On September 5, the Shenzhen soccer team assembled to prepare for the upcoming AFC Cup matches and the second phase of the 2021 Chinese Super League season. The return of the foreign aiders has been roughly finalized, and the Shenzhen football team will have a strong lineup of four foreign aiders to meet the Super League title fight starting in December.
[Foreign aid return] All four foreign aiders return to the team by December
On August 11, the 14th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) Guangzhou tournament came to an end, and the Shamrocks FC, after much deliberation, decided to agree to the return of Jintro, Wakaso, and Achimpen, who were tasked with the World Cup qualifiers, to their respective national teams.
This decision is not easy for the Chinese Super League clubs, despite the break of up to three months, but in view of the international epidemic situation, foreign aid return to the country is quite difficult. SZF has been preparing for this for a long time, and actively exploring ways to assist foreign aiders to return to the team.
It is reported that Achim Peng is the first confirmed return to China of the Shenzhen football foreign aid. At present, he has arrived in Shanghai and entered the isolation period. If all goes well, he will be released from quarantine in early October, when he is expected to participate in the FA Cup matches that will start in mid-October.
Achim Peng is the most stable foreign aid in the first 14 rounds of this season's Chinese Super League, he made a total of 12 starts and 2 substitutions, accumulating 1,063 minutes of play, second only to goalkeeper Zhang Lu. This season, Achimpen contributed 3 goals for SZFA, second only to Caldecott, becoming the second scorer in the team. Dedicated Achimpen is regarded as a model of the team, he is eager to return to the team, unwilling to miss any game, and actively cooperate with the work of the deep football, the road back to the country is quite smooth.
As for Jintero, he is the core of Shenzhen's midfield. In the 14 matches of the first phase of the Chinese Super League, he made 11 starts and 3 substitutions, contributing 6 assists, making him the team's assist king, ranking 2nd in the Chinese Super League and second only to Oscar in the harbor. For his performance, Quintero said, "I feel good, very happy, quite satisfied, very thankful to my teammates for their contribution, with everyone's help, I can give out so many assists." For the Chinese Super League, Quintero commented, "The level of the Chinese Super League is quite good and not as simple as the outside world thinks. There are a lot of good level players here and of course high level teams, the Chinese Super League is not simple." Talking about the team's goal, Quintero aimed at the AFC Championship: "We will do our best to try to qualify for the AFC Championship next season."
After Quintero returned to Colombia, the South American media reported that he might leave the Chinese Super League in January next year and return to South America to play soccer. When this news came out, Quintero immediately communicated with SZFC to clarify the rumors.
In the course of the club's communication with Quintero, the time of his return to China has also been determined. According to the arrangement of the Shenzhen Football Club, Jintero is scheduled to arrive in China around October 20, after the necessary isolation observation period, the isolation will be lifted in the middle of November, when he still has enough time to prepare for the second phase of the Chinese Super League matches to be played in December.
Another foreigner, Vaccaro, has also confirmed his return to China, which is scheduled for early November, and if all goes well, he will be released from quarantine by the end of November and could be ready for the second phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL).
It is reported that Quintero and Vaccaro have given up playing in some of the national team matches in order to catch the Shamrocks in the Chinese Super League in December.
Because his family is in China, Caldecott stayed in the country during the break and returned in time to practice with the team after they began training on September 5th.
This means that when the Chinese Super League restarts in December, all four of SZF's foreigners will be available to play, except for Praliganji, who is out due to injury.
[Low-key preparation] Everything is going according to plan.
On September 5, SZF assembled at the Shenzhen Football Base to begin this phase of training. The next day, the team traveled to Kunming Hai Ridge Base for plateau training. Head coach Carlos scheduled a two-week preparation period for the plateau, aiming to improve the team's physical condition.
Kunming training is a good opportunity for SZF to strengthen its form. This season, with the gradual strengthening of internal and external reinforcements, the strength of the team has been significantly improved, but to play the real competitiveness of the team, it needs to have a better physical condition as a foundation.
From the point of view of the staffing of the three lines of the deep football, the center forward field is the most competitive. The front foreign trident will all start in the absence of injury. Domestic players need to put in more effort to get a chance. Apart from captain Gao Lin, who has locked up an attacking midfield position, Zheng Dalun, Dai Weijun, Li Yuanyi, Wang Yongpei, and Zhang Yuan will all need to engage in fierce competition.
In this training, how to find more and better ways of combining midfielders is the top priority. In the intensive schedule in December, how to use the full-match replacement policy of five substitutions, Carlos will find the right combination of personnel through this training.
Youngster Chen Xiangyu, who just won the bronze medal in soccer with Guangdong U18 team in Shaanxi National Games, returns to the team. Chen Xiangyu performed well at the Games, showing good potential, and he is also a contender for the team's center forward position.
The FA Cup in mid-October will be a good opportunity for Shamrocks to test the effectiveness of their training. The team's foreigners Caldecott and Achimpen will be in the team at that time, which will also provide head coach Carlos with more opportunities to use a combination of domestic players.
[Layout for the future] Building the first team while consolidating internal strengths
The 2021 season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) has seen many new situations, with several CSL clubs experiencing different crises. Judging from the various professional club "crises" that have broken out so far, it is still unknown whether a stable league team structure can be guaranteed in the future. In fact, judging from the situation in the Chinese Championship, the Chinese B and even the Chinese A, it will not be easy for the four levels of the league after the end of this season.
Before JIAOYE took over SZFC, the Shenzhen team had also suffered a crisis and was on the verge of disbanding. After JIAZHAOYE took over SZFC, the shareholders' years of stable investment brought new opportunities for the development of this brand new Shenzhen team.
This year, SZF has a certain degree of competitiveness after entering the championship group. No matter in the league or in the FA Cup, SZF can make an impact on the best place. Captain Gao Lin, Zheng Dalun, Zhang Lu and others expressed their desire to bring a trophy to SZFC after the first 14 rounds of the league this year.
The first team is full of energy and the team has a new spirit. At the age of 35, Gao Lin played in all 9 matches from the 6th to the 14th rounds of the Chinese Super League (CSL), which is a great example for the players of the Shenzhen Football Club (SFC). The fact that Gao Lin set a record for a veteran player in such an intensive schedule shows that Gao Lin has done a good job in the winter training period of the Chinese Super League this season.
In addition to building a good first team, Shamrocks have also done their homework in terms of solidifying their internal strength.
One detail is worth mentioning. In the final of the boys' U18 soccer team of the 14th National Games some time ago, Chongqing's U18 team was defeated by the host team Shaanxi 7-8 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the regular playing time, and came in second place. However, this result still creates the best record of Chongqing soccer in the Games. In terms of the composition of Chongqing U18 soccer team, this team, except for four over-age players, the rest of the players are from Chongqing Fu Ren Middle School, this team is called Fu Ren Middle School 03 ladder team, a team jointly built by Chongqing Football Association and Fu Ren Middle School.
Chongqing men's soccer won the silver medal in the National Games is related to the Chongqing Municipal Football Association's focus on building the local youth training system over the years. The deep football completed the cooperation with the elite youth training base of Chongqing Fu Ren Middle School in March this year to further promote the layout of youth training at the national level.
SZFC and Fu Ren High School cooperate to build the elite team of U10-U13 age group, exploring the mode of combining sports and education, and cultivating high-level soccer players with all-round development of morality, intelligence and physical fitness. Later on, the team will also be expanded to build other age groups, and SZFC will send the elite team coaches, including the head coach, assistant coaches, goalkeeper coaches and team doctors, etc., in an effort to improve the strength of the players through long-time professional training. The elite team members will participate in the league, cup and exchange matches of the national U-series ladder teams, the secondary school league organized by the education department and high-level invitational matches. When the time is ripe, SZFA will organize players to go abroad to participate in exchange matches to accumulate more high-quality game experience.
Shen Xiangfu, director of youth training of Shenzhen Football, is stationed in the youth training base of Chongqing Furen Middle School on a daily basis to excavate and cultivate the elite reserve players of Shenzhen Football. From the point of view of the investment of the SZFC club, it has really taken out a considerable proportion of funds to invest in youth training, including the SZFC Huizhou Youth Training Base led by Chen Tao in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, with high-quality training level, complete training and living area, complete logistic support, scientific dietary collocation, and comfortable living environment, the SZFC has provided a high-quality training environment and a broad space for growth in the Huizhou Youth Training Base.
From the overall layout of professional soccer to youth training, Shamrock has already made sufficient preparations for future development.
