- 1 In this World Preliminary Tournament, although naturalized players showed certain personal ability, they were unable to help the national football team break into the World Cup, and the "naturalization project" of Chinese football was not successful, and even had the suspicion of "bad tail".
- 2 Axon's four goals were all generated in the Round of 40; Alain scored three goals during the Round of 40, and the Round of 12 were also unsuccessful; Lo Guofu scored in the Round of 12, but could not prevent the team from losing.
- 3 The Chinese team's defensive line, with Jiang Guangtai as the main center-back, has conceded 16 goals in the round of 12, which is the team that conceded the most goals outside the bottom team of Group B, Vietnam.
- Shortly after the end of the 4-China-Vietnamese match, Alain and Luo Guofu returned to Brazil, and Jiang Guangtai's destination was Britain. It is doubtful that the last two rounds of the Round of 12 will continue to play.
During the 8th round of the Round of 12 on February 1, naturalized players Lo Kwok-fu and Alain started, but were replaced after half-time because of their poor form.
After the Chinese team failed to reach the final round of the World Cup in Qatar two rounds earlier, including Luo Guofu and Alain, can the naturalized players who meet the requirements for recruitment continue to play for the national football team in the future? This issue needs to be carefully decided by the parties concerned.
From the overall situation of this World Preliminary Tournament, although naturalized players show certain personal ability, they are unable to help the national football team break into the World Cup. From this point of view, the "naturalization project" of Chinese football is not successful, and even has the suspicion of "bad tail".
After some twists and turns, two naturalized players, Alain and Luo Guofu, rushed to Tokyo, Japan, on January 24 to meet the national football team.
However, due to the cumulative yellow card, Luo Guofu was absent from the "second game" between China and Japan, and Alain appeared on the spot as a substitute, but he was affected by the team's overall skills and could not play his personal characteristics.
The two debuted as national football starters in the China-Vietnamese match on February 1, but due to the long-term lack of battle and lack of systematic training, their state was not ideal, and they did not receive any results.
Judging from the various stages of the World Preliminary Tournament in Asia, although from the top 40 matches, naturalized players represented by Axon and Li Ke began to appear in the preparation and lineup of the Chinese team, but as of the first 8 rounds of the 12 rounds, their goals were few, and even if they scored goals, most of them were completed against relatively weak teams during the top 40 matches.
According to the data, all 4 goals scored by Axon were generated in the Round of 40; Alain scored 3 goals during the Round of 40, and the top 12 were also fruitless; and The only goal of Lo Guofu appeared in the round of 12 away to Saudi Arabia, but could not prevent the team's defeat.
Up to now, Fernando, who has high hopes, has not been able to represent the national football team for various reasons, and Li Ke has faded from the national football team before the start of the round of 12.
The Chinese team's defensive line, with Jiang Guangtai as the main center-back, has conceded 16 goals in the round of 12 matches, which is the team that has conceded the most goals in the current top 12 except for the bottom team in Group B, Vietnam. Compared with input and output, "naturalization engineering" is extremely cost-effective.
After China confirmed that it would not qualify for the Qatar World Cup finals, the team was actually able to start preparations for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asian Cup ahead of schedule.
Judging from Li Xiaopeng's recruitment of a number of young players into the team, the national football team will inevitably accelerate the replacement. Then, whether the vast majority of naturalized players over the age of 30 are still reused by the national team requires careful consideration by the national football team management and coaching staff.
It is understood that shortly after the end of the Sino-Vietnamese competition, Alain and Luo Guofu returned to Brazil, and Jiang Guangtai's destination was Britain. Since the new Season of the Chinese Super League will start in late April at the earliest, there are doubts about whether several naturalized players can continue to play for the team in the final two rounds of the Round of 12 in March.
After the Sino-Vietnamese match, Wu Lei will soon depart for Barcelona, Spain, to meet the Espanyol team.
The Chinese delegation will depart Hanoi at 2 a.m. local time on February 3, fly back to Shanghai, and then go to Suzhou for a 14-day closed quarantine observation.
After experiencing such a humiliating failure, the whole team was suffering, and how the "naturalization project" continued to be implemented or ended, I am afraid that there will be no answer in a short period of time.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao