The Chinese Super League (CSL) is in the midst of the relegation storm this season, and Guangzhou is about to face Qingdao West Coast Men's Football Team in the 14th round of the CSL on July 15th. A week earlier, on July 9, the Shanghai Jiading Huilong men's soccer team drew 1-1 with Dongguan United. Each team in the China League One had two foreign players in the match, and the battle was fierce. With this battle of local players, should the CFA give non-Chinese Super League players more chances to show off the stage, especially those in the Chinese A-League?
Guangzhou beat Yanbian Longding 2-0 in the 13th round of this season's competition, with young domestic talents Ling Jie and Bugra Khan scoring an eye-catching goal each. Ling Jie, a 2003-born player, missed the U20 Asian Cup in March. Good players like Bugra Khan and Ling Jie, who not only represent the future of Chinese soccer, but are also likely to sweat it out in the Central League and League Two.
Born in 1994, Wang Zihao has become a midfielder in China's first division this season, scoring 6 goals and contributing 2 assists, making 12 starts, and is undoubtedly the absolute centerpiece of Jinan Xingzhou. With the current scarcity of midfielders in the Chinese men's soccer team, Prince Howe may be able to join the training and play for the national team.
Guangxi Pingguo FC's Liu Baiyang, a 2003 striker, has made 13 appearances this season, starting all of them, scoring six goals and assisting one, a notable performance. Domestic young players like Liu Baiyang are expected to enter the national team and accumulate more experience. Yixian Long's Henan Xingzhou, a midfielder born in 2001, scored 4 goals this season, showing excellent strength at only 22 years old.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese First Division allows two foreign players per team to play in each match, which makes the competition fierce. The teams in the Chinese Super League are also actively using local and young players, making the gap between the teams in the first division and the Chinese Super League gradually narrow. The improved league system has also enhanced the overall competitiveness of the domestic league.
The FA is also working hard to build the U21 league, positioning it as the fourth tier of the domestic league, and to integrate the CYC with the professional league in an orderly manner. The overall development trend of Chinese soccer is positive. In this context, the FA should give more opportunities to non-Chinese Super League players. The competitive level of foreigners in the Central League is no less impressive. The Guangzhou team contains many excellent young players, and the youth training of Evergrande Football School has also produced a large number of excellent talents. National teams at all levels should give more opportunities to players from different leagues to jointly promote the development of Chinese soccer.
