After a long wait, God's gift has brought me back to Henan. Sincere thanks to Henan Sharon for giving their best in my journey back to the motherland, I sincerely feel elated and overwhelmed, and express my deepest gratitude to all the fans who support Henan!" On Sept. 3, the microblog appeared insignificant in the wave of public opinion over the national team's first-round victory in the Round of 12, but it still attracted a lot of attention, especially from Henan's hardcore fans, who retweeted and praised it.
The sender is Ivo, a foreigner from Henan Songshan Longmen. During the league break, the Chinese Super League has seen frequent departures of stars such as Gerdes, Cirino, Long Dong and Bieira, and Ivo's return has been a moving one. Henan's return is not the only one Ivo, with him also training with the first stage of the league injured foreign aid Toure. Their return signals that in the next stage, Henan will make an all-out effort to hit the top of the relegation group with a full foreign aid lineup.
After the end of the first stage of the league, all of Henan Songshan Dragons are on vacation, and the vacation is expected to end around the 20th of this month. The players enjoyed their vacation and spent time with their families during this time, while training a moderate amount during their daily rest. The two foreigners, Karanga and Dorado, chose to travel for vacation, Dorado brought his family to Dubai, while Karanga showed a video of his tour in Shanghai, and it can be seen that both of them are very satisfied with the vacation.
On the other hand, Ivo, who has returned to the country after a tumultuous journey, has started his rehabilitation after completing his isolation. In the last few days, he has been doing rehabilitative training such as jogging with Toure in the infield of the Sailfish Stadium. For the fans, it has been more than nine months since they have seen the captain and more than nine months since he himself has practiced and played with the team. In order to better adapt to the pace of the game and integrate into the teamwork in the second phase of the league, he immediately went into training after the quarantine. The rest of the team has also been in touch with Ivo through social media, expecting his return to strengthen the team's midfield and provide more "shells" for the strikers.
Another surprise for Henan fans was Toure, who was injured in the fourth round of the first phase. He also trained with Ivo at the Fanhai Stadium. Toure was injured in the fourth round of the league against Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and was diagnosed with a fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot after the match.
Prior to that, he had four appearances and scored a goal. After the injury, he missed the remaining 10 rounds of the first phase. During this period, the team's forward line had only two foreigners, Dorado and Karanga, who came back later. In such a dense schedule, Javier can only rotate the use of two people. It must be said that the team's offensive efficiency has been affected as a result, the team scored 13 goals in 14 games, tied with Cangzhou Lions, the number of goals scored ranked second to last in the Guangzhou tournament.
With the arrival of the interregnum, a lot of teams have seen their foreign aid released, making the originally unexciting Chinese Super League a little less colorful. However, for Henan Songshan Dragons, Ivo's return and Toure's recovery from injury undoubtedly completed the team's final puzzle in terms of personnel.
In fact, judging from the second transfer, Henan didn't bring in new players, but rather worked on how to build up existing players and welcome back Ivo, who was still abroad at the time. This is also trying to use the smallest cost to complete this year's season goal. Of course, Ivo's return is not only in the technical and tactical needs, but also a kind of encouragement to the team's overall spirit.
It is worth mentioning that Ivo's contract with Henan Songshan Longmen is about to expire on December 31 this year. In fact, back in April this year, when Ivo was late to return, there were speculations that he might not be able to come back, on the one hand, he is already 34 years old, on the other hand, his contract is about to expire. However, then the salon positive efforts, he also actively cooperate with the work, in order to be able to return to China to participate in the Premier League. This "two-way" move also indicates that the two sides will start negotiations on a new contract at the same time as the next phase of the competition begins. The "King of Sails" will need to perform better in the next second stage of the relegation battle to earn more for himself.
