of the Jinmen Tigers, it is even more impossible.
In contrast, the relevant reports of the French media seem to attract the attention of Jinmen fans more. According to French media reports, Slovenian player Robert Beric, who played for Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 and has played for the Chicago Flames in major leagues for the past two seasons, is about to come to China to play. The 1.88m Slovenia international is a true centre-forward.
The 30-year-old Beric became famous in Ligue 1 with Saint-Etienne. He scored 9 goals for Saint-Etienne in the 2016-2017 season. He has since briefly loaned to Anderlecht, Belgium, where he scored seven goals and nine goals respectively in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons. In the 2020 season, Beric joined the Chicago Flames of the Major Leagues, scoring 12 goals in 23 appearances that season. In the Major League last season, Beric also scored eight goals. He has a very good goal efficiency. At the same time, Beric has also been selected for the Slovenian national team several times, scoring 3 goals in 28 matches for the country. The last appearance for Slovenia was in 2020 with the team in the European Championship qualifiers.
French media interview with Beric: will not return to Saint-Etienne
According to French media reports, after ending the contract with the Chicago Flames, Beric has once again received the attention of the Saint-Etienne team, and many local fans also hope that the center who has played for the team for many years will return to the team. However, Beric did not end up holding hands with Saint-Etienne again. He said in an interview that he could continue to play in the United States, possibly return to Europe, or travel to China. Italian football media said Beric had reached an agreement with a club from Tianjin, China.
Italian media report: Beric reached an agreement with the club in Tianjin after his contract with the Flames expired
Whether the center of the Tsumen Tigers in the new season is Beric is still uncertain, but from the perspective of his position and goal efficiency, his characteristics are indeed suitable for the Jinmen Tigers. At the same time, Beric is currently a free agent, and the reinforcement method without paying a transfer fee is also very suitable for the Jinmen Tigers club. Of course, the transfer market is complicated, and Beric is not the "favorite" of the Jinmen Tigers, and can only wait for the final answer of the Jinmen Tigers.