The national football team unexpectedly lost 0-2 to South Korea in the Asian Games men's football 8-team tournament, followed by the news of the team's disbandment, while the club's foreign players were able to return to their home teams to prepare for the Chinese Super League. But not all the players of the Asian Games journey ended, the FA's latest edition of the national football list, there are from Dalian's U23 star He Yupeng and other 8 Asian Games players figure.
In this year's Asian Games, Dalian's three players, Wang Zhenao, Huang Jiahui and He Yupeng, were selected for the national soccer team. Wang Zhen'ao and Huang Jiahui were the mainstay of the team. Wang Zhen'ao performed well at the right back position, contributing to both offense and defense, while Huang Jiahui showed his potential as a defender by partnering with Jiang Shenglong at center back after Zhu Chenjie's injury. Even though He Yupeng did not have many chances, he was still favored by Jankovic and was selected for the adult national team for the first time.
The outstanding performance of the three Dalian players has attracted the attention of many Chinese Super League clubs. Rumor has it that a southern club is interested in poaching Wang Zhenao and Huang Jiahui, while another northern team is eyeing the promising He Yupeng. Nonetheless, the Darenians are under relegation pressure, and coach Xie Hui must stabilize the troops and make sure the players are focused on their relegation mission.
As of now, Dalian People's relegation situation is still good. If they can beat Wuhan Sanzhen and Qingdao Hainiu in their next matches, the relegation task is expected to be completed one round earlier. Nantong Zhiyun's next performance will also have an important impact on Dalian's relegation road.
The success of the relegation season is not only related to whether the Dalian people can retain these international players, but also the future development direction of the club. If the team is relegated, the players may not be willing to continue to play in the Central League; even if they are relegated, the club is under financial pressure, the difficulty of retaining players is not small. After all, clubs with better results in other leagues are able to pay their salaries on time, so once the olive branch is thrown out, it will be hard for the players to resist.
