Soccer commentator Chill relates
As the golden dollar era comes to an end, the Chinese Super League has stepped into a new stage of steady development, especially in the attraction strategy, cost-effective has become a key consideration.
This season, the 18 teams in the Chinese Super League registered a total of 62 foreign aid, new 30 people, the total investment of more than 16 million euros, only 7 people transfer fee of more than a million, the king of Stan Qiu (Wuhan three towns, 4 million euros) of the price of the Chinese Super League in the decade a new low, as many as 17 foreign aid in the form of free or loan zero-cost to join.
Almost all of the new recruits are in the mid-to-lower reaches and promoted teams, with the promoted teams occupying 15 spots. Beijing Guoan and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, as veteran clubs, introduced the most new recruits, with three each. Most of the new recruits became the mainstay of their respective teams, with 11 of them appearing in 10 matches, such as Shenzhen's Lin Caimin, Meizhou Hakka's Dugaliqi, Zhejiang's Frank and Chengdu Rongcheng's Jin Dangyou, all of whom played a full 900 minutes.
Wuhan Sanzhen signed Romanian international Stanciu, Brazilian winger Davidson and center back Wallace for 6.25 million euros to lead the table as a super dark horse. Together with Malcolm, these three newcomers form the most stable and threatening combination of foreigners in the Chinese Super League.
Stanciu, who played for Star Bucharest and Sparta Prague, is a skilled free kick taker, with 6 goals and 6 assists in 10 games, averaging 1.2 goals per game, while Davidson has 6 goals and 3 assists, averaging 0.9 goals per game, and together with Malcolm, they have started a scoring frenzy in the Chinese Super League. Wuhan Three Town scored 33 goals in 10 league games, of which the three of them contributed 20 goals, and together they were involved in 24 goals, which became the key to the team's championship.
Stancho became the best player in the first phase of the Chinese Super League with his outstanding performance, his ability to control the tempo in the midfield was outstanding, and his stable play drove the team's attacking group of foreigners. He is currently second only to teammate Malcolm in the Chinese Super League's top scorer list, and tops the list for both assists and key passes. His free kicks and long range shots add dimension to Wuhan Sanzhen's attack, and he is the MVP with the best performance among the 30 new foreigners.
Wallace's outstanding performance should not be overlooked, making 9 appearances and helping Wuhan Sanzhen concede only 6 goals, making him the backbone of the team's defense.
Meizhou Hakka became the most cost-effective team in the first phase of the Chinese Super League with 12 goals bagged by four foreigners. These Serbian and Montenegrin foreigners all joined at zero cost, showing great value for money.
Wuhan Changjiang's Brazilian center back Bruno proved that his attacking attributes are no less than his defensive abilities with 3 goals and 1 assist. Costa Rican striker Forbes, who joined the team as a free agent, fired in four goals in nine matches, tying for the goal tally with Shanghai Seaport's N'Diaye and Shandong Taishan's Kressan, but the latter are both high-priced foreign aiders.
In the first phase of the Chinese Super League, foreign aiders scored 25 fewer goals than local players, which is related to the decline in the number of foreign aiders, but foreign aiders still occupy 14 seats in the top 20 of the Chinese Super League's top scorers list, and are still the backbone of the force.
Beijing Guoan's new additions Adebenelo and Dablo have been disappointing, with the former making only four appearances and the latter scoring only one goal in five matches, and the newly introduced foreigners have played basically no role in the second half of the first period.
Felipe, who joined Chengdu Rongcheng from the K-League last year, helped the team get promoted with 12 goals, but failed to score in 9 matches in his debut season in the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Harbour's N'Diaye, who scored four goals in eight appearances but accounted for 40 percent of the team's total, has been a lone voice on the front line and has missed many sure-fire chances to score.
Shandong Taishan's Cressan experienced from the trough out of the process, adjust the mentality and gradually find the state, the first phase of the play, he has 4 goals and 2 assists, involved in the team's 1/3 of the goals.
Zhejiang's scorer, Evolo, has been quite impressive for a promoted team with 2 goals and 3 assists.
In addition to Adebenelo and Dablo not seeing much playing time, Cangzhou Lions' Mihajlovic and Zhejiang's Lucas have also not seen much action, with the former underpowered and the latter recovering from injury.
The forward line concentrates on a number of foreigners, as does the defense, with Shenzhen's Lin Caimin, Beijing Guoan's Jiang Xiangyou, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger's Andujar, Wuhan Changjiang's Bruno, and Chengdu Rongcheng's Richard being the mainstays of their respective teams and performing consistently.
