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The Death of Greentown Youth Training 97: The gamble of all the luck is lost, and the strongest echelon in history falls apart

In 1997, when the strongest wave of players in Chinese football stormed the World Cup, Ou Chuliang, Fan Zhiyi, Li Bing, Gao Feng, Xu Hong, Wei Qun, Ma Mingyu, etc. under the leadership of head coach Qi Wusheng, finally broke the sand and fell into the top ten. For the Zhejiang Greentown team, the youth training echelon formed, after 93 and 95, ushered in the strongest team members, and they became the weight of the old Song Hao's gamble.

In 2016, it was the time when gold dollar football was getting more and more intense. With the investment of the old Song over the years, Greentown has been unable to match the corresponding salary for players in the Chinese Super League. Selling people has become a regular option for Greentown Club. There was no non-sale, several captains were gone, and the 93 generation almost all fled before and after the demotion. Xie Pengfei, Zhao Yuhao, Feng Gang, Cao Haiqing, etc., either transferred or leased, have left Greentown.

At the beginning of 2017, at the behest of Lao Song, Greentown Club chose to train troops for the National Games in the league, gambling on gold medals, and planned to form a Greentown first-team team with the 97th session as the team, through the tempering of the Chinese League A, to cultivate young people to gain competition experience, so as to help win the championship at the National Games.

Unfortunately, it failed.

Relying on these young people, the demoted Ma Green city team did not win in the ten rounds of the Central League and finally barely relegated. At the National Games, under the leadership of Zhang Yuning, the Zhejiang team went all the way to the final, and finally lost to the Shanghai team on penalties, failing to win the championship, leaving regrets. It was not until 4 years later, when the Zhejiang team finally won the football gold medal of the National Games in Xianyang, Shaanxi, that it could be considered to be able to comfort the old Song and the big brother of the 97 generation.

However, the 97 of that year has fallen apart, and very few remain in the team. When they need to hone their skills and mentality the most, they choose to run away and find their value on a higher platform.

Four years on, how are they doing?

The best of the 97 generation: Zhang Yuning, Yan Dinghao, the absolute main player of the Chinese Super League

There is no doubt that Xiao Zhang Yuning is the number one trump card of Greentown Youth Training.

Zhang Yuning entered the Greentown 97 echelon in 2008 and entered the Greentown first team in 2015, when he was only 17 years old, a heavyweight rising star, Zhang Yuning represented Greentown in the FA Cup and scored. In July of that year, he moved to Vitesse in the Eredivisie, where he won the 2016 Dutch Cup, moved to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League in 2017, and was later loaned to Bundesliga team Bremen. In the past few years, I have gone farther and farther on the road of staying in the ocean.

As a domestic striker, Zhang Yuning's ball quotient is his strong point, and he has very good prejudgment ability, ball awareness and adjustment ability. When sitting on the cold bench abroad, he can adjust his mentality in time and sharpen his mind and skills. In 2019, he returned to China to join the Beijing Guoan team. Suppose that Greentown returned to the stage of the Chinese Super League at that time, Zhang Yuning might come back. But this assumption does not exist. And Zhang Yuning may also need a big club like Guoan to promote his rapid growth.

As a young Toshihiko, the leader of the Greentown 97 generation, Zhang Yuning has been selected for the national junior team and the national youth team many times, participating in the Asian Junior Championship and the Asian Youth Championship. As an excellent representative of his peers, he even jumped in 2015 to participate in the 93 national Olympic team to participate in the Olympic qualifiers, as a player of the right age to participate in the Olympic Games twice, which shows his outstanding strength. In 2016, Zhang Yuning was selected for the national team and completed the triple jump from the national youth to the national Olympic Games to the national football team within one year, which was really amazing.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yuning's speed is his weakness, and as a striker, the speed is not good, suppressing his further development. If Zhang Yuning is fast enough to get rid of the defender, then it is not a dream for the Chinese team to enter the World Cup in Russia.

In the following years, Zhang Yuning has been a regular visitor to the national team, participating in the Qatar World Cup Qualifiers Top 40 and Top 12 with the team. In terms of goals, he still has a gap with Wu Lei. But he is an indispensable figure in the national team. His consciousness, his running, as a center forward, can help the team a lot. As the naturalized players slowly fade out of the lineup, the combination of Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei will also be an important weapon for the Chinese team in the front.

This is one of the departed players that Greentown fans care about the most. After all, he is the main player of the national team. After the Qatar World Cup qualifiers final ten broke the sand, Zhang Yuning was much depressed, and a lot of online information about the so-called sea cucumber terrier really made him uncomfortable. Recently, he couldn't bear to send out angry text, "By the way, I still want to tell you, I still insist on eating sea cucumbers every day, I feel very good, and I want to find this directly in the future, I will patiently answer your doubts about strengthening physical confrontation, and I can also communicate with you face to face how to enhance the ability to resist." ”

Anger is not necessary, the irrational voice on the Internet is gently whispered, improve their own level, and kick out excellent results is the key. In my opinion, Zhang Yuning's concentration does need to be improved, and if the hairstyle and off-site life become the news that others like to hear, it is bound to cause unnecessary interference.

In addition to Zhang Yuning, Yan Dinghao is also the main player active in the Chinese Super League and has a great future.

Yan Dinghao is a native of Mianyang, Sichuan.

Therefore, when the operation of the Guangzhou team encountered difficulties, many Sichuan fans discussed Yan Dinghao's next home, and very much hoped that he would join Chengdu Rongcheng and play for his hometown team. This can be seen in the degree of Yan Dinghao's popularity. However, Yan Dinghao chose to stay in the team and fight side by side with the team. This can also be seen in the aspect of Yan Dinghao's heavy love.

Since returning to China to join Guangzhou Evergrande in 2019, Yan Dinghao has suffered a major injury. The club contacted the excellent medical team for the operation and patiently waited for Yan Dinghao's recovery. After that, he was rationally allocated his playing time, so that he gradually grew into a pillar of the team. In 2020, he first recovered from injury and made 11 appearances, mostly as a substitute. In the 2021 season, Yan Dinghao made 20 appearances, including 19 starts, averaging 79 minutes per game. Although he did not score, he scored 6 assists.

When the personnel in the team were not picked up, Yan Dinghao took over the command and became the midfield commander of the team. In the new season, he and Yang Liyu, Wei Shihao and other veteran players will lead a group of young players to do their best for the Guangzhou team, although he is only 24 years old, not much older than them. With heavy responsibilities on our shoulders and priceless love, Yan Dinghao showed us what youth should look like.

However, for Greentown fans, missing such a young toshihiko is obviously disappointing. How nice would it be if he could return to Greentown? Perhaps yan Dinghao did not return after returning to China, perhaps it shows that the fate of the two sides has been exhausted.

Looking at Yan Dinghao's resume, he has not played for the Greentown team for a long time. In 2013, Yan Dinghao entered greentown football school, helped greentown team win the national U18 championship and the Chinese Super League elite league and other championships, played for Greentown for three years, and then stayed in Portugal. This is a 97th team member who has not played for the Greentown first team.

It's a pity.

In the eyes of fans, it is a pity that Yan Dinghao failed to play for Greentown. But in the eyes of management, it may be even more regrettable to cultivate such a good player and ultimately fail to get a little profit.

Tong Lei: A Zhejiang youth training representative who had to be exchanged for the same price

Compared with Yan Dinghao, the value of Tong Lei has been well reflected. Because he was Mushekwi's trading product, and in exchange for a large amount of cash.

As Mushekwe's role in the Greentown team became more irreplaceable, the deal was affirmed and praised by more people. However, no one has asked Tong Lei if he is willing to go to Dalian as a trading product?

Presumably he is also willing, watching his teammates around him run away one by one, running to poetry and far away, earning more wages, it is impossible not to envy. Of course, what is more envious should be the platform of the Chinese Super League, and Dalian people can just provide it.

It was only when Mushekwe arrived that we did not know that Tong Lei was a trade item, and after Mushekwi arrived in the team, Tong Lei stayed in the Greentown team for half a year, until the beginning of the 2020 season, he went to Dalian to show his talents under Benitez.

Master Bei likes to use young people, and Tong Lei can just be activated. Because in the Greentown team, with Dong Yu pressing, Tong Lei could not get enough playing time. In the 19-year season, Tong Lei made 11 appearances, including 8 starts. In the Dalian ren team, in the 20 seasons, Tong Lei made 19 appearances and 16 starts, becoming the absolute main force. In season 21, he made 21 appearances, including 20 starts. In both seasons, he had 3 assists. However, it is a great pity that in the 21st season, Dalian people lost to Chengdu Rongcheng in the play-offs, and they were relegated and the youth storm suffered a tragic blow.

In the 22nd season, Dalian, who was relegated to the middle division, admitted Xie Hui as the head coach, a passionate young manager who likes to press and play. Young people are more energetic and more able to gain Xie Hui's trust. And Tong Lei is expected to continue to sit on the right side of the road and become a solid barrier. The only thing that worries people is that the Dalian people team has recently accepted a lot of veterans, which is a bit confusing. To return to the Chinese Super League, the experience of veterans is very important, but the momentum of young people is also indispensable. Under the storm of youth for two consecutive years, the young people who have been trained should not give up and not use it.

At this time, the Greentown team has returned to the Chinese Super League, and many fans hope that Tong Lei will return, and the stage of the Chinese Super League is conducive to his growth. However, the Greentown team could not spend a lot of money to buy such a young toshihiko. There is an increasingly mature Dong Yu on the right side, and there is a substitute for 97 young player Wang Dongsheng, if Tong Lei returns, can the main position be guaranteed?

Not the closing remarks: growth is king, and value can be reflected

Whether you leave the team or stay behind, the improvement of your skills year by year is king, which allows you to realize the value of your life. In addition to Zhang Yuning, Yan Dinghao, and Tong Lei, the development of the other 97 generation players who left the team was not satisfactory. There are broker factors, but also for their own reasons.

Which platform can build a ladder of growth and concentrate on helping your growth, young people must have a clear understanding. There is no right or wrong choice, and we can't make choices on behalf of the players, but we just hope that these young people can take every step of football life steadily.

Next, we'll talk about the other departing players of the 97 generation, where are they? Can they still play? The message area is waiting for you.

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