Following the success of the naturalization of Eckerson and Jiang Guangtai, the pace of internationalization of Chinese soccer has become more and more rapid, and the popularity of naturalized players has become an irreversible trend.
Ackerson's inclusion continues to come as a surprise despite his impressive performance in the CSL this season, scoring 11 goals.
In fact, naturalized players such as Alan and Luo Guofu have gradually faded out of Chinese soccer's horizon, while Fernando's presence also seems to be out of reach. After Li Ke's injury, Chinese soccer's naturalized lineup faced an embarrassing situation and seemed to be nothing but a laughing stock.
However, the naturalized lineup that Evergrande spent $900 million to build did not live up to expectations except for Jiang Guangtai.
Yankovic's call-up of Ackerson and Jiang Guangtai not only shows that the naturalization movement in Chinese soccer is still going on, but also signals the unstoppable internationalization of Chinese sports.
If the Chinese men's soccer team wants to make a difference, it must find its own "Kyle Lee", and Jiang Guangtai's success is just the beginning.
Jankovic is methodically moving forward with the rejuvenation of the national football team.
Li Tie's national team seems to be in trouble in the face of an aging team. Competitive and non-competitive factors are overlapping, making this phenomenon more and more prevalent in the national soccer team.
In this season's Chinese Super League, Jankovic's presence has been on almost every pitch, in stark contrast to Lippi's laziness.
As a former National Olympic head coach, Jankovic has a deep understanding of the aging problem in the national soccer team.
During the March training period, Chen Pu, Wei Zhen, Sun Guowen, Lin Liangming and other young players have appeared, heralding the pace of rejuvenation of the national football team has been launched.
The tide of new and old in the Chinese men's national soccer team will officially arrive after the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Against two weaker opponents, the national soccer team will rely on its offense to find its confidence.
The national soccer team shied away from Argentina's visit to China in mid-June, which is baffling.
The national team chose Myanmar to regain confidence and Palestine to prepare for the Asian Cup, a series of decisions that seem understandable.
The reason given by the CFA is that the national soccer team needs to restore confidence. However, this seemingly grandiose reason exposes the status of Chinese soccer in Asia.
Playing with a stinky chess basket will only get stinkier.
From Argentina and Australia's new industrial foreigners to fight foreigners, and Chinese soccer has nothing to do with the serious premium but sold out tickets, the national football team missed the opportunity to play with Messi, is undoubtedly the wrong decision.
On the other hand, the same applies to soccer from a distance.
On the other hand, the infamous Chinese soccer does need to get a whiff of the new World Champion and World Ballon d'Or.
A few years from now, Chinese fans may not remember the results of the national soccer team's warm-ups with two weak teams, but they will certainly regret missing the chance to play against Lionel Messi.
