On May 27, 2023, the first match of the first stage of the China U21 League Final began with Shandong Taishan U21 beating Tian Jin Men Hu U21 6-0. National youth star Liu Guobao scored a "big four", his 10th goal in the last six matches. Not surprisingly, he will be the striker of the U21 League this season. This is not only a victory for Shandong Taishan's youth training system, but also a blessing for the national soccer team.
Liu Guobao came from the Taishan youth training system and remained unknown last year. This year, he reluctantly joined the U20 national youth team, but the year after he suddenly became enlightened. In the Shandong Taishan U21 League, goals per game scored 6 goals in the previous game. With the advanced happiness of this game and the record of 10 goals in 6 games, the previous goal record will surely be broken after the next few games. It is foreseeable that a new record will start from Liu Guobao. Maybe in the future journey, just like his name, he will become the "national treasure" player of Chinese soccer.
Shandong Taishan U21 are currently playing very strongly in the league, keeping a clean sheet in their last six matches, scoring 18 goals and conceding only three. Their remaining opponents are Cangzhou Lions, Changchun Yatai and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, and it should be noted that beating them is not a big deal, and winning the title is reasonable.
Liu made the roster at this year's U20 practice. Overall, he played well. He created penalties twice in the first world war against Myanmar, helping the national youth beat the Myanmar team 3-1. According to Liu Guobao's father, Liu Guobao started out playing goalkeeper because he grew up liking Chinese national team goalkeeper Yang Zhi and wanted to be a player like him. Later, the youth coach realized that his vision and big picture were better, so he was asked to play in midfield. Unexpectedly, this change rewrote his life.
It is worth noting that Liu Guobao himself is from Beijing and was born in 2003. He is also one of the few players in the authoritative sports media who provides a value for the Chinese national youth players. Currently, he is valued at 75,000 euros.
In terms of Liu Guobao's current ability, he will likely be promoted to the first team next season after this U21 league season. I am not sure if Liu Guobao will continue to play a relatively strong form. Anyway, as the future hope of the national soccer team, and as a rare leader in 2003, we hope to go further.
