As a club known for youth training, Zhejiang team has excellent young talent appear every year. 2021, with Greentown youth ladder team as the core of the Zhejiang National Games in Shaanxi to win the U20 series championship not only realized the old Song's dream of the championship, but also let more young people on the stage of history. Talent blowout, bringing happy troubles to the club.
How can young people grow up in a healthy and orderly way?
In the 2022 season, Zhejiang promoted nearly 10 young players to the first team, injecting some vigor into the team. So how did these 10 players perform? Can you get your feet wet as soon as possible?
After 00 successor: Gao Tianyi has regrets, Abu later on, Liu Haofan rises, the standard is helpless
Objectively speaking, the quality of players after 00 is slightly insufficient. Greentown 93 generation has Xie Pengfei, Shi Ke, Zhao Yuhao, Chen Zhongliu and other high-quality students. 97 generation of Zhang Yuning, Tong Lei, small Wu Wei, Gao Huazhe and other young talent, although many did not meet the expectations, but at that time did leave a deep impression on the fans.
Therefore, Jordy could not have had to play four or five U23 players as the old Song demanded in the first place. Encouraging the use of youngsters to grow is not only arrogant to the growth of youngsters, but also disrespectful to the old players.
In the first phase of the league, Jordy mainly arranged for Gao Tianyi's debut. Later, the national youth team drafted Gao Tianyi to train abroad. According to the regulations, the U23 can be exempted from the field, so there are not many young people who have the opportunity to play. Gao Tianyi returned to the country and had to be used again.U Jordy never arranged for Gao Tianyi to start and only let him participate in the FA Cup.
Gao Tianyu's stats improved when he ascended to the CCL at the beginning of the 2022 season compared to the 2021 A-League season. He made 10 of 14 starts and averaged 56 minutes. In addition, he played 90 minutes in the FA Cup and was largely able to get his feet wet. The field position is also settling in as he moves from right back to right forward.
Gao Tianyu's attitude is nothing to write home about. He fought ferociously. He leaves no stone unturned on offense and defense. If he can attack, he can return it in time. Compared to a true right back, Dong Yu, he has no physical losses on defense, but is slightly less capable. The passing is actually average, with only one assist this season. Good stats for tackles and clearances, but not calm enough to handle key balls. Gao Tianyu needs to develop his positional sense and defensive awareness and ability.
But in fact, Gao Tianyu prefers to play in front of the field. After arriving at the National Youth Football Team, he basically played center forward. Unfortunately, a month of training did not improve his level. The identity on the field oscillated between striker, forward and defender, and so did his skills. From the subsequent FA Cup, it was clear that he lacked positional sense in defense. Although he desperately tried to make up for his defenses, he was generally ineffective. This is probably why Jordy hardly used him in the league later on.
Overall, Gao Tianyi is improving, but unfortunately the national youth training is average. Had I known this, I would have stayed with the team to play in the Super League at that time.
Ablikim Abdulsalam is a regular substitute for Gauteng. Abu made 19 league appearances and 6 starts in the full season, playing a total of 626 minutes, and 4 cup starts and 3 starts, playing a total of 138 minutes. Those are pretty impressive numbers for a young player born in 2003. And he scored two goals and one assist, so the momentum is good.
Abu's first goal in the Chinese Super League occurred in the 10th round of the league against Guangzhou. In the 23rd minute, Abu, who was making his first start, scored with his right foot to set the first record for his team. 19 years and 186 days old, Abu became the youngest player to score a goal for Zhejiang in the last 10 years.
Abu plays aggressively, has a good blocking and tackling ability, and has a characteristic dish. At times, Abu looks a bit unique. His vision is not wide enough. If he can strengthen the echo and connection with his teammates, he will have a lot of upside.
In the 22nd round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) match between Zhejiang and Wuhan Changjiang, both Wu Yuhang and Liu Haofan made their CSL debuts. Although they only came on as substitutes in extra time and only appeared for a minute, it was significant. After all, Wu Yuhang is only 21 years old and Liu Haofan is even younger at 18.
Subsequently, Liu Haofan was given several opportunities to play. Among them, he started and played the whole game against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Hebei. At the center back position, he was quite consistent, making many clearances to consolidate the defense. This season, he has made 10 appearances, starting 4 times and playing a total of 458 minutes. The stats are very good and could make the U20 National Youth Team for a reason.
Woo then failed to play in the league and only made one start in the FA Cup, playing the full 90 minutes with fewer chances.
In the second half of the season, 19-year-old Bao Shengxin suddenly had the opportunity to play 270 minutes in league and cup matches. He made his debut against Shanghai Port and bettered his game. Of course, in general, he is still a bit immature. He is a bit hesitant in choosing to carry the ball, pass and shoot. He doesn't handle the ball cleanly enough. He needs to work on his big-picture development to be independent.
As the main season's U23 name for the 2021 season, Aisha Jiang had little chance in the new Premier League season. Fortunately, he seized the opportunity of the cup and scored a goal, a bit of consolation. Aishajiang is physically fit and has a good sprinting ability, the downside is that the player is not tall, lacks awareness and cannot work with his teammates. As a player born in January 2000 who will lose his U23 eligibility for the new season, his position in the team will be awkward. If he can't improve his level quickly, his chances of playing may become less and less.
Then there's Aaron Lee, a young player who was outstanding at the Allsvenskan. After being promoted to the first team, he has only made two appearances in the FA Cup and has not seen much playing time.
In addition, unfortunately, the standard king Zheng Xuejian failed to participate in the league after joining the Zhejiang team, and only participated in the FA Cup twice, averaging only 43 minutes in less than one game. Perhaps the game played less, in these two games, Zheng Xuejian's performance is also very average, did not play the characteristics of the pass.
Overall, the 00s have formed a certain age sequence, and Zhejiang has a good reserve of backup personnel. Jordy is no longer so stubborn, and there have been some changes in the use of young people. At the moment, it seems that these youngsters can't take over yet, but in three or two years, some of them will definitely be able to stand their ground. If they had more game experience, they would grow faster.
In addition, I have always felt that three foreign aiders on the field is enough, and the FA's policy can be adjusted in time. The Chinese Super League is in a slump, and with limited investment, it is not indispensable to compress the use of foreign aid. You know, there are teams playing full Chinese classes in the 2022 season, and many teams didn't use the full foreign aid quota.
Conclusion: In the 2023 season, the three-tier Zhejiang team continues to build momentum
Going all out and winning the AFC Champions League play-offs against an opponent would increase the chances of a six-game group stage in the AFC Champions League. This will greatly increase the team's exposure and allow players to grow quickly. As for the FA Cup, more attention should be paid to it, and every step of the way, it is invaluable for the players to have more experience in the game.
Of course, the most important thing is the league. While focusing on results, put youngsters on the field in an orderly manner. Don't let the youngsters waste time on the bench or do things that encourage them to go with the flow.
At present, it seems that the Zhejiang team's lineup is still relatively weak after the joining of Evra, Li Tixiang and Qian Jie. How to balance the three lines of play? Give the youngsters some chances and help them grow slowly. Of course, the youngsters should impress the coaching staff in training.
Only when more youth talent picks up the team's slack will it be time for Zhejiang to make a title run.
We can wait.
Will also wait.
