I believe that many fans know that the reason why Chinese football has poor results is because the talent is broken and the youth is not connected. And such problems are difficult to solve immediately and require the efforts of several generations. However, our fans are still full of expectations for the previous world preliminary tournament of the national football team, hoping that the national football team can stand out in this round of 12 and enter the World Cup. So why? The answer is actually very simple, that is, because the national football team has naturalized players, they put their hopes on the naturalized players, hoping that these strong reinforcements can take the national football team to fly and complete the Dream of the World Cup.
Our naturalization work began during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when our Football Association also saw the dilemma of the shortage of talents in the national football team, and also saw that other countries became stronger because of the introduction of naturalized players, so the naturalized players were opened, the purpose was very clear, one is to solve the current shortage of talents in the national football team, and the second is to enhance the overall strength of the national football team and set sail again towards the goal of the World Cup.
In the past 3 years, although our naturalization work has encountered many problems, such as the lack of outstanding Chinese players, and the old and concentrated non-Chinese naturalized players in the front line. However, some people have added on the central axis, such as Axon, Alan, Luo Guofu and Fernando on the front line, Li Ke in the midfield back position, and Jiang Guangtai in the center-back position. So our central axis position is reinforced. This is also the reason why our fans have confidence in the national football team.
But now it seems that all this has become a mirror flower and water moon. The naturalized players we spent so much money to hire did not change the result of the national football team in the end, and it also proved that although these naturalized players have had brilliant achievements, when they have national football qualifications, they are no longer the peak time. Therefore, at present, the strength of these naturalized players is no longer enough to help the level of the national football team rise a notch. Even those who have been playing in the Chinese Super League for many years need to adapt in a fast-paced game against the round of 12. They can't bring up the rhythm, then we can only be contained by the opponent, and finally the national football team experienced a wave of two consecutive defeats, and even lost 1-3 away to Vietnam, creating another humiliating battle.
However, our fans will not blame these naturalized players, because they are originally for money, after the Financial Crisis in the Chinese Super League, their income has been affected, but they are still very hard when they play on the field, but their current ability can not bring the backward Chinese football fly. And most of these people basically can't rely on the future, because with the financial difficulties of the Guangzhou team, the five major naturalized players have left the team, they have basically returned to Brazil, and they will not be able to return to the national football team in the future, but also depends on their mood.
Of course, most of these players have no regrets, after all, the money in the Chinese Super League has been earned enough, and they have also proved their ability, although they failed to take off with the national football team, but the fans will not blame them, because the fans have become accustomed to the failure of the national football team, and will only blame themselves. However, not all naturalized players can get fame and fortune, full of loads, one person has not gained fame, nor has he gained much profit, and even has not played in the Chinese Super League in 3 years. He is Xiao Taotao, another naturalized player of the Guangzhou team.
Xiao Taotao, who was once selected for peru's national youth, is a winger. Before joining Evergrande, he was already the main player in the Peruvian First Division. Because he is a third-generation Chinese, he was poached back by Evergrande in the 2019 season. At that time, he and Jiang Guangtai joined Evergrande at the same time, but unfortunately the fate was different, Jiang Guangtai stayed in the team and became the main center-back of the team, while Xiao Taotao did not stay in the Evergrande team because of many competitors, but was loaned out. Logically, gold will always shine, but Xiao Taotao doesn't seem to have this opportunity.
He was first loaned to Shanghai Shenxin in the Chinese League, but Zhu Jiong, the head coach of the Shenxin team at the time, did not appreciate Xiao Taotao because he was almost not involved in defense, and Shen Xin was a team that fought for relegation. So half a season later, he was sent to reserve and only scored 1 goal in 5 starts in 10 games. In the 2020 season, Guangzhou Evergrande team loaned him to Kunshan FC in the Middle League, and there were not many opportunities to play in half a season, with only 6 appearances and 3 starts, no goals and assists. But fortunately, in the 2021 season, because of the intensive season Xiao Taotao got more opportunities, he also played the best data since coming to China. He started 14 of 23 games for the team, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist. But for a naturalized strong reinforcement, the data in the middle division is really not strong, and even not as good as the data of some local players.
Of course, Guangzhou Evergrande did not want to use Xiao Taotao, coach Cannavaro also wanted to transform him into a left-back, but Xiao Taotao's defense is really difficult to change in a short period of time, so he finally gave up. In fact, it can also be explained that Xiao Taotao's ability is still there, but in the Chinese league, most of the full-backs or wingers are to defend, which may be some differences from the open South American league, so Xiao Taotao wants to play here, or need to change and strengthen.
However, at present, Xiao Taotao himself may have given up, because recently the media broke out, and he is likely to leave. According to the Peruvian media "trome", Xiao Taotao revealed that he may return to play for the Peruvian Sports University Club. "A return to the Peruvian Sports University is approaching, and while I am still evaluating several offers from overseas, the possibility of returning to Peru to play is not ruled out," he said. It can be seen that the possibility of Xiao Taotao leaving now is very large.
But if Xiao Taotao leaves now, then he will definitely be the worst of all these naturalized players at present. I have not played in the Chinese Super League in 3 years, and the data in the Chinese First Division is also average. Of course, this may be the reason why he is not suitable for our league, but no matter where he plays, the 25-year-old still needs to prove himself as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for him to enter the national football team or the Peruvian national team. Do you think Xiao Taotao can prove himself by going to overseas leagues? Do you think he is still willing to play for the Chinese national team? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!