Reporters Han Bing and Li Xuan reported that on January 27, 2022, Shandong Taishan Club and the official Weibo of the Chinese national team also officially announced: Guo Tianyu officially joined Vizzella Club in the Portuguese Super League on loan, and the contract period is until June 30, 2022. Since that day, Chinese fans have been looking forward to Guo Tianyu's debut in the Portuguese Premier League. This newspaper understands that Guo Tianyu will get a Portuguese visa this week, rush to the Portuguese Super League around the 9th, and there are 8 rounds of league left for him to show his strength, if he performs well, he does not rule out the possibility of continuing to stay in the ocean.
Because of staying in Yang, Guo Tianyu even missed the match of the national team's top 12 and the latest training, but careful fans found that as of the beginning of March, Vizzella Club had not released a training photo of Guo Tianyu, so that some fans and media began to question whether Guo Tianyu had stayed in Yang. According to this newspaper, as of the time of this newspaper's publication, Guo Tianyu has indeed not yet trained at the Wizzella Club, and after the centralized training of the Shandong Taishan team, Guo Tianyu also appeared on the training ground of the Taishan team, and he was also anxiously waiting, because the visa issue has not been solved.
Although the chinese football association, Shandong Taishan club and Guo Tianyu's agency team have been working hard, the processing of Portuguese visas is quite difficult. Because of the epidemic prevention reasons and the principle of reciprocity, Portugal does not open normal visa business to China, only special circumstances can be special approval, the Chinese Football Association for this to send a letter to the embassy and consulate to apply, after the application also to submit no criminal record double certification, this link alone, the routine operation will be close to three weeks, no criminal record certificate to first submit to the notary office for justice, then the foreign affairs office certification, and finally to the use of the country embassy in China certification. At present, Guo Tianyu's visa has reached the final stage, only waiting for the final examination of the Portuguese National Immigration Bureau. As soon as the visa is issued, Guo Tianyu will immediately fly to Portugal and start his journey to stay abroad.
Founded in 1939 in the small town of Vizzella in Braga, northern Portugal, the club can only accommodate 6,100 people at home, and only made its debut in the Portuguese Premier League in 1984, resulting in relegation at the bottom of the season. Vizzella finished second in the Portuguese League last season and returned to the Portuguese Premier League after 36 years. Currently, after 25 rounds of the Portuguese Super League, Vizzella is 14th with 24 points, just four points from the relegation zone. With nine rounds left in the Portuguese Premier League, Vizzella still has relegation worries.
Vizzella is also a Chinese-funded club, acquired in 2017 by the famous domestic sports agency Shengli Shijia. Shengli Shijia has successfully operated Chinese players such as Dewey, Yu Hai, Li Shuai, Zhang Yuning and other Chinese players to stay in Yangyang. Five years ago, the acquisition of Vizzella, a small club that is still in the Portuguese First Division, is also aimed at making Vizzella the "first stop" for Chinese players to stay in the West. There is a precedent in Asia for the acquisition of small European clubs as a "springboard" for clubs to operate the model of players staying abroad. Belgium's Auburn became the first stop for Qatari players to stay abroad, and Saint-Réden was an important starting point for Japanese players to land in Europe, playing for as many as 6 Japanese players this season.
As a promotion horse this season, Vizzella's biggest shortcoming is her attacking power. The team scored only 27 goals in 25 rounds, ranking 6th from the bottom in the Portuguese Premier League. The team relies mainly on two Brazilians on the offensive end, with the 26-year-old Sedine scoring six goals in 22 appearances and the 32-year-old Cassiano scoring five goals in 17 appearances. In addition, local midfielder Samu and defender Bondoso also have a certain scoring ability. Vizzella has been in poor form since February, having won five games and playing away to bee-ja-benfica this weekend. Vizzella plays in a 4231 formation and occasionally plays 433 and 4141, with Brazilian strikers Cassiano and Sheddine being the main contenders for the centre-forward, with Morella and Bondoso on both wings and Samu behind.
In addition to Cassiano and Sedine, Mali centre-forward Zoshi is the center-forward substitute with the 3rd pick and a major contender for Guo Tianyu. However, both Zoői and Shedine can play as a winger, and Shedine (1.80m) and Cassiano (1.84m) are at a disadvantage in height compared to Guo Tianyu (1.92m), and Shedine is still on loan from Braga, and whether he can stay in the team next season is also questionable. Both Brazilians are not happy in front of goal, Cassiano has not gradually found a bit of form until the New Year, Shedine has only 1 goal and 1 assist in 10 games since the New Year, Guo Tianyu can still hope to win the recognition of manager Pacheco if he has enough playing time and seizes the opportunity.
Due to its geographical location, Vizzella has been the "satellite club" of the Portuguese Super League powerhouse Braga for many years, and if Guo Tianyu can play well, with Vizzella as a springboard, it is not impossible to join The European regular Braga.