Recently, the list of 15 candidates for the 2022 China Golden Ball Award was announced, and all the elected international players such as Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning and Jiang Guangtai were selected. As the new champion of the Chinese Super League, Wuhan Sanzhen selected three goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo, striker Xie Pengfei and defender Deng Hanwen. Most fans still do not recognize the Chinese Golden Ball Award. They feel that every time they see the list of candidates for the Chinese Golden Ball Award announced, it is full of parodies.
Fans have confessed that if such an award had to be given out, could they change their names and become the best players in Chinese soccer instead of rubbing the Golden Ball heat.After the announcement of the list of 15 candidates for the 2022 Chinese Golden Ball Award, Guoan Zhang Yuning is likely to be discounted for the first time. Zhang Yuning is the strongest center forward in the region and is known as the Chinese Super League's Harland, scoring goals in the 2022 league season.
Zhang Yuning scored 19 goals for Beijing Guoan and won the local Golden Boot award. Nowadays, Zhang Yuning's stats and goal-scoring efficiency in the Chinese Super League are comparable to that of a super foreigner. As for Wu Lei, the other favorite for the China Golden Ball Award, he has been selected several times in a row. Wu Lei has won the China Golden Ball Award before, mainly because he is the only child of China's top five leagues. Therefore, the judges are willing to give Wu Lei a vote in the voting.
Wu Lei is a self-proclaimed Chinese Ronaldo, and has been hailed by fans as a flagship of the Study Abroad Army. However, Wu Lei chose to end his study abroad career this season and returned to play for Shanghai. Although Wu Lei also performed well in Shanghai, he failed to help his team win the league title. In this case, Wu Lei will probably play the role of accompanying the prince to study in this year's Golden Ball Award.
Finally, Wuhan Sanzhen, as the champion of the Chinese Super League, the Golden Ball Award should theoretically favor Sanzhen players. However, Wuhan Sanzhen could win the Chinese Super League title this season, mainly relying on foreigners led by Malcolm. Three local players, Xie Pengfei, Liu Dangzui and Deng Hanwen, played limited roles in winning the title. To summarize, Zhang Yuning, known as Harland of the Chinese Super League, is expected to win the Golden Ball for the first time.
