Recently, a picture titled "Gao Tianyi practice picture" has sparked a hot debate on the Internet. It is reported that China's soccer association hosted a unique U21 league this year, where clubs were able to rank themselves. In the list, Jiang Shenglong, a star player of the Chinese Super League powerhouse Chongqing, and Gao Tianyi, the U23 iron gate of Beijing Guoan, are both listed.
Jiang Shenglong was loaned to Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic from Shanghai Shenhua this season and performed well in the first three rounds of the league, becoming the team's mainstay. However, unfortunately, Jiang Shenglong suffered an injury in the warm-up match before the fourth round of the tournament and missed the last two rounds of the tournament.
In order to help Jiang Shenglong recover as quickly as possible, the Chongqing team included him in the U21 League roster, hoping that he would gain experience in the game and make up for the competitive time he missed out on due to injury.
Meanwhile, Gao Tianyi, who transferred to Guoan from Jiangsu, became the first U23 starter for Guoan in the new season. In two matches, Bilic even let Gao Tianyi keep the starting position from beginning to end, which shows that he has high hopes for him. Guoan team let this overage youngster to participate in the U21 league, perhaps also to accelerate the pace of training newcomers.
Jiang Shenglong and Gao Tianyi are two players who will surely play well in the U21 League, but they also face the test of high-intensity confrontation and must pay attention to protect themselves so as not to get injured and affect their performance in the Chinese Super League.
