On November 8, a piece of explosive news shocked the Chinese soccer world. According to the latest report of Guangzhou Daily, a well-known media in Guangdong, the name of former naturalized player Eckerson was unexpectedly absent from the latest list of China's national soccer team, marking the end of the era of non-blood naturalization in the national football team. The news quickly sparked heated debate among fans.
With the World Cup qualifiers against Thailand and South Korea approaching, Coach Jankovic unveiled the new National Football Team roster ahead of schedule. However, to our surprise, the ever-popular Ackerson did not appear in the list, replaced by Zhang Yuning, who has just recovered from injury, and Xie Weijun, who is injured. Several media analyzed that the state of Aixon did not meet the selection criteria for the national football team.
Guangzhou Daily noted that "Eickson has been average at the club and did not perform well in the warm-up matches prior to Jankovic's tenure. With Wu Lei and Tan Long locking down starting positions, Xie Weijun and Zhang Yuning will be Tan Long's replacements." The report also mentioned that Ackerson's loss means that the number of naturalized players in the national football team will be reduced to two, such as Luo Guofu, Alan, Fernando and other naturalized players will not have a chance to play in the national football team, the national football team's road of non-blood naturalization may have come to an end.
As you can see from the Guangzhou Daily report, this was a controversial decision by Jankovic. By excluding Eickson from the list, it will undoubtedly be more difficult for non-blooded naturalized players to enter the national football team in the future. Although the media did not disclose the exact reason, it certainly surprised Eickson and worried other naturalized players such as Luo Guofu and Fernando, and the fans had a heated discussion about it.
Some fans said, "Why did you give up on Eckerson but choose Tan Long?" With the 35-year-old Tan Long making a lot of mistakes in the game, some fans suggested, "Why don't you recruit Tao Qianglong, at least to stockpile talent for the next World Cup!" Another fan argued, "Ackerson is in poor form, but his experience and awareness is superior to Tan Long. Why not give Luo Guofu and Alan a chance after Jankovic coaches the national team?"
Of course, some fans expressed a different view: "The road to naturalization may be difficult, but we must rely on our own efforts to strengthen youth training. Expect the naturalized players will finally have their moment ......" "Let's wait and see how Tan Long and Wu Lei perform in the Thailand game! If they can lead the team to victory, then Jankovic's coaching career will be more solid, otherwise, he may face the risk of being dismissed!"
