Shenhua suffered a major blow before the 2022 Chinese Super League season began, and Wu Xi, Zhu Chenjie, Wen Jiabao and Jiang Shenglong were likely to be absent for about 4 months due to the U23 national football team's participation in the East Asian Cup and Asian Games. Shenhua plans to play in the new season with the "All-China Class", but in the nearly half of the league, 4 big players cannot play, which is bound to adversely affect Shenhua's season results.
In addition to the World Preliminary Round of 12, the U23 national football team played in the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September this year, which was listed as the highlight of Chinese football this year. U23 national football coach JanGovic has said that the team's goal is to hit the gold medal at the Asian Games on his doorstep. In order to make the U23 national football team better prepare for the Asian Games, the East Asian Cup held in July this year, the Football Association has decided to send the U23 national football team to participate.
After China relinquished the right to host this year's East Asian Cup, the tournament is scheduled to be held in Japan from July 19 to 27. According to the requirements of epidemic prevention, the U23 national football team must be isolated for medical observation after returning to China after playing the East Asian Cup, and then prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games, and quarantine after the asian games. However, the Chinese Super League will not make way for the U23 national football team, so for nearly four months from the beginning of July to the middle of October, the players of the U23 national football team will not be able to participate in the league.
In the current U23 national football team, Shenhua has 4 players such as Wu Xi, Zhu Chenjie, Wen Jiabao and Jiang Shenglong. Zhu Chenjie returned to China after returning to China after finishing the world preliminary round of 12 matches, and immediately rushed to the U23 national football team with Dai Weijun. This week, Wu Xi also joined the joint training of the U23 national football team with Zhang Linpeng and Zhang Yuning. According to the rules of the Asian Games, each team can have 3 overage players, so if there is no accident, Wu Xi, Zhang Linpeng and Zhang Yuning will play in the East Asian Cup and Asian Games with the U23 national football team.
In the lineup of Shenhua's "All-China Class", Wu Xi is the core of the team, and Zhu Chenjie and Wen Jiabao are also the main forces of the team. Judging from the information from all aspects at this stage, only Shenhua, Hebei and Guangzhou have no foreign aid among the 18 Chinese Super League teams this season. The lineup of the "All-China Class" is relatively inferior in terms of overall strength, and if Wu Xi, Zhu Chenjie, Wen Jiabao and Jiang Shenglong are absent for another 4 months, shenhua's relegation difficulty will definitely increase greatly.