The Chinese team, which was eliminated from the Asian Cup, rarely faced criticism from fans and media this time. After all, the opponent was Australia. They are the top team in Asia and are also the host, and the next game also confirmed that they are the Asian champions.
Strength - In the final, Australia defeated South Korea 2-1 and won the Asian Cup for the first time.
And in this Asian Cup, the Chinese team did not play badly. The three-game group victory record is the best group record in the history of the Chinese team. At the same time, in the content of the game, the Chinese team players insisted on playing with their feet. The scene looked
It looked very good. Even in the game against Australia, although it was eliminated due to lack of strength, it did not collapse. It can be regarded as "standing and dying".
Both the fans and the media have given the Chinese team high praise. Everyone knows the current strength of the Chinese team, and their requirements are not high. If they can play their own characteristics and the spirit of the game, they will be satisfied.
Everyone has always said that the fans of the Chinese team are the cutest fans in the world, and it is not an empty lie!
From Zhang Sheng's perspective, it can only be said that the Chinese team's luck in this Asian Cup is a bit bad.
As the first in the group, no one probably thought that Australia, as the host nation, would be the second in another group, because to be honest, the current Chinese team is really not too afraid of the Korean team, which is the first in the opposite group.
This Chinese team is a team with a very obvious weakness, that is, it is afraid of confrontation. Just look at Ding Huaiyi and you will know that as the player with the best foot skills in the Chinese team, he is facing the teams that are not too strong in the group stage.
As a team, they played vigorously, but once they encountered Australia, which is known for physical confrontation, they immediately lost their temper, and there was no good performance throughout the game.
Although the South Korean team, which is first in the group with Australia, has an advantage in physical confrontation, it is far less overwhelming than Australia. In that case, the Chinese team may play better.
Even if they are eliminated, the Chinese team has other gains. In addition to building better self-confidence, the most direct benefit is that the Chinese team has now increased a lot of FIFA points with its three consecutive victories in the Asian Cup group stage.
The main competitors Oman, Qatar, and Jordan have not been able to qualify from the group, so it is already certain that the Chinese team's points ranking before the World Cup qualifying draw can enter the top eight. The top eight means that the Chinese team will enter the top forty as a seed team.
In the competition, the group will not encounter top Asian teams such as Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran.
This provided a very good starting point for the subsequent World Cup preliminaries.
The Dragons national team players who finished the game did not have much vacation after the Asian Cup. They went back to the team directly to start winter training together.
Compared with the players of these national teams, the passing and receiving abilities of the players in the Longteng team who have undergone special training have improved at a rate that is visible to the naked eye. At the same time, a lot of news has begun to appear in the transfer market.
The most talked about domestic player transfer right now is of course Yu Dabao, who is being competed for by Guangzhou Evergrande and Beijing Guoan.
In fact, a year ago, at the beginning of the 2014 season, there were transfer scandals between Guangzhou Evergrande and Yu Dabao. The actual situation at that time was that both clubs had almost negotiated the price, and they were just raising the transfer fee.
There was a conflict between the two sides regarding the positioning of Chenghe players. Yu Dabao failed to make the trip and stayed in Dalian Albin.
This season has just ended. Dalian Albin, which has been relegated, obviously has no ability to retain Yu Dabao. Then, transfer rumors between Yu Dabao and Guangzhou Evergrande started again.
However, Zhang Sheng knows very well that this is completely false news. There is obviously a gap between Yu Dabao, who has rejected Guangzhou Evergrande twice, and Evergrande. The one who really wants Yu Dabao is Beijing Guoan. This rumor is very
It may be that the player's agent spread the news and wants to increase the bargaining chip with Beijing Guoan.
Sure enough, not long after the rumors spread, Yu Dabao transferred to Beijing Guoan for 35 million RMB, and his annual salary dropped. Obviously, Guoan had the upper hand in this negotiation.
As a relegated team, Dalian Albin failed to sell him for 50 million at the beginning of the year, but now it is 15 million less. It can be said to be a huge loss, but it is just a team that has been relegated and is at risk of disbanding.
There was no room for words, so I could only cry and sell.
In this tearful sale, Zhang Jiaqi, who left Dalian Albin like Yu Dabao, was purchased by Guangzhou Evergrande this time.
Zhang Jiaqi belongs to the kind of player who has a good body but insufficient skills. He can only appear as a pure defensive midfielder in the midfielder position.
He is strong and strong, with a height of 191cm and a weight of 80kg. He has first-rate impact, but he often stops the ball three meters away on the court, which is terrible.
Guangzhou Evergrande bought him simply because he was still young. After all, he was born in 1991 and was only 24 years old in the second half of 2015. They bought him because they wanted to train him well in the hope that he could take Zhao Xuyang's place.
But Zhang Sheng knew that this was another failed transfer. After arriving at Guangzhou Evergrande, Zhang Jiaqi basically had no chance to play. He often couldn't even make the squad. Later, he even started to work as an uber when he had no ball to play.
The driver passed the time, and in the following years he began to be loaned out to play games.
Even for such a player, Guangzhou Evergrande paid a transfer fee of 20 million RMB, which is considered a loss to my grandma's family.
Another team that was poached this time was Shanghai Shenxin, another relegated team. Due to the arrival of the Dragons, Shenxin was relegated a season early, and the only few players in the team who could afford the price were poached.
Wang Yun decided to go to Shanghai Shenhua before the end of the season, goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo was poached by Guangzhou R&F, and no one cared about the other players. This shows the low level of this team's players. Even if there is no Longteng team, the next
Relegation is a certainty this season.
While Zhang Sheng was feeling sad for these small clubs, news of players joining several other wealthy teams kept coming out.
Shanghai SIPG, which has just fully taken over Shanghai East Asia, has purchased two domestic players in a row.
One is the veteran Sun Xiang who left Evergrande, and the other is the historical Olympic team captain and central defender Shi Ke. The purpose of recruiting the old and the young is very clear - to let old teammates with many years of championship experience lead the young players.
At the same time, strengthen the team's talent reserve.
In fact, these two transfers proved to be very successful. Sun Xiang later became the main left back of Shanghai SIPG, and Shi Ke later became the team's main central defender.
Shanghai Shenhua, Shanghai SIPG's rival in the same city, was not to be outdone. After changing the club's name from Shanghai Greenland Football Club to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club, Shenhua also followed the example of Shanghai SIPG and Evergrande poached players who could not play in the game.
They introduced central defender Li Jianbin, and also signed Lu Zheng and Deng Zhuoxiang, who played as substitutes in Shandong Luneng and Jiangsu Sainty.
At the same time, having tasted the benefits from Longteng Club, they began to contact Zhang Sheng again. This time the person they wanted to poach was Wen Kai.
As the local top scorer in the Long Teng team, the second local scorer in the Chinese Super League in the 2014 season, and the second captain of the Long Teng team, Wenkai has been coveted by several wealthy teams in the Chinese Super League for a long time.
Especially at the end of the season, these teams became even more eager. Because judging from the situation at the end of the season, Zhang Sheng seemed to be dissatisfied with Wenkai's shooting ability, and had already replaced the national team's national team.
Austrian young player Zou Weijia took up the main position. In the last game of the FA Cup, Zou Weijia played the entire game, while Wenkai, who was not injured, sat on the bench for 90 minutes, which is proof of this.
What Shanghai Shenhua can see, other clubs obviously also see it. Jiangsu Sainty, which also has a very high demand for the forward line, has also issued a purchase request for Wenkai.
This season, Shanghai Shenhua's top scorer is foreign aid Moreno, who scored 8 goals. Jiangsu Sainty's top scorer is foreign aid Elias, who scored 7 goals, but no matter which one it is,
Unlike Vincaido, this kind of local shooter who can score more goals than other foreign players is certainly very popular.
In Wen Kai's heart, he was also very confused.
The reason why he is here today is because Zhang Sheng gave him the opportunity to play football. Wen Kai respects Zhang Sheng sincerely, but now Zhang Sheng obviously has the idea of supporting younger players, and he cannot hang himself from a tree.
die.
Therefore, Wenkai must ask Zhang Sheng clearly about his position in the team.
Wen Kai soon found Zhang Sheng in the office. Faced with Wen Kai's question, Zhang Sheng seemed very straightforward: "I won't beat around the bush with you. After this season starts, you may have to compete with Zou Weijia and Nie Jiang for the job, and
You have also seen our current training, we will pursue more goals with our feet, and you need to strengthen your ability in this area."
Facing Zhang Sheng, Wenkai probably knows his position. As the last main center, he has to compete with 17 or 8-year-old young people. This is not afraid of him, but when it comes to his ability with his feet, compared with these two kids
There really is no advantage, especially for the kid Nie Jiang. I have seen his abilities. It can be said that apart from experience, everything else has completely defeated me. Once I become a substitute for young people, it will be really difficult to stand up later.
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Soon Wenkai applied for a transfer: "Coach, then I would like to apply for a transfer."
Zhang Sheng did not show any pretense and directly agreed to his request: "The club has indeed received a lot of purchase requests from you. We will agree to their requests at a price suitable for your status. Don't worry, we will not deliberately block it.
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Wen Kai sighed inwardly, bowed to Zhang Sheng, and said, "Thank you, coach, for bringing me into the Longteng Club. I will always remember it in my heart."
After saying that, Wen Kai left Zhang Sheng's office.
Zhang Sheng also shook his head helplessly. If his team wants to pursue better results, it must have personnel changes. Professional football is so cruel.
Soon Zhang Sheng asked the club staff to start negotiations with Shanghai Shenhua and Jiangsu Sainty.
As the best local scorer of the third-placed team in the league and one of the main centers of the national team, Zhang Sheng’s price for Wenkai was not high. As long as the price was higher than 5000wRMB, he would be allowed to discuss personal treatment with Wenkai.
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Although this price is much higher than Yu Dabao's, it has always been a tradition in the football world to chase the good and the bad. When buying from a club with good performance, it is inevitable to pay a certain premium. Wenkai's worth is higher than that of Yu Dabao.
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Wenkai's sudden listing still surprised the outside world, because after the end of the season, Longteng head coach Zhang Sheng appeared very tough when interviewed by the media: "We will not let go of any of our main players this season.
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After the season, the Longteng team, which has always been a big player in selling players, was naturally asked by countless teams to buy players. However, Zhang Sheng basically rejected all the requests to buy players, and there was no news from the Longteng club that any players were leaving.
, on the contrary, I heard rumors that Longteng Club intends to improve its foreign aid capabilities.
When transfer news from the outside world is flying all over the sky, the news coming out of the Dragons is that they have signed formal professional player contracts with the young players. The pursuit of stability seems to have become the Dragons' top priority this season.
Just when everyone thought that the Longteng team had really changed its attitude and would no longer sell off players, the news that main forward Wen Kai was listed spread like wildfire, and everyone's goals immediately gathered.
In addition to being the main center of the Longteng team last season, Wenkai is also the team's second captain. Once a player is in this position of a team, his whereabouts have always been the weather vane of the team.
Now that Wen Kai has been allowed to transfer, it's really hard to say which players will leave next.
Wenkai's transfer issue has not been entangled for long. Neither Shanghai Shenhua nor Jiangsu Sainty want to delay this transfer. Wenkai's ability is there, and there are many teams that are eyeing him. He only has a slight advantage.
No one knows when a local tycoon will suddenly intervene. Shanghai Shenhua, which has many former Longteng players on the team, got the upper hand. They used a slightly higher annual salary and continuous playing time to get the upper hand.
The sincerity of being able to obtain a Shanghai household registration in three years made Wenkai agree to the transfer.
After Wenkai's transfer was successful, everyone subconsciously thought that the Longteng team had once again opened the door to player transfers, and a large number of offers poured in to the Longteng club.
There are a lot of offers from the main players of the first team, rotation players, substitute players, and even young players who have only played once or twice.
However, they soon discovered that their quotations were basically in vain, and gradually everyone stopped paying attention to them. In fact, this was just the prelude to the storm.
Because Zhang Linpeng’s issue of studying abroad has turned around again.
