On February 9th, the Chinese soccer world was in a state of flux, as Chengdu Rongcheng officially announced the arrival of Ickxon as a bombshell, triggering a huge uproar. Veteran journalist Zhao Yu said that Ickxon was not strong enough to be in the national team, marking the full end of the naturalization strategy, a move that has also stirred up widespread discussion.
Earlier, the media has reported that Ekerson is eager to return to the national team and strive for the honor of the Asian Cup. In order to enhance the competitiveness of the team, Chengdu Rongcheng started to contact Eckerson as early as last December. However, if Eickson joins the team, he needs to accept an income comparable to that of an ordinary foreign aid. The arrival of Aixon has also made coach Xu Zhengyuan's decision controversial, with some questioning Aixon's performance not as good as Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning. Zhao Yu reporter also questioned Aixon's ability.
Zhao Yu pointed out that coach Seo Jung-won's tactics emphasize high-intensity running, which is quite difficult for veteran Ackerson to integrate. As for the qualification for the Asian Cup, Zhao Yu still has reservations and believes that Ackerson's performance in the preliminaries has proved that he is unable to meet the expectations. Zhao Yu believes that the "naturalization wave" of Chinese soccer has come to an end, and calls on everyone to accept this reality and stop hoping for a return to glory.
From Zhao Yu's comments, it is easy to see that Chengdu Rongcheng's decision to bring in Ickerson is in doubt, and that Ickerson will find it difficult to enter the national team, and even if he participates in the Asian Cup, he will find it difficult to bring in surprises. Although the reporter did not disclose the specific reasons, but Ickerson is not regarded as a candidate for the national team, not only to coach Li Xiaopeng's challenge, but also let Ickerson himself surprised, triggered a lot of fans flirtation.
One fan teased, "Cold knowledge: Ickerson was the average scoring leader in the National Football League's Top 12! Is the 34-year-old Ackerson really inferior to most domestic forwards? Is this reporter talking nonsense?" Another fan questioned, "Apart from Zhang Yuning, which other local striker can occupy a place in the national team, especially in the center forward position? Which domestic striker can score three goals alone in a Pakistan match?"
Of course, some fans said, "It is true that Ekson had a poor performance in the final World Cup qualifiers, scoring against Maldives and Guam, but failing to score against strong teams such as Syria and the Philippines, which is a fact. But I still hope that Ixon can face these doubts and prove himself! If he can explode in Chengdu Rongcheng, then even without the support of the national team coach Li Xiaopeng, Eckerson still has the possibility to enter the national team!"
