Recently, China's soccer world has been in a state of flux, with many incidents breaking out one after another. Just as the Chinese Super League is about to kick off, the two top officials of the Football Association, Wang Xiaoping and Huang Song, were suddenly taken away for investigation, suspected of violating discipline and law. This is the sixth time in the past four months, officials of the Football Association "lost guard". Looking back at Wuhan Sanzhen's public statement of "fighting against the dark forces of soccer" before the end of the Chinese Super League, one can't help but respect the club's audacity.
At the same time, fans have compiled a character relationship chart, in which the central figure is not Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese men's football team. From the relationship with Ding Yong, the current general manager of Shenzhen, to the old relationship with the disbanded Wuhan Yangtze River team, to be appointed by Chen Xuyuan as the head coach of the national football team of the hierarchical relationship, Li Tie's figure throughout. If the anti-gambling storm in Chinese soccer started with the gossipy rumor of "Liu Moupeng", then the horn of anti-corruption action was blown by Li Tie.
However, a newly-revealed news may add to Li Tie's crime. In the wave of naturalization in soccer, Guangzhou had naturalized Fernando for a large sum of money. Several media outlets have now confirmed that the player will return to the Chinese Super League in the new season. It is reported that his next stop will be Shandong Taishan.
However, it has been nearly three years since the 30-year-old naturalized player stepped on the pitch. To put that in perspective, he last played in a professional league on May 9, 2021, when Guangzhou beat Cangzhou Lions 2-0 on the road to gain three valuable points. That game was the only one he played in his final season before his injury. Prior to that, he had been selected for the "Tiejia Army" coached by Li Tie, but just as fans were expecting him to form a naturalized front four with Luo Guofu, Alan, and Ekerson, he suddenly withdrew from the national team due to injury. After that, he was absent again before the World Cup Asian qualifier against Japan, and only now has he been able to return to the field.
In the past, the fans had a lot of criticism of Fernando, thinking that he "avoided" the national team call-ups and only wanted to make money and neglected to contribute to the national soccer. However, Xu Jiang brought the exclusive news to reveal Fernando's true thoughts. He said that the reason why Fernando is not willing to play for the national team is that his injuries have seriously affected his form and repeated injuries, which is related to Li Tie.
It turns out that when Fernando was first called up to the national team, he was suffering from an injury to the joint between the base of his thigh and his pelvis. When he reported to the national team from Guangzhou, the team doctor advised him to live within his means. However, upon arriving at the national team, Li Tie put him through a devilish training program. Fernando over-committed himself, resulting in a lost season and having to travel to Brazil to recuperate.
