March is approaching, the international season is approaching, and the major soccer associations have unveiled their national teams' preparation lists. A few years ago, the Chinese Super League (CSL) was in its "Golden Dollar Era", with many foreign players coming from their respective countries, and even Five Star Brazil's lineup was full of CSL players. In order to ensure that the status of foreign aid players are not affected, some clubs do not hesitate to use chartered aircraft services to ensure that they arrive at the national team to report on time.
However, with the ebbing of capital, the Chinese Super League has moved from the "golden age" to the "simple age". Some teams are struggling to maintain themselves due to lack of funds, which has led to the quality of most teams' foreign aid falling like a cliff. In the upcoming international game day, only four Chinese Super League foreign aiders have been called up by the national team. They are Shandong Taishan's Sun Junhao, Wuhan Sanzhen's Stancho, Dalian's Manzocchi and Beijing Guoan's Ademi. Notably, Sun Junhao has returned to South Korea on March 19th.
Sun Junhao, born in May 1992, is 1.78 meters tall and has a flexible position on the field, capable of playing as both a back and a center forward. Since landing in the Chinese Super League (CSL) in the 2021 season, Sun Junhao has contributed five goals and nine assists for Shandong Taishan, helping the team win two AFC Cup titles and one CSL title. However, his position in the national team has always been unstable, and during the Qatar World Cup, he only played three matches as a substitute.
Currently, the South Korean national team has successfully changed its manager, and the German star Klinsmann has taken over the coaching whip. This training session is the first appearance of Klinsmann's coaching career. 24th, he will lead the team to face Colombia and Uruguay. Sun Junho will face the strict test of Klinsmann. Facing many competitors playing in the top European leagues, the pressure on Sun Junho is self-evident.
Editor's opinion: Nowadays, the level of the Chinese Super League has been declining and the competition has been slow to start, which undoubtedly casts a shadow on the national team career of Chinese Super League foreign aiders, and the same is true for Sun Junhao. In the future, the number of foreign aiders in the Chinese Super League may become less and less. This is not a good thing for the national football team, which already lacks international players, and with the poor quality of the domestic league, there will be fewer opportunities for international players to improve their skills.
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