Xu Haofeng has been selected for the national team several times over the period of time and has become a newly promoted national player. However, many people were skeptical that he was able to make it into the national team, believing that he made it into the national team by virtue of his connections. Any fan who has watched Xu Haofeng play for the Shenzhen team would know that he does not have what it takes to make the national team. As a result, Xu Haofeng has been called a "connected player" of the national team.
Chengdu Rongcheng team manager Xu Zhengyuan was not a fan of this type of crony player and therefore rejected his request to join the team. Eventually, Xu Haofeng moved to Henan and became a close associate of Li Wei Feng. However, after Li Wei Feng established Xu Haofeng to join the team, he didn't get the corresponding reward. Nowadays, Xu Haofeng has made several mistakes and is regarded as a failure of Henan's reinforcement.
