Today is the 32nd birthday of Guoan Houzi Chi Zhongguo, and time has flickered, and this Korean back has been joining Guoan for 4 years.
In his first year in Guoan, Chi Zhongguo was the only player of all the players introduced by Guoan at that time to stay in the main lineup, and in the first two years of joining Guoan, he reached the peak of his career.
After entering the 30s, Chi Zhongguo did show some signs of decline, but he is still the best back of Guoan and even the entire Chinese Super League.
Chi Zhongguo is not tall and his body is not strong enough, but his excellent running awareness and running ability are his capital in the Chinese Super League, and his good foot skills can also make him play the ball at the back.
All this comes from Chi Zhongguo's unique football experience, he is one of the few "student players" in the Chinese Super League, and he spends more time in ordinary high schools in the early part of his football career. This makes him think about problems on the court and read the game very differently than other players.
However, the mind cannot make up for the shortcomings of the body. From the Chinese Super League to the Asian arena, Chi Zhongguo's disadvantage was infinitely magnified.
On the one hand, in the national team, facing Asian teams, Chi Zhongguo's physical disadvantage will become the focus of the opponent's attack. On the other hand, because the Chinese team's midfield has never paid attention to technology and cooperation, this also makes Chi Zhongguo's advantages impossible to play. In Guoan, due to the presence of Jang Si-chul and Park Sung by his side, plus Lee Ke and foreign aid, Chi Zhongguo and them were able to form a technical team advantage. But in the national team, the Chinese team has never attached importance to technical players, which makes Chi Zhongguo's advantages impossible to reflect.
This is also the reason why Li Tie did not use Chi Zhongguo as a back.
The problem is that after Chi Zhongguo, the Chinese team really does not have a better back. A few younger backs, technology and consciousness are quite poor, the ability to run and respond is not outstanding, in addition to good health, they are much worse than Chi Zhongguo's abilities.
This is not only in the national team, but also in Guoan. Chi Zhongguo is 32 years old, in addition to Li Ke, who else can replace Chi Zhongguo in the future?
The end result is likely to be a foreign aid.
With Chi Zhongguo's professionalism and technical characteristics, his competitive ability will not decline immediately, but Guoan should indeed plan ahead. After all, the position of the back is too special. Although the reserve team's Shi Yucheng is good, it is difficult for too young players to be entrusted with heavy responsibilities immediately in the back position, and Li Ke's injury may not be able to recover in the short term, even if he recovers, he cannot expect Li Ke to play a full season. A strong back will be something that Guoan must consider in the future.
The 32-year-old Chi Zhongguo is still one of the most running players in the domestic back, but when Chi Zhongguo can't run, what to do?