Speaking of the youth training in Chinese football, there is a saying that the two major football schools have cultivated countless football talents and made outstanding contributions to the development of Chinese football.
However, Luneng's youth training talents are frequent, always occupying half of the national team, while greentown players have not met expectations, which cannot but be regretted. Among them, there are reasons such as club construction and concept ideas, as well as factors such as the players' own situation and the general environment. To this day, in addition to Zhang Yuning's development is not bad, others who have emerged in the league are successful.
At the beginning of the establishment of Greentown Club, Song Weiping once collected excellent seedlings to send to Yugoslavia for training, and the success rate of this wave of players was not high, and a small number of people became the cornerstone of Greentown's rush. Subsequently, the high school striker talked about Yang Chu's sharp edge and briefly entered the national team. With the establishment of the Greentown Echelon, talents have continued to emerge, especially the 93 and 97 sessions, which have been focused on training. Under the impetus of Takeshi Okada's team, the young people of the 93rd class gradually played in the Chinese Super League, began to appear on the stage of the league, and many people were selected for the national Olympic team at that time.
As a result, Greentown fans are looking forward to the 93rd class to support the Greentown team and carry the future of the national team. Ten years have passed, the teenager stepped on the horse and returned, and has forgotten the rivers and lakes ever since. It's a sad story that mirrors the shadow of China's football's decline. And Old Song has also withdrawn, and his name is no longer Green City, but Blue City. The name of the club, from Hangzhou Greentown to Zhejiang Greentown, was changed to Zhejiang Energy Greentown, until today's Zhejiang team. After witnessing the strange shape of Chinese football, it is difficult not to be confused and confused - where the future is, and how far it will always be.
Feng Gang, Zhao Yuhao - left the team and failed to grow better
The rapid ascension of the 93 generation of Greentown is inseparable from the careful cultivation of the Japanese coaching team, and Okada Takeshi mainly pushed Feng Gang, Shi Ke, Chen Zhongliu, Xie Pengfei, etc. to the stage of the Chinese Super League, so that these young people can first appear at the age of 20. Compared with today's Chinese Super League, U23 players rely on the policies of the Football Association to get some playing time, and after the policy dividend disappears, they have withdrawn, which cannot help but make people sincerely praise the results of Greentown's youth training.
Feng Gang became mr. 100 of the Greentown team early, and the scenery was infinitely good. He, Shi Ke and Xie Pengfei became the main force in the team after being selected for the national Olympic team and competed in the Olympic qualifiers. Although his performance in the national Olympic team was decent and not particularly outstanding, this was already Feng Gang's highlight moment.
After Greentown was reluctantly relegated in 2016, the old Song advocated that the team be younger, so it accelerated the departure of the 93 generation. Feng Gang was loaned to Henan Jianye and then transferred to Hebei Huaxia Happiness, and did not get many opportunities to play in a few years. And the data is getting bleaker. In the 2017 season, he still made 14 appearances, including 13 starts, and in 2018, he only made one appearance in the talented Hebei Huaxia Happiness. In the 2019 season, he made 11 appearances and started 8 times, and in the following two years, the stats declined again, almost becoming a dispensable figure in the team, with no goals, no assists, only a cold 0.
In the 2020 season, Feng Gang briefly returned to Greentown on loan, and in the super group showdown, Feng Gang made 2 appearances, and there were not many highlights. And Greentown did not return to the Chinese Super League as desired, and Feng Gang had no choice but to return to Huaxia Happiness. The 2022 season is about to start, Huaxia Happiness is falling apart, and Feng Gang has once again drifted to Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic to continue his football career.
In the pre-match training warm-up match, the conscientious Feng Gang always had a brilliant time, with assists and goals, but after the start of the league, he did not get too much trust. This may have something to do with Feng Gang's personality.
Feng Gang's speed is a strong point, dribbling and passing and receiving skills are good, and he runs all over the field, regardless of physical strength. But he lacked obvious strengths, and he was not strong enough, not strong enough, and weak in shooting. In the national Olympic team that year, it was Liao Lisheng who played three free kicks in three games, showing talent. Although Feng Gang is diligent and hardworking, but the lack of talent, coupled with the introversion of personality, it is difficult to infect and drive teammates, and it is too difficult to become a midfield commander. The impression of "just little egg" is that after the ball is broken, it will subconsciously bow its head and immediately try to catch up. This moment of "bowing his head" exposed the weakness of his lack of self-confidence.
After so many years, this habit is slowly changing. Bless the "gang little egg" in Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic to find themselves, find self-confidence, and kick out style.
Compared with Feng Gang, Zhao Yuhao's physical condition was much superior. Tall and strong, he is very strong in defense and is not afraid of any opponent. The disadvantage is that the life under the feet is not fine, the prejudgment ability is insufficient, and the opponent technical players are in the inferior position. He can play at the back or at centre-back.
In the year of Greentown's demotion, Zhao Yuhao was sold to Hebei Huaxia Happiness, and it was said to be a sky-high price of 100 million yuan. This is unthinkable today. A domestic player, at most a quasi-international, can actually premium to this extent, can only say that Huaxia happiness is really local tycoon, and Greentown is very injured - it is really difficult to retain talent in the Golden Yuan era.
Compared with Feng Gang, Zhao Yuhao still has a stable playing time in Huaxia Happiness. He made 24 appearances in 2017, all of which started. Both 2018 and 2019 were 13 appearances and 10 starts. He made 14 appearances in 2020, including 8 starts. Last season, Zhao Yuhao was loaned to Henan Songshan Longmen, making 7 appearances, including 4 starts. The number of appearances is not much, and the overall performance is average. Fortunately, it has been recognized by the Henan team, and the official transfer to the team this season is also a happy event. Being able to continue to play in the Chinese Super League is always good.
Over the years, Zhao Yuhao's growth has been very limited. Although he contacted and learned from Gervinho, Ravic, Mascherano and other stars at close range, he failed to grow into an absolute pillar of the back and was getting farther and farther away from the national team.
Zhao Yuhao brought a huge income to the Greentown team, which is also a good thing. But while he is raising his income, is he worth it? After the happiness of Huaxia was in trouble and the Tide of the Jinyuan Era receded, how much was Zhao Yuhao's worth? In any case, I hope that in The Dragon Gate of Songshan, Henan, he can come up with a convincing performance and conquer the fans.
The fading genius Chen Zhongliu: a young man who has been ruined by indiscipline
The second time I saw Chen Zhongliu was on a media message released by Wang Song in early 2022. In the video, Wang Song introduces the friends who came to play ball together, including Chen Zhongliu, who returned to Guiyang to recuperate. Wang Song gave him the title of "Green City Famous Residence". Chen Zhongliu kept waving his hands, and an embarrassed smile appeared on his face.
It is hard to imagine that this "genius" in Takeshi Okada's mouth, only 28 years old, but has almost no ball to kick, has fallen to the point of Si, who is to blame?
At the beginning of 2017, the China Cup led by the pimp team became his last word of mouth in the eyes of everyone, even if this one word of mouth was negative, so abrupt and bad. The title of "Walking Emperor" became a lingering shadow hanging over his head, and this should have been his highlight moment.
Chen Zhongliu was naturally very happy to receive Lippi's conscription. But at this time, he had just gotten married, and at the end of the season, he was injured and needed to adjust. And with Lippi's personality, if Chen Zhongliu refuses, I am afraid that he will bury the opportunity to enter the national team. In desperation, he was called to go. Immediately after the substitute debut, there was a scene that shocked and angered fans across the country. Facing the ball close at hand, he moved slowly until the ball was snatched away.
In fact, even if there is no scene of walking in the China Cup, Chen Zhongliu is difficult to become a big instrument.
A player who has been in a bar for a long time, after the physical talent has been consumed for no reason, it is impossible to play his own level on the court. From the echelon to the first team, a poor boy suddenly has a lot of money in his hands, and if this desire cannot be controlled, it will be destroyed from then on. The japanese coach's strong advocacy of the walking training is an extreme test of human nature for these young people. The players represented by Chen Zhongliu failed to withstand the test and failed to meet people's expectations.
Every time I watch Chen Zhongliu play, his red eyes interpret the fatigue of the previous night, and I always worry about him inexplicably: Can he play well?
Takeshi Okada is not wrong, Chen Zhongliu may be a talented football genius. But geniuses or ordinary people, without self-discipline, are empty talk.
After 2017, Chen Zhongliu left the Greentown team and went to Chongqing Siwei. But he could only mix with the reserve team, and later even the reserve team could not see his name. The vows made when I left the team to reinvent myself have also become empty talk and jokes.
Fortunately, he did not sink completely. In 2020, he came to the Chinese League One team Suzhou Dongwu, and became a teammate with Greentown's former teammate Cheng Mouyi, who played the game. In 2021, he followed Xie Pengfei, Luo Jing, Zang Yifeng and other former teammates to sign a contract with the Cangzhou Lions and played in the Chinese Super League. Although he did not have much playing time, he did not give up his dream and continued to find himself on the road of football. This is always valuable.
When we lament that the prodigal son does not change his gold, he is actually lamenting how good it would be if the prodigal son is not a prodigal son.
Shi Ke and Xie Pengfei - marginal internationals who grew up from other teams
The most accomplished of the 93 generation of Greentown should be Shi Ke and Xie Pengfei. It's just that Shi Ke transferred to Haigang early, Xie Pengfei joined Suning, and the experience of becoming an international footballer has little to do with Greentown.
Shi Ke became famous early and played in the Chinese Super League in 2012, but he was only 19 years old at the time. This is rare. Three years later, Shi Ke transferred to Hong Kong as the captain of the national Olympic team. Shi Ke has good kung fu, fierce fighting, good card position, excellent head, and he has a natural domineering spirit, strong self-confidence, and good at mobilizing teammates, which is also a very important reason for him to become the captain of the national Olympic team.
After the transfer to Hong Kong, Shi Ke was very competitive and soon became the main center-back in the team, making no small contribution to the honor of winning the Chinese Super League championship and runner-up in SIPG. In 2021, Shi Ke transferred to Shandong Luneng, gained a foothold in the talented Luneng team, and in the 2021 season, he helped Shandong team win the double championship and became a big winner.
With his tenacious playing style, Shi Ke has been selected for the national team many times and has been affirmed by many parties. However, Shi Ke's shortcomings are also obvious, and it is easy to take risks in the game. Lippi's resignation in the Asian Cup three years ago was because Feng Xiaoting, Shi Ke and other three major centre-backs made the same mistake, which made Lippi disheartened.
In addition to Shi Ke, Xie Pengfei is also one of the regulars of the national team.
However, compared with Shi Ke, Xie Pengfei's physical quality was much worse, and his confrontation ability was not enough. But Xie Pengfei relied on diligence to break through the world in the Chinese Super League.
In a sense, it is precisely because of the departure of outstanding players such as Xie Pengfei that year that the lack of talent in the Greentown team has been caused, and finally relegated.
Xie Pengfei's dribbling skills are first-class, although he is a left-footed player, he likes to move on the right side, right forward, right wing is his favorite position. In the Suning team, Xie Pengfei was affirmed by many managers, so that Wang Song was a little jealous. Indeed, Xie Pengfei's level is not the highest, but his diligence and studious brains are incomparable to others.
In the 2019 season, Xie Pengfei made 26 appearances, including 23 starts, and increased the number of goals from 1 to 2 to 8, which was in excellent condition. In the 2020 season, as the main player, he helped Jiangsu Suning team win the championship, and he made great contributions. After Suning disbanded, he joined the Cangzhou Lions, scoring 4 goals and assisting 4 times in a single season, making a considerable contribution to the team's relegation.
The new season is about to start, and Xie Pengfei transferred to the three towns of Wuhan. This team has introduced a number of well-known players, foreign aid Stan Qiu, Wallace, Mal kang, internal support with Gao Zhunyi, Liu Dianzuo, Deng Hanwen, Rosen Wen, Tao Qianglong, etc., ready to do a big game. Coming to such an ambitious team, I believe that Xie Pengfei has a new plan.
At the national team level, Xie Pengfei belongs to the marginal figures and is not as many times as Shi Ke. There wasn't much playing time either, which was a shame. Years ago, Xie Pengfei failed to lead the 93 National Olympic Team to qualify in the group, and many years later, he came off the bench in the away match against the Philippines in the World Preliminary Tournament, failing to turn the tide. It will take time to become Mr. Big Scene. I hope he can continue to improve, such a diligent and hard-working player, worth your attention.
Not a closing remark: leaving is not about coming back
The 93 generation of Greentown, Feng Gang, who briefly returned after leaving, and only Sun Zheng'ao, who took root in the Greentown team after leaving. In addition, among those players who have left the team, there are several who deserve attention and those who are not worth paying attention to. Their football stories are either wonderful or bland. Their football careers are either continuing, or basically ending.
And those players who shine with brilliance are even more worthy of our attention. No matter where they are, as long as they have sincerely contributed to the Greentown team, we sincerely thank them.
Thank you for giving us wonderful football, pure football.