After Evergrande joined Guangzhou Football, it set off a huge wave in China football, and even threw out the slogan of "Super League in three years, AFC Champions League in five years". On March 25th, 20 10, the signing of Li Zhangzhu, a Korean iron-blooded coach who has worked hard in China football for many years, and the introduction of Muric, a popular Brazilian power star, at the price of $350 initially made people lament Evergrande's ambition and determination. Gao Lin, the first brother of the national football front line, Guangdong Kuaimawu, Zheng Zhi and Sun, who have been studying abroad for many years, joined in succession. The Super League team composed of former core players of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical participated in the Super League competition, and they were promoted to the Super League as the first players in that year.
20 1 1 After entering the Super League, a series of signings from Evergrande Club are even more jaw-dropping. It brought Hao Yang from Guoan, Jiang Ning from Qingdao, Feng Xiaoting from South Korea and Won Hee Cho, a foreign aid from South Korea who played in the Premier League. Moreover, they were all introduced with the so-called sky-high annual salary, which seriously disrupted the pattern of the whole Super League, caused an uproar in China football, broke the original balance, and caused the alliance struggle of other clubs for a time. But this is far from Evergrande's expectation of the team's strength. Next, Brazilian defender Paolong, 3.2 million Champions League striker Brazilian Cleo and former Brazilian midfielder Lei Natuo entered for $3.5 million. Evergrande's signing storm has caused heated discussion among the media and football professionals. Some people began to doubt whether this huge investment was effective. Some people compared it to Manchester City in the Premier League in the last two years. Some people compared it to Shaanxi last year, so it was impossible to succeed! At the beginning of the season, due to the running-in period, Evergrande only scored 2 wins and 3 draws, especially after defeating Nanchang away from home, which really gave some people an excuse to attack. According to media reports, a famous football veteran even predicted that Li Zhangzhu would be fired after five league matches!
Faced with speculations and doubts from all sides, Evergrande remained unmoved. In the next game, they gagged all the doubters with their scores. In addition to Lei Natuo, other imported domestic and foreign aid have played a great role. cleo showed his super scoring ability and value for money by averaging one goal per game. 20 1 1 After the first half of the Super League, Evergrande took the lead with an unbeaten record of 12 wins and 4 draws. This stopped the gossip and strengthened Evergrande's determination and confidence in introducing strong support. Therefore, only when Evergrande is strong enough, Evergrande President Liu will look around and introduce Bajia MVP. The sensation caused by Kangka's coming to Guangzhou, the phenomenon that it is hard to get a ticket for a game in Kangka, and more importantly, the performance of Kangka's game are all enough to prove that the Evergrande model is successful, and Evergrande will stand out from China football!
Looking back at the whole football in China, it is far from enough to rely on the promotion of a Evergrande to develop the football in the whole country and truly "rush out of Asia and go to the world". This should attract enough attention from the leaders of the State Sports General Administration and the Football Association, and create a good environment for the development of football in China in decision-making, so that more and more powerful enterprises can stand out, participate in the football cause, and conduct long-term and healthy competition. More teenagers love and are willing to devote themselves to football. Anti-corruption and anti-triad have achieved initial results, and the leadership change and policy reform have also developed in a good direction. The return from Wanda, which has been away from football for many years, can prove it. The problem is that there are too many problems accumulated in football in China, and many things can't be started. As Chairman Wanda said, this return is only an attempt and cannot guarantee the implementation effect of the five-year plan. In my opinion, the first thing to do now is how to arouse everyone's interest in football. Secondly, in the long run, talent is the foundation. As a country, unlike clubs, only by strengthening the exploration and training of its young people will there be materials available, otherwise everything will be in vain. Of course, if the policy allows, we can also introduce excellent foreign players to join our nationality.
China's backwardness in football is a fait accompli, but it is not terrible. The terrible thing is that we have not found the right development direction so far. I hope the leaders of the State Sports General Administration and the Football Association can find a correct path, a sunshine avenue that will lead China football to the world!