A few days ago, under the leadership of the local coaching staff, Shenhua has begun to prepare for the winter training of the new season. This Shenhua winter training lineup can be described as unprecedented, because many players on loan have also returned to the team. Among them, 96 goalkeeper Chen Zhao also ended the loan of Qingdao Zhongneng and returned to the Shenhua first team, ready to accept the inspection of the team's coaching staff to see if he can qualify for the Chinese Super League next season.
Chen Zhao's own contract with Shenhua expired on December 31 this year, so whether he can show a convincing performance after Chen Zhao's contract expires will determine whether Chen Zhao can get a new contract for the team after the contract expires. Judging from the configuration of the Shenhua goalkeeper, Chen Zhao's hope of getting the team's contract extension again is not great. Shenhua's first-team goalkeepers last season included Zeng Cheng, Li Shuai and Ma Zhen, of which Zeng Cheng was the team's No. 1 goalkeeper and the experienced Li Shuai was Shenhua No. 2 goalkeeper.
Two experienced veterans have given Shenhua goalkeeper positions double insurance. Among them, as long as Zeng Cheng does not have the impact of injury, he will become the first choice for Shenhua's main goalkeeper for the next three seasons. Because zeng cheng joined Shenhua last season, he has been performing well, and has completed the feat of keeping a clean sheet on many occasions. Zeng Cheng, born in 1987, is still in the golden period of goalkeeper position, and he has become the best reinforcement for the team's goalkeeper position. As for veteran Li Shuai, he has been thinking about retiring for the last two seasons. Li Shuai did not replace Zeng Cheng in the league last season when the main goalkeeper Zeng Cheng was injured. Li Shuai gave up the opportunity to the young goalkeeper Ma Zhen, hoping that Ma Zhen would be able to get experience in the league.
Therefore, from this detail to analyze, if Li Shuai chooses to fade out of the first team in the future and directly transform into a goalkeeper coach, it should be a good choice. Li Shuai's fading out of the Shenhua first team gave the young goalkeeper Ma Zhen the opportunity to serve as the team's second goalkeeper. Ma Zhen sat firmly as the main goalkeeper in the second half of Shenhua's league last season, and his overall performance was decent, with neither impressive saves from fans nor low-level mistakes.
If Nama Town compares with the former Shenhua meritorious goalkeeper Wang Dalei, he is still a notch behind in talent and performance. Therefore, Shenhua did not dare to play the AFC Champions League in the team and hand over the main goalkeeper to him. However, Ma Zhen's biggest advantage is that he is young, and his appearance order will be in front of Chen Zhao in the future. In summary, if Chen Zhao continues to stay in Shenhua, he can only serve as the team's third goalkeeper. The third goalkeeper is certainly a very slim thing to do if he wants to get a chance to play in the first team. Therefore, if Chen Zhao does not want to sit on the bench in Shenhua, he can consider a formal transfer to leave the team, although he has played as the main goalkeeper in Shenhua, but his performance has not won the recognition of the team's coaching staff and fans, and he has been classified as an overwhelmed player.
In addition, for Shenhua, Chen Zhao still has a contract with the team, which means that the team can still have a transfer fee income after selling him. Chen Zhao joined the Chinese Second Division side Qingdao Zhongneng on loan last season, and with his strength, he can have a place in the Chinese Second Division and the Chinese First Division. Chen Zhao can try to play in Suzhou Dongwu after leaving Shenhua. Suzhou Dongwu goalkeeper position has always lacked suitable new reinforcements to pick the beam, I believe that if Chen Zhao joins, it will solve the stubborn disease of the team's goalkeeper's weak strength. For Chen Zhao, playing in the lower league in the future is also better than playing as a substitute in Shenhua. I hope that Chen Zhao can leave the team as soon as possible to find a suitable new owner, truly break through in Chinese football, and finally realize the dream of entering the national team.