Which is more powerful, Fan Zhiyi at the peak, or Zheng Zhi at the peak?
Must be Fan Zhiyi Fan General!
Zheng Zhi only has the so-called "all-round degree" that can be compared with Fan Zhiyi.
Really to compare the comprehensive strength, on-field role and competitive state, Zheng Zhi is at least two grades behind Fan Zhiyi!
Zheng Zhi and Fan Zhiyi are both "Asian Footballers of the Year", but can the "Asian Footballer of the Year" of Zheng Zhi's era be compared with the gold content of Fan Zhiyi's era?
No!
Because in Zheng Zhi's era, only Asian players who played in Asia were eligible to compete for the title of Asian Footballer of the Year, and suddenly avoided competition with Japanese and Korean players who stayed in foreign countries.
It's like a few years ago, Wu Lei Wu Qiu Wang also shortlisted for the Asian Footballer of the Year candidate before staying in Yang, and Sun Xingyu, who played in Europe, could not be shortlisted, can you say that Wu Lei's performance is better than Sun Xingyu?
Definitely not.
In Fan Zhiyi's era, European stars such as Hidetoshi Nakata are also eligible for the nomination of Asian Footballer of the Year.
Fan Zhiyi was able to become the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2001, a gold content that hung Zheng Zhi in 2013.
Of course, you can also say that the Asian Footballer of the Year can't say everything, well, let's compare their specific performances and roles on the field.
In 2001, Fan Zhiyi won the Asian Footballer of the Year chip because he helped the national football team to reach the 2002 World Cup in 2001, and he was in excellent condition in the competition representing Crystal Palace, facing the same year's Ballon d'Or winner and Liverpool striker Irving in the FA Cup.
Although Zheng Zhi led Guangzhou Evergrande to win the AFC Champions League and the Chinese Super League, don't forget that Guangzhou Evergrande at that time had top foreign aides such as Conca or Exxon.
On the role of individuals, Zheng Zhi is really inferior to Fan Zhiyi.
Therefore, my opinion is that Zheng Zhi's club record is better and his professional life is longer, but in terms of personal ability at the peak, Zheng Zhi is not as good as Fan Zhiyi. What do you think about that?