I believe that many fans hope for the reshaping of the national football team, because in 2018, our Football Association opened naturalized players. At that time, many fans firmly believed that with the help of naturalized players, the status of the national football team in Asia could be improved, re-enter the first class, and even win the Asian Cup and enter the World Cup. Because we already have a good example before, that is, guangzhou team, they are the configuration of international footballers + big-name foreign aid, in 2013 and 2015 twice won the AFC Champions League, even the Club World Cup has entered the top 4. So it's not surprising that our fans have high expectations for a national football team with naturalized players.
However, many fans still ignore a key factor, and that is time. 6 years ago, Guangzhou won the AFC Champions League, 5 years ago, Guangzhou entered the top 4 of the Club World Cup, when the international team in their team was still the main framework of the current national team, the foreign aid used at that time was also a naturalization target, 5 years ago they and 5 years later, they are completely different. Times have passed and everything is going downhill, so we see that after we have Axon, we are still forced to draw 0-0 away from home by the Philippines. In the round of 40 and the round of 12, the combined number of goals scored by all naturalized players is not as much as that of Wu Lei alone, which actually explains the problem. The Guangzhou team 5 years ago is not the current Guangzhou team, and it is difficult for the international players and foreign aides who had unlimited scenery 5 years ago to have the combat effectiveness of the past.
So after the national football team lost 1-3 to Vietnam and finally missed the World Cup, many of our fans were completely disappointed. The disappointment with naturalized players in particular is not because they don't work the pitch, but because they are far from what these fans expect of them. And recently the media broke the news that 4 naturalized players in Brazil, the coaching team originally planned to arrange for them to go to Dubai first to be tested by specially hired physical coaches. However, it is understood that several people have been affected by injuries and other factors, and they have now said that they cannot be tested as required. And players who can't pass the test, the team can't recruit them for the rest of the round of 12. It also increased everyone's disappointment with naturalized players.
But in fact, not all naturalized players are like this, there is a naturalized player that makes it impossible for you to criticize and accuse him, he can be called the light of the national football naturalized players. He is the 27-year-old naturalized centerback Jiang Guangtai. The Chinese guy was trained in the youth training of Everton, the veteran of the Premier League, and has also been selected and represented in england's U17, U19, U21 youth teams, and is a strong Premier League-style center-back. And before joining Guangzhou, he had already played the main force in sunderland in the Championship.
It can be said that it is precisely because of the emergence of Jiang Guangtai that the position of the national team center back can be updated, and the veteran Feng Xiaoting can enjoy football time with peace of mind. Moreover, Jiang Guangtai played 11 games and started all 11 games in the World Preliminary Tournament, and was the most stable and reliable player in the back line. It's just that our coach hasn't found a better partner with him yet.
This time, Jiang Guangtai is also the only one among the 5 naturalized players who has not abandoned the national football team. According to Beiqing Sports, Jiang Guangtai is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and he has been maintaining a relatively systematic training recently. Therefore, the coaching staff is still more assured of his ability and state. So at present, it seems that jiang guangtai may be the only naturalized player that the national football team can rely on in the next two games, and in the future Asian Cup and the World Preliminary Tournament, Jiang Guangtai can still play for the national football team, because the age is really appropriate.
Therefore, our naturalization should actually be changed from the extensive type to the intensive type, think about what kind of players to naturalize, and then look for targets, and at least have the level of Jiang Guangtai. After all, it takes money and effort to operate the naturalization process, and all of this you have to do must be worth it. What do you think? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!