On July 12, Beijing, Sporting Clube de Portugal announced through official channels that a 19-year-old Chinese women's soccer player, former Jiangsu women's soccer player Shen Menglu, officially joined the club. This young player is also the first player recommended to play in European clubs in the latest "Player Overseas Development Program" of the Chinese Football Association (CFA). It is reported that seven players, including men's soccer players Zhang Yuning, Guo Tianyu and Duan Liuyu, and women's soccer players Wang Frost, Tang Jiali, Shen Menglu and Shen Mengyu, are the starting candidates for the program.
In the process of promoting the overseas development of local young players, the CFA, the clubs or units to which the players belong, and the individual players all face various challenges and difficulties. The target of specific candidates may also be adjusted due to various practical factors, but the CFA is extremely determined to implement this program. In other words, as long as one of the candidate players meets the conditions for staying abroad, he or she will be sent out immediately.
The international footballer Wu Lei is undoubtedly one of the important pushers of the plan to promote the players to stay in the world. after the end of the 40 strong match, Chen Xuyuan had emphasized that the CFA to promote the outstanding young players to stay in the world's program will not change. The outstanding performance of Wu Lei in the 40 strong match further strengthened the determination of the association and relevant departments to promote this program. Shen Menglu's plan to stay in the ocean is implemented in such a background.
It is understood that in order to promote and accelerate the players to stay in the world, the CFA had in-depth exchanges with FIFA and UEFA on related issues as early as 2019, and the top management of the association even communicated face-to-face with the current secretary general of UEFA, Séverin, on the matter of the players going to Europe to play football. However, the process of this work was slowed down last year due to the epidemic.
At the beginning of June this year, that is, the national football team departed for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates to participate in the remaining three matches of the Top 40 tournament soon, the Chinese Football Association had held a special working meeting on "promoting the local men's and women's football players to stay in the world". And at that time, Shen Menglu to Portugal to play football matters have been close to implementation.
Wang Feng (1973-), Chinese female astronaut
On the issue of players staying in the ocean, the CFA has not adopted a double standard for men's and women's soccer, but rather has gone all out. Take the women's football stay in the ocean program as an example, in addition to Shen Menglu, the current national team striker Wang Frost, Tang Jiali, as well as the 20-year-old former U20 national youth women's football player from the Shanghai team, Shen Mengyu, who had a great success in the 2018 U20 Women's World Cup, and other three players, are also alternative women's players in the program. Previously, the CFA contacted famous European soccer clubs such as Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League and Celtic of the Scottish Premier League for each of these players through various channels. In the implementation of the relevant program, the CFA specially recruited Belgian technical director Kreis also participated in the coordination work.
For the content of the men's football program, the outside world has had a variety of speculation. However, according to the Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter, the earliest men's soccer team to stay in the candidate list of a total of three players, respectively, from the Beijing Guoan club player Zhang Yuning, from the Shandong Luneng club player Guo Tianyu, midfielder Duan Liuyu. The CFA previously helped the candidates contact clubs from Spain, Belgium and Wales.
Shen Menglu
Up to now, in addition to Shen Menglu's plan to stay in the ocean has been implemented, there are some candidates for players to stay in the ocean has been in the process of the operation of all parties. It should be noted that, by the status quo of Chinese soccer, the player's original club (unit), the player's personal will, the game environment, the player's prospects, economic treatment and other factors, the CFA in the process of helping to operate the program, still need to actively coordinate with all parties, encountered all kinds of practical problems need to be tackled one by one. The same women's football program, for example, Wang Frost will go to Japan with the national team to participate in the Olympic Games soccer tournament, whether or not the second time to stay in the ocean, to a certain extent, depending on her performance in the current tournament.
There is another point of concern. That is, this year is the year of the National Games, some provinces and cities pay great attention to the achievements of the soccer program. The above women's soccer players are also the main force of the local team to compete for honors, so in promoting the issue of players to stay in the ocean, the CFA and all parties to the sports sector, the player's unit also need to focus on these factors, and once the opportunity is therefore missed, then the player to stay in the ocean is faced with greater difficulties.
The men's soccer team is also facing a series of difficulties. For example, the three candidates mentioned above are all young players who are trusted by their respective clubs, and they can even serve as the main players of their teams in the Chinese Super League (CSL). Because of the unprecedented intensity of the remaining matches in the first phase of the upcoming Chinese Super League, there is a possibility that the players will suffer from unexpected injuries. In addition, Zhang Yuning as a national team player, the next will also be engaged in a longer period of preparation for the National Football League 12 tournament and the work of the game, these practical problems may create obstacles to "stay in the ocean".
Zhang Yuning
However, the CFA will not because of the difficulties and not firm determination to send local potential male and female players to stay in the ocean, the Association will also be based on the specific circumstances, appropriate adjustments to the program, and even adjust the specific candidates to stay in the ocean. Must be in all aspects of the conditions are ripe, will be released players to stay in the ocean, to ensure the quality of stay in the ocean.
From Chen Xuyuan, Gao Hongbo and other CFA leaders to visit the Genbao base to see, the CFA in the full cooperation of the national football impact of the Qatar World Cup at the same time, but also did not ignore the importance of youth soccer and support. Chen Xuyuan combined with the situation of the current European Cup, but also to Xu Genbao guide expressed sighs of relief, when Chinese soccer is still in the "improve" U23 players racked their brains, the European Cup, 18, 19 years old young talent has been able to pick up the beams of the strong. Chinese soccer to do a good job of foundation work, need to do a good job of the lower age level of young players to explore and cultivate work. From the players, coaches, foreign exchange program of the overall planning situation, the association's next "stay in the sea program" to promote the main goal will focus on the lower age group of local elite players, such as Cheng Yaodong coached the 2001 age group of the National Youth Football League team part of the sharp players.
