Xu Haofeng has recently been repeatedly selected for the national team, emerging as the newest representative of the international players. However, many fans and commentators are skeptical, speculating that he may have been able to join the national team because of his connections. Those who have witnessed Xu Haofeng play for the Shenzhen team may lament that his performance does not seem to be good enough to reach the level of the national team. As a result, Xu Haofeng has become synonymous with the national team's "connections" in the minds of fans.
Faced with such a controversial figure, Chengdu Rongcheng team's head coach Xu Zhengyuan obviously did not look favorably upon him and therefore decisively rejected his request to join the team. Xu Haofeng had no choice but to join the Henan team and became a loyal follower of Li Wei Feng. However, after accepting Xu Haofeng, Li Wei Feng did not get the expected results. Now, Xu Haofeng's frequent blunders have become a typical example of Henan's poor reinforcement decisions.
