Good news for 33 year old international player Eickson, who is about to lose his job in Brazil and will sign with Chinese Super League's Chengdu Chengdu. This news is good news for the Chinese men's soccer team and for Eckerson himself. Currently, the national soccer team has not taken over, and the Chinese Super League has been very unsatisfactory over the past three seasons. The fact that Iversen can come back sends a lot of positive signals to the naturalized troops, who were previously at risk of being "collectively wasted".
For Hou Yongyong, who could not represent the national soccer team, Golat's return to his original home country and even renunciation of his Chinese citizenship did not have a substantial impact on the naturalization of the national soccer team in recent years, but the Samba naturalized army led by Ekerson is indeed a crucial component of the national soccer team. Putting aside the conclusion of the World Preliminary Round loss, if Eckerson, Allan, Lo Kok Fu and others return to the team, it will be a new force that will play a key role in the national soccer team.
Looking ahead to the next World Qualifiers, you basically can't rely on these naturalized internationals, but Iversen's influence in Chinese soccer and his current strengths will not be a problem for him to be selected for the national team. If he returns to the CSL, he will have the opportunity to play for the Chinese men's soccer team again, which would be a good thing from a "help" point of view. Furthermore, the Chinese Super League is not without any foreigners, as the level of foreigners in the Chinese Super League has dropped again after the last golden boot, Malcolm, was snapped up by the landlord Saudi Arabia. At this point, the return of Ickxon to the Chinese Super League sends a heavy signal that at least some of the naturalized internationals won't disappear into thin air.
Some have commented that the Samba Naturalized Army is like chicken feed, but with the Li Tie incident continuing to erupt, the living conditions of the men's soccer team could change qualitatively. Eickson will be truly entrusted with a heavy responsibility when he returns to the team, avoiding a repeat of the past situation where naturalized internationals were secretly isolated. At this point, the rebuilding of the national team has also helped Iverson find his form with the help of the Chinese Super League, and has called for more wandering naturalized internationals to "come home for the New Year". From the perspective of talent return, Iverson's return to the CSL is significant, and it's really the number one piece of good news for the national team since 2023.
Iverson is past his prime, but that doesn't mean he's not of any use to Chinese soccer. Losing a couple of Samba naturalized internationals for nothing is really better than having them free to return to the national team to play the rest of the season. From the club's point of view, these players don't take up the foreign aid quota and are stronger than the cheaper ones. The key wages don't have to cost as much as before, which is definitely a win-win choice. Iverson's return is the Chinese men's soccer team's version of "Wandering Earth". Brazil might as well play for their country one by one!
