Reporter Jia Yanfeng reported that at the just-concluded East Asian Cup, Shanghai Shenhua striker Liu Ruovan, who was shortlisted for the roster, did not get a minute to play, which triggered a heated discussion in the Chinese media and fans. In fact, one La Liga club is also watching him closely – that is, Cadiz. It is reported that the thrilling Relegation la Liga team last season has inspected Liu Ruovan and intends to invite him to join, and the relevant invitation documents have also been sent to Shanghai Shenhua Club. In view of the cooperation between the Chinese Football Association and La Liga, the relevant documents were also copied to the Chinese Football Association.
Because Liu Ruovan accompanied the national selection team to the East Asian Cup, there has been no specific explanation for this matter. So, what is Shenhua's official attitude? The reporter recently contacted the management of Shenhua, and he expressed his support for sending young international footballers to stay in the West, and his attitude was positive, but at the same time, he also put forward his own requirements.
"Before 2002, we had some internationals staying in the ocean and being able to play. But as the national team has become worse and worse over the years, the players have become less and less competitive, and we are getting farther and farther away from the mainstream European leagues. Obviously, the Football Association is also aware of this, and they have done a lot of work to promote the stay in the Ocean, and we recognize and understand this. But at the same time, do we also have to think about some questions, Choi Kang-hee once told us that the Korean Football Association implemented a plan to stay in the West, but then terminated. What to do, in order to be meaningful to stay in the ocean, to play its due role, rather than gambling on the youth of the players tomorrow? Shenhua executives cited some examples of international footballers going abroad before, such as Arthur Junmin and Zhang Xizhe, who believe that these players have not reached the height they deserve and have not achieved the desired results.
Behind the unsuccessful case of staying in the west, what is worth thinking about? "There are two kinds of foreign countries, strong sending out and recommendation after being recognized by the other side's head coach, at present, it is unrealistic to want foreign clubs to take the initiative to dig up our players." But just because we need to have some players abroad, or have experience in foreign countries, then there is no need to send our core players out, because they can play at home. If they go out, at least make the most of the guarantee that they can play. If just because we have some relationships, forced to some clubs, the effect is very different, most of them will become 'water dispenser managers' after they go out, which is obviously not good for the growth of players. The Shenhua executive said.
This newspaper learned that because La Liga and the Chinese Football Association have always cooperated, the Chinese side has been proactively promoting international footballers and providing video of the chinese international footballers, and Liu Ruovan was also selected by Cádiz in this context.
In this regard, the response of Shenhua senior management is: "If so, then I am really proud and proud of Liu Ruovan, we have a small request, that is, we hope that the relevant parties will help us match, so that the head coach of Cadiz can personally communicate with us, express the recognition and expectation of the players, which is our responsibility to the players." "Shenhua executives do not want this to be just the behavior of a technical department of the opposing club or a certain management individual, and it is definitely the head coach who decides whether the player plays or not, so Shenhua wants to further confirm that Liu Ruovan has been recognized by the head coach of Cadiz.
"Young players staying in the ocean face two major difficulties: one is to integrate the team's technical tactics and football culture; The second is the relationship between life and language. Don't you think that such a big professional player will not take care of himself? Those who say these things generally don't know much about the model for success in Japan and South Korea, and they will send staff to at least take care of the players in their lives and conduct some ideological guidance, and Japan has done a particularly meticulous job in this regard. The Shenhua executive raised two major problems faced by Chinese players staying in the Ocean.
He added: "If we throw players abroad and let them face alone, there may be bad consequences. The West is a very open society, players in the private life will be very big impact and temptation, we can not require the players are all Yanagi Shimoe, if there is something in this regard, who is responsible? It is not that there have been no negative cases before, and the relevant departments should know better than we do. Therefore, if you send players out, you must have a responsible person to accompany you for a long time, if the relevant departments bear the cost, Shenhua can consider sending a staff member to do a good job of logistical support services for players staying in foreign countries. Sending players abroad to stay abroad hopes that they can face competition and unfamiliar environments without worries. Shenhua executives said that this is not because shenhua players are delicate, but uses Shenhua's resources in Europe to conduct in-depth investigation and fully understand the experiences and encounters of Japanese and Korean players.
The Shenhua executive raised his own concerns, "In fact, over the years, there are often agents who say, give me so-and-so players, I am responsible for sending them abroad, I have a relationship with so-and-so club, I have a good relationship with the general manager or technical director of so-and-so club, or so-and-so coach is my friend." I laughed at these words. Because these are typical Chinese thinking, only for themselves, do not consider the position of the players. ”
"I have a relationship, I send the players over, but no one has shown me any technical reports, and I haven't discussed in depth with whether the clubs they plan to send over really need players like us, what kind of competition the players will face after they go, how competitive the players themselves are, and how many percent of them want to play." People can say whatever they want, but the data doesn't lie. Therefore, if the relevant departments of the Football Association are really optimistic about our players and have a goal for the whereabouts of the players, then please give Shenhua a technical analysis report, at least let us know that sending players to a certain team is completely out of professional technical and tactical considerations, no one can guarantee that the players have a position 100%, but at least more than half of the feasibility, right? It may not be successful, but it cannot be without any possibility, so the significance of the player's going out is greatly reduced? "Shenhua's top management is not without worries.
In the past year, Liu Ruovan has played many games in Rongcheng (loan) and has made remarkable progress. Now that he has returned to Shenhua, he has also been given high hopes by the club. Shenhua senior management also stated in an interview with this newspaper that for players of his age, it is undoubtedly more critical to play more high-level games and accumulate more experience in actual combat. Going abroad, even if it is a high-level league in Europe, only training and not playing games, it may be better to stay in the Chinese Super League to play games. Therefore, Shenhua's top management hopes to send young players abroad, which is based on rationality and science, so that it is meaningful.
Of course, it is undeniable that from the club itself, Shenhua also has difficulties. With the opening of the second stage of the tournament, and the drawbacks of Shenhua's inability to introduce reinforcements, Liu Ruovan is by no means an indispensable player for Shenhua, once he leaves the team, Shenhua is bound to supplement players, so it must be prepared early.