China's national soccer team will soon have the task of participating in the Asian Cup, but the team has a worrying problem of "striker weakness". Recent news from Brazilian media itatia suggests that Chinese naturalized player Luo Guofu, a striker currently playing for America Mineiro, has given up his plan to retire at the end of the year and has confirmed that he will play for at least one more year. For the Chinese national soccer team, Luo Guofu's delayed retirement is undoubtedly an important good news, which can help the team to solve the problem of weak strikers.
Lo Guofu is currently in the best form of several Brazilian naturalized players in the national team. This year, he played 24 matches for America Mineiro and scored 8 goals. At the beginning of this year, Lo said he was considering officially retiring at the end of the year, and in July, due to a serious injury, he even entertained the idea of retiring early. However, after being retained by the management of America Mineiro, Lo finally changed his mind and continued to play for the team.
According to a report from itatia, Lok Kwok Foo said that even though the end of the year is here, he will not retire and has decided to play for at least one more year. Lo made this decision because he learned that America Mineiro was relegated to the Barclays Premier League (BPL), which gave him the idea to help the team return to the BPL next year. However, it is not yet known which club he will play for next year as his contract with the team will expire at the end of the season.
Regardless, with Luo Guofu's decision not to retire, it means that he can still be within the selection of the Chinese national soccer team for at least the next year. It also means that Luo Guofu, a naturalized player, can still be relied upon for the Asian Cup and the group stage of the world qualifiers. The national team can only rely on Wu Lei in the forward line at the moment, while Zhang Yuning has just recovered from a serious injury and Ackerson's performance has dropped drastically. Considering Luo Guofu's ability, he is bound to be an important addition to the national team's forward line.
