According to domestic media, Shanghai Shenhua received an invitation to an international event, which is the "Equality Cup" to be held in Qatar in February 2024. At present, Shenhua has agreed to the invitation to the tournament, which is a rare opportunity for any domestic team, because not only can it get the opportunity to communicate with overseas opponents, but the opponents of this invitational tournament are European level. A total of 4 teams participated in the "Equality Cup", namely Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League, Santos of the Brazilian League, Zenit of the Russian Premier League and Duhail of the Qatar League.
Each of the teams on this list is a top player in their respective leagues, with Zenit also being a regular in the Champions League, Santos being a regular in the Copa Libertadores and Duhail also being a powerhouse in the AFC Champions League. Such an opponent has a very great training value for Shenhua, and any team placed in the Chinese Super League is a championship-winning team. This time, the "Equality Cup" schedule is also very good, using a single-game round-robin system, which means that each team has the opportunity to play each other, and there will be no cup format with only two games, and there will always be an opponent who can't touch.
The specific schedule of Shenhua has also been released, starting in February 2024, with a match against the host Douhail on February 1, Santos on February 4, and a finale against Zenit on February 8. In addition to being able to exchange Xi with strong teams, the tournament organizers will bear the transportation and accommodation costs of the team's trip to Qatar. In other words, Shenhua's overseas training camp, in addition to the use of venues, daily meals and other expenses, the most expensive places are borne by the Qatari side, which is a great thing for Shenhua.
In addition to Shenhua's overseas training camp, many domestic teams will go overseas to carry out training tasks during this winter training period, such as Taishan going to South Korea for training, Jinmen Tiger going to Thailand and South Korea, etc., and many other teams have resumed the tradition of overseas training. Now it's really a bit back to the heyday of football a few years ago, although it is still relatively stretched in terms of funds, but within the scope of its own ability, it is always good to train overseas. If you can go to Japan and South Korea for training and play against local opponents, it is better than playing with a team of the same level or even worse in China, so you may not Xi learn anything.
Shenhua received an invitation to the International Invitational Tournament this time, which also shows that the Chinese Super League team still has some influence in the international arena, at least at the level of Asian football clubs, it is still relatively good, and the influence and strength of the teams that are eligible to participate in the AFC Champions League are there. In addition to Shenhua receiving invitations to the International Invitational Tournament, teams such as Shenhua and Zhejiang can also play against teams like Riyadh Victory, and play against Ronaldo and other stars, which is also a very rare opportunity. I hope that the Chinese Super League teams will take advantage of this winter training and wait for the new season to have a good state in the league.