Analysis of the performance of U23 players in the Chinese Super League this season
In this season's Chinese Super League, the total number of registered players has reached 521, of which there are 147 players of U23 and below, accounting for 28.21%. With the first three rounds of the Chinese Super League completed, how did these U23 players perform?
After the first three rounds of matches, the total playing time of U23 players reached 4,956 minutes (counting only regular time), with a total of 46 players and 92 total trips, scoring 3 goals and assisting 1 time. Overall, these numbers aren't exactly eye-popping.
In terms of players' total playing time, Henan ranked first with 4 men and 10 players, accumulating 438 minutes of playing time. Although Dilimurati, Han Dong and Niu Ziyi did not play more than 200 minutes individually, Henan's performance is still noteworthy compared to some teams that mainly play one U23. Javier promoted Niu Ziyi last season and is still giving him a chance to play this season; Han Dong, who played a few minutes in stoppage time against Guangzhou City last season, has been reused this season and has started two games, albeit substituting midway through both, so 146 minutes is not a small amount of playing time; Dilimurati, who has played as a U23 since 2019, has moved to Henan this season and is still playing the most minutes on the team Dilimurati has been playing as a U23 player since 2019 and transferred to Henan this season, and remains the U23 player with the most minutes in the team.
The Dalian People, who ranked first in total U23 playing time (3,569 minutes) last season, are currently ranked second, with 7 men and 11 players accumulating 376 minutes of playing time. However, the only U23 player who can play as a starter at the moment is Shan Huanhuan, but his playing time (215 minutes) is only ranked ninth in the team, so it can be said that, in the opinion of manager Jose, most of the U23 players in the team at the moment are not indispensable.
It is worth mentioning that this season, Dalian people are the team with the highest number of U23 enrollment, reaching 15 people, higher than Guangzhou's 13 people and Guoan's 12 people. In fact, last season, Dalian people is not only the team with the most total time of U23 appearances, but also the team with the highest number of U23 appearances, with Hebei team, the same are 10 people.
In third place was Canton City, with 4 men and 6 players accumulating 365 minutes of playing time. However, they don't have a large enrollment of just six players, tied with Cangzhou for the fewest.
The teams with the least number of U23s utilized in terms of numbers and trips were Shenhua and Cangzhou, both with 1 man and 3 trips. Among them, Shenhua used Wen Jiabao and Cangzhou used Hemiti.
There are 18 U23 players who have played more than 100 minutes, among them, there are 7 who have played 3 games and 270 minutes, they are Cangzhou's Haimiti, Chongqing's Jiang Shenglong, Guangzhou City's Han Jiaqi, Guangzhou's Yan Dinghao, Shenhua's Wen Jiabao, Seaport's Abra Khan and Tianjin's Qian Yumiao. In addition, Yatai's Zhang Yufeng, Guoan's Gao Tianyi and Dalian Ren's Shan Huanhuan, also played more than 200 minutes.
Han Jiaqi was the only U23 player who had full attendance the previous year, and this season, if nothing else, full attendance is not a big problem. Although there are still some problems, but in the team competition, it is still over the veteran goalkeeper Cheng Yuelei and Zhou Yuchen, who has been selected for the National Youth League.
In addition, among the top 10 U23 players in terms of playing time in the previous year, Wen Jiabao (3rd, 1449 minutes), Hemiti (9th, 1151 minutes), and Zhou Junchen (10th, 1146 minutes) are still the mainstay of the team, except that Hemiti has changed his shopkeeper.
Had he not been physically ill before the 3rd round, Zhou Junchen might have been as full time as Wen and Hemiti, who played 180 minutes in the first 2 rounds and scored 1 goal. In fact, he's been playing in the Premier League since the start of 2018.
The U23 players who are now scoring goals are Guo Tianyu and Wu Shaochong, in addition to Zhou Junchen, who scored in the Chinese Super League in 2018 and scored 4 goals in 16 games last season, and Wu Shaochong, who scored in the Chinese Super League in 2019 and scored 1 goal last season.
And Haimiti the same change the shopkeeper, and playing time a lot of U23 players and Abra Khan, Gao Tianyi, Dili Mulati and Zhang Yufeng. Among them, Abraham is transferred from Henan to the harbor, Gao Tianyi is from Jiangsu to join Guoan, Dilimurati is from Chongqing to join Henan, Zhang Yufeng is from the people and join Yatai.
The embodiment of a good is Gao Tianyi, in 2017 in China beyond the field of his previous in Jiangsu, 2017 and 2018 are policy appearances, although the number of times and moments are still acceptable, but did not have outstanding embodiment, 2019 and 2020 in the team are playing soy sauce role, which was once loaned to the deep football in 2019.
Gao Tianyi transferred to Guoan, initially the outside world is not optimistic, because of the Guoan midfield talent, but he was in because of the U23 status to get the time to play, whether it is defense or offense, are very good, and even some comments that, in him, see a little bit of Bieira's shadow.
In fact, after three rounds, there aren't many newcomers among the U23 players who can play. Among the players who have played more than 100 minutes and have never played in the Chinese Super League before are only Abra Khan, Fang Hao and Mou Xuchen.
Free from Henan to join the seaport of Abra Khan may not have thought, his Super League debut came so quickly, and, for three consecutive rounds are starting, and played the whole game, become the team's first choice of U23, the wind completely overwhelmed the Chen Binbin.
After earning outside attention at Shaanxi Old City Roots, Abra Khan had a successful trial in Henan last season, but the games he played, were in China B (for the National Youth League), where he scored 2 goals in 6 games, and he chose to join Harbor because his contract was expiring.
In Kashgar hometown buy Tijiang, Abraham in addition to Xinjiang players generally have the qualities, such as good physical condition, can run and dare to fight, confrontation strong, awareness and skills are also relatively top. Skipper Laike, also shaped, dare to use Abrahan, "I do not believe in the age size, only believe in good or bad, Abu performance is good, in the future to continue to work hard." After playing Tianjin in the first round, Leko said this. Indeed, Leko valued the form and mood, winter training, Abraham was once adjusted to the reserve team, but now, he regained trust.
Fang Hao, who was loaned by Li Xiaopeng from his old store owner Taishan, played in Brazil and spent last season on loan at Inner Mongolia in the Central League, where he did well with 2 goals in 12 games (7 starts) (both as fill-ins).
Fang Hao is relatively strong and has good skills, plus fast speed, is a blitz sharpshooter, last season had made a penalty kick. This season is Fang Hao's first time playing in the Chinese Super League, but he is not shy at all, and he has crossed the line many times during the game.
Hebei's 21-year-old midfielder, Mu Xuchen, has played a total of 162 minutes in three matches, despite making only one start. Mr. Mu Xuchen is a true "Hebei product" - born and raised in Hebei, and at the same time, he grew up and played in Hebei's youth training program.
