Someone sent a private message that day, he said, why do you always say that naturalized players such as Alain and Luo Guofu are inferior to local players such as Zhang Xizhe and Yu Dabao? I told him that I had never said anything like naturalized players inferior to local players, and if you could find a paragraph to prove that I had said, I would immediately suspend myself and never do self-media again, and I would give you ten thousand yuan. The reason I have confidence is that I really did not say that naturalized players are inferior to local players.
Li Tie said that Alain and Luo Guofu lack physical fitness, many fans are dissatisfied with this, and the physical fitness of naturalized players is worse than that of local players. First, the pace of the Chinese Super League is slow, and the pace of the European League is fast, which everyone knows. Second, most of the players from Japan and Australia play for European clubs, and they play against the national football team according to the rhythm of the Europa League. Leaving aside naturalized players such as Alain and Lo Guofu, local players play according to the rhythm of the Europa League, what is their physical fitness?
In the first game, the match between the national football team and the Australian team has explained the problem, up to 20 minutes, and then, the physical fitness of local players such as Wu Xi, Jin Jingdao, Zhang Xizhe and so on has collapsed, which I believe fans who have watched this game know. What about Alain and Luo Guofu? First, Alain and Lo Guofu have been playing for the Chinese Super League club for more than five years, have adapted to the rhythm of the Chinese Super League, and now they still have the ability to play according to the rhythm of the Europa League? Personal opinion, at least not at this stage.
Second, local players defend, naturalized players attack, defense saves physical strength, and the physical exertion of the offense is large. Third, after Alain and Lo Guofu and Axon came on, there were only three players in the midfield, which meant that Alain and the three of them had to assist in the defense in the midfield, then rush to the opponent's penalty area to shoot, then return to the midfield defense, then shoot in the opponent's penalty area, then return to the midfield, and then rush to the opponent's penalty area. Is it a drain on physical strength to run like this? The answer is that it takes a lot of energy and stamina.
Fourth, Alain had been seriously injured, and Luo Guofu had just lost weight successfully, which was harmful to their physical fitness. Fifth, Li Tie's requirements for naturalized players are higher than those of local players, requiring them to be deeply involved in defense and to take on most of the offensive tasks, and their physical requirements are naturally higher than those of local players.
In summary, because Alain and Lo Guofu have been playing in the Chinese Super League for more than five years, they are no longer accustomed to the rhythm of the Europa League, that is, they are not adapted to the rhythm of the Japanese team and the Australian team, but they must keep up with the rhythm of the opponent's game, otherwise there will be no chance to shoot. In this way, they have to defend and attack, and their physical consumption is far greater than that of local players.