I believe that many national football fans know what the biggest problem of Chinese football in these years is, that is, the talent is out of gear. The younger generation has been unable to gain a foothold in the league for a long time, and there are no high-level young talents, so there is no one to take over many positions in the national football team. Especially the position of the central axis, in the league is dominated by foreign aid, our local players are basically marginalized, so at the national level, the position of the central axis is almost cut off, and we have to insist on using the old players of the 85-89 wave. Although there will not be too much decline in the performance of the old players, at the Asian level we will have a slow pace, poor physical fitness, and over time, the ability of the old players will decline, this situation will become more and more serious, until the old players can not hold back, the national football performance is a cliff-like decline.
But in the past two years, there are more players who are looking forward to the national football team than before, why is this? The obvious answer is because of the addition of naturalized players. During the 2018 World Cup in Russia, our Football Association took an epoch-making step by opening up naturalized players. At that time, the purpose was actually very simple, that is, through the way of naturalization, the qualified Chinese outstanding players and Chinese Super League foreign aid were supplemented into the national football team, which could not only temporarily alleviate the shortage of national football talents, but even enhance the overall strength of the national football team. Many fans are looking forward to the fact that the national football team can be like Guangzhou Evergrande, cut through the thorns in the Asian arena, win the championship all the way, and even re-enter the World Cup.
But maybe we expect too much from naturalized players, so the disappointment is even greater now. The naturalized players began to flourish, but there were many problems found. First of all, there are very few excellent players of Chinese descent, and there are few qualified players, and there are not many non-Chinese Chinese Foreign Aid qualified players, and the positions are concentrated in the front line, and the position is unbalanced. Of course, the hardest thing is that these naturalized players are basically over 30 years old, and they are no longer their peak selves. And it is much more difficult to manage than the Chinese players. In fact, in this round of 12 matches, we can see that these naturalized players like Axon and Alan and Luo Guofu can play some roles, but these roles are not enough to make the Chinese team reborn, or even make any breakthrough in the results.
And due to the turmoil in the real estate industry, many clubs in the Chinese Super League have experienced financial difficulties, especially the eight-time champion Guangzhou team of the Chinese Super League, which almost failed to enter the second stage of the Chinese Super League. And they have the most naturalized players, and these naturalized players have basically returned to Brazil because they did not get a satisfactory salary, which also directly affected the national football team to prepare for the game between Japan and Vietnam, although in the end Alain and Luo Guofu returned to the team, but there was no game for more than a month, which also directly caused them to be in no state, which also affected the state of the national football team against Japan and Vietnam.
After the national football team completely failed to qualify for the World Cup, many fans also believed that the naturalization work of the national football team failed, because we spent a lot of money, but we did not get the results we deserved. However, some fans believe that the reason why the previous naturalization failed was because our naturalization was not planned, and the eyebrows and beards were scratched. As long as there is a planned and purposeful denaturation afterwards, it can be successful, and naturalization is still necessary. But just recently, our naturalization efforts have been hit hard. A young foreign aid from the Chinese Super League, who was very optimistic about everyone, directly refused the invitation of the national football team, which cast a shadow on the naturalization work. And this foreign aid is Oscar, the foreign aid striker who currently plays for the Cangzhou Lions.
According to the Democratic Republic of Congo media "eventsrdc", Oscar revealed that he rejected China's naturalization proposal. In the report, Oscar said: "There is such a thing, the Chinese side consulted me, but I refused." I took the time to communicate with my parents who told me to decline such an invitation. Out of love for my homeland and my desire to be selected for the democratic Republic of the Congo national team, I chose to refuse. In fact, it is not difficult to see from such reports that one of the reasons why Oscar rejected the national football team is that his homeland is unforgettable, and another reason is that he actually sees that the results of Chinese football are really bad, and he has more opportunities and better prospects to join the Congo than to join the Chinese team.
So what are the advantages of Oscar as the naturalization target of the national football team? The first is time, Oscar joined the Yanbian Fude team in the 2018 season, and it has been nearly 4 years now, that is to say, Oscar has 1 year, he has the qualification to play for the national football team. The second is Oscar is young, born in 99, he is only 23 years old this year, and when he has the national football qualification, he is only 24 years old, this age is very suitable, he can at least help the national football team impact the World Cup twice.
The third and most important one is strength. At the age of 18, Oscar scored 10 goals in 15 starts in 15 games in the Central League, and these 10 balls were wonderful, ranging from long-range shots to back-hooks in the penalty area. In the 2019 season, Yanbian team was disbanded, and Oscar joined Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, where he scored 22 goals in 25 of the 26 appearances for the team, winning the top scorer of the Chinese League A that season. And it is also with such performances that Oscar successfully promoted to the Chinese Super League and joined the Cangzhou Lions. However, after joining the Cangzhou Lions, Oscar experienced a season of lows. Fortunately, after the interval last season, Oscar regained his confidence, and while staging the senior year in the FA Cup, the league also scored 7 consecutive rounds of goals, and finally he scored 11 goals and 2 assists for the team in 18 games and 18 starts, becoming the sharpest knife in the Cangzhou Lions front.
It can be said that if a player like Oscar can enter the national football team, it can definitely bring strength to the national football front. He has the body, the speed, the impact, and the most important thing is that he has the ability to use his personal ability to solve problems, which is what the current national football front needs the most. Unfortunately, at present, he is unlikely to help the national football team. And the future may be more difficult, because the news has been out that a new round of league salary caps or will start, so that naturalized players will be more difficult, without money it is difficult for them to have the motivation to stay.
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