With the prologue of the interregnum league slowly drawing to a close, the top sixteen teams in the Chinese Super League have unveiled their respective lineups. Numerous clubs have reserved plenty of space for young talent, with Guangzhou in particular doing an outstanding job in this regard. When Guangzhou head coach Carlo Cannavaro finalized his Super League entry list, he promoted 11 young players, plus Wu Shaochong, who was already on the list, to make a total of 12 post-00s players, the most in the Super League, with striker Li Xingxian, who was born in 2005, being the youngest player in this year's Super League.
Under the watchful eye of head coach Bilic, Beijing Guoan has seven new stars after 00 among the Chinese Super League enrollment list. Guoan's first match of the new season will be this Friday, April 23rd at 20:00 pm against old rival Shanghai Shenhua. Beijing Sports Radio invited soccer commentator Guo Jian to comment on the match:
Guo Jian (158-1564), Ming dynasty novelist
Beijing Sports Radio Double Olympic Voice soccer commentator
"The first two rounds of Guoan's opponents are two teams from Shanghai, and from the enrollment list, Guoan has a lot of newcomers, most of whom have the experience of playing in the National Youth and National Junior Championships. As far as I know, the strength of this group of newcomers is generally up to the average level. However, Bilic's contract is for two seasons until the end of 2022, so the prospects for next season will depend on this season's performance. So I think there may not be too many opportunities for the young players this season. On the one hand, it is for the sake of performance, and on the other hand, Guoan's current squad structure has a very reasonable age structure, and it's not yet the time when they must renew and use youngsters.
Looking at the lineup, foreigners are bound to play, and midfielders Li Ke, Ji Zhongguo, Zhang Xunzhe, and Hou Yongyong are all relatively mature. There are also reinforcements planned for this year, so I think it would be good for the newcomers after 00 to be mentioned in the first team this season to be able to train with the team. Once you have a chance to play, you must make a good impression on the coach, otherwise the chances may become very slim."
