"Chinese Super League Haaland"?
This is the new code name that Zhang Yuning was picked up after scoring his 13th goal in the league.
To be honest, I don't know what Zhang Yuning himself thinks in the face of such a title, if he really feels that he is "Chinese Super League Haaland", then his career will basically reach the ceiling. And if he can sober up a little, don't take this title to heart.
After all, there is no shortage of Guoan's teammates, known as "Chinese Super League XX (superstar)", such as the "Chinese Super League Chierini" - Jin Pengxiang.
To be honest, Jin Pengxiang's "Chinese Super League Chierini" is more like the genuine version than Zhang Yuning's "Chinese Super League Haaland" in terms of body appearance, position on the field and technical characteristics.
When Jin Pengxiang got the nickname "Chinese Super League Chierini", he was still in Dalian, when he was only 22 or 3 years old, younger than Zhang Yuning now. He earned the title because he was tall and capable of playing as a full-back in addition to central defenders, and he was fast and flexible, but his technique was relatively unrefined – and these were indeed similar to Chierini, a left-back who was also a rough brother at the time.
But in the following years , Chiellini did not carry on the " glorious tradition of the great left-back " in Italy , and he moved to the center to become a central defender. As a result, the tall rough full-back has become a central defender who can be ranked in the top ten in Italian football (sorry that there are too many good defenders in Italy, and it is not easy for Chiellini to enter the top ten).
And what about Jin Pengxiang, the Chinese Super League version of Chiellini? We will not repeat his experience.
Looking at Haaland in turn, in terms of height and size, Haaland reached 1.95 meters and weighed 95 kilograms, which is a full 10 cm taller and 15 pounds heavier than Zhang Yuning. Two people are not an order of magnitude in terms of stature.
And Zhang Yuning is actually not a high school forward, he is actually a fulcrum center with a reasonable height, head crossing is not his specialty, back to the ball and shooting skills are his advantages. But Haaland's technique is more comprehensive, he is not a center in the box, nor a center with his back, his most terrifying thing is actually super impact.
The 20-year-old is already a Red Bull killer, scoring a total of 29 goals in two different leagues between 2019 and 2020 for Red Bull and Borussia Dortmund. In the two full Bundesliga seasons, Haaland handed in 27 and 22 goals, as well as superhuman stats of six and seven assists.
As a result, the 22-year-old landed in England, the best league today, where he scored 17 goals and three assists in 11 games.
Premier League, 17 goals in 11 games, what is this concept? It's easier than foreign players like Bakambu and Yilmaz to play in the Chinese Super League. You know, Haaland only used 47 shots on goal in 17 goals.
And Zhang Yuning? He had never scored more than 10 goals before last year, either in Europe or China. Now 25 years old, Zhang Yuning has allowed himself to score more than 10 goals in the league for the first time, in exchange for 74 shots in 20 games.
Premier League, 17 out of 47 shots. In the Chinese Super League, 13 of the 74 shots were scored. If I have to say that Zhang Yuning is "Chinese Super League Haaland", will Haaland be unhappy?
That's right, Zhang Yuning is playing very well, and among China's existing strikers, he is already very good, even the best. Or it can be said that in the next 3-5 years, Zhang Yuning may be the best striker in Chinese football, or even one of them.
However, if you really compare the Chinese Super League with its technical characteristics, you have to say that Zhang Yuning is "Chinese Super League Kane", and there may be more people who accept it. At least Kane is a local Premier League striker, scoring 10 goals in 12 league games. And if there is really a "Haaland" in the Chinese Super League, it should be Malcom, who scored 20 goals in 12 starts.
Therefore, holding Zhang Yuning as "Chinese Super League Haaland", to be honest, a little flashing tongue.
Indeed, Zhang Yuning played very well, and he can be said to be the best player in the national security team this year. But over-hyping may not do the 25-year-old striker much good.
The reason is very simple, from the "Chinese Super League Chiellini" onwards, everything that is called "Chinese Super League XX (superstar)" in China has not ended well.
Zhang Yuning's teammate "Chinese Super League Chierini" let's not talk about it. In the era when Messi was still the king of the ball, there were many "Messi" in the Chinese Super League. Wang Yunlong cultivated by Xu Genbao is counted as one, Xu Xu of the National Youth Team is counted as one, and Liu Guobao, who has been touted by his father not long ago, is counted as one. China has been dubbed "Chinese Messi" and "Chinese Super League Messi", and there are more than 3 incomplete statistics, which person kicked out in the end? Don't say that kicking Messi like this, one of their gang has more than Wang Xiaolong?
Many people may not remember that there are still many "Cristiano Ronaldo" in the Chinese Super League, and Zhang Chiming of Guoan has been named this title. Because when he played in the Chongqing team, he imitated Ronaldo's goal action after scoring a goal, and because they all played as wingers and wore No. 7, there were "Chinese Super League Ronaldo" and "Chongqing Ronaldo". Of course, Zhang Chiming, Ronaldo, did not play as well as "C Qing" in the end, and Song Boxuan and Chen Zhizhao, who played at the same time as him, performed and were in better shape than him.
Speaking of the title of "Chinese Super League (China) XX Superstar", I am afraid that everyone has forgotten the most appropriate person before. This person is "Chinese Buffon", his name is An Qi. Why give him this name, because it is so similar.
An Qi is 1.90 meters tall, became famous in China at the age of 20, scored for China's most championed Dalian team, entered the national team at a young age, and also played well in key matches of the Top 10 competition. He has solid skills in front of the goal, a steady style of play, a calm temperament on the field, and is definitely an excellent goalkeeper.
And these characteristics are the same as Buffon: 1.90 meters tall, played for the league team at that time, entered the national team at a young age, and made great contributions in the World Cup qualifiers, solid technology, steady ball style, and calm temperament...
But the result? Buffon has occupied the Italian national position for a quarter of a century, and for more than 20 years he has been the "second goalkeeper in the world", becoming the figure in the history of Italian football on an equal footing with Zoff. And Angie? Because of the peach turmoil and the turmoil of the Dalian team, he retired early, if it were not for the 78-year-old Milu to come to China a few days ago, An Qi went to visit the mentor who appreciated him back then, I am afraid that people would have forgotten this "Chinese Buffon" long ago.
If you say that the title of "Chinese Super League XX Superstar" can still be seen together, that is, Chi Zhongguo of Guoan. Of course, the title of "Chinese Super League Kanter" is actually not high in audience, Chi Zhongguo's performance in Guoan over the years has not been bad, although he cannot be like Kante "except for the place covered by sea water is covered by Kante", but compared to Chierini, Messi, Ronaldo and Buffon in the Chinese Super League, he did not give up halfway. This is certainly due to the fact that Schmidt showed Chi Zhongguo a large number of Kanter video highlights back then, but also because of Chi Zhongguo's down-to-earth diligence after transferring to Guoan at the age of 28.
So this over-hyped title is not a good thing for young players. If there is no down-to-earth and steady mentality like Chi Zhongguo, I am afraid that it will be a "killing" in the end.
Although Zhang Yuning has always said that his mind is relatively mature, after all, he is only 25 years old, and he has not fully entered the mature period, and Zhang Yuning at this time should be more down-to-earth and carefully take every step of the way. Especially after this season, he should think carefully about which direction his football career should go.
In fact, over the years, all the players who have played out in Chinese football have not been overly touted, and they have never been known as "XX superstars in the Chinese Super League". For example, players such as Wu Lei, Zhang Xizhe and Wu Xi play their football.
On the one hand, these players have always been more down-to-earth, on the other hand, it is also because they have developed their own style, and their style is not exactly emulated by the world's biggest stars. Perhaps, in a few years, there will be titles such as "Wu Lei's successor" and "Xiao Zhang Xizhe", which is actually the real success.
Zhang Yuning's current situation is actually similar to Wu Lei, Zhang Xizhe, and Wu Xi, and they are also typical of General Liba. If I had to find Zhang Yuning a goal, his next goal would be to surpass another Zhang Yuning - the highest league season of 13 goals. Then, he should surpass himself, another Zhang Yuning.
Now, stop calling Zhang Yuning "Chinese Super League Haaland", he should be himself, he is Zhang Yuning. Hopefully, one day, there will be a younger player who can be called "New Zhang Yuning" - and there is no need to ask "Which Zhang Yuning?" Big or small?" Such a question.
This shows that Zhang Yuning has surpassed Zhang Yuning, and Zhang Yuning has become the only Zhang Yuning in Chinese football.