BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- As the Winter Olympics tournament passes the halfway mark, there is a constant stream of topics on and off the field. Naturalized athletes have become the focus, and many netizens have discussed them with the naturalized players of our men's soccer team. Today, Football Daily published an article, an in-depth analysis of the latest developments in the naturalized players of our men's football team, and disclosed that the Football Association will continue to adhere to the naturalization strategy in the future, but in principle, it will no longer naturalize unrelated players.
Looking back at the history of our men's football team, there have been a number of non-blood naturalized players, such as Aixon, Luo Guofu, Alan, Fernando, etc., as well as Golat, who has been unable to play for his country, and Delgado, who is basically out of the national football team. Among them, only Ackerson, Luo Guofu and Alan had represented the national football team in the 12 strong match, but the performance was not satisfactory. In the media, many fans expressed concern about the declining strength of naturalized players, which further affected people's expectations of naturalized players. According to Football Daily, the national football team returned to Suzhou for isolation after the Top 12 match with Vietnam, during which there was a discussion on whether to continue to call up naturalized international players. A consensus has been reached within the national football team that the decision on whether or not to draft will be made on a case-by-case basis in the future. It is worth mentioning that Jiang Guangtai has been determined to stay in the Chinese Super League in the new season, while other naturalized players such as Aixon, Alan and Luo Guofu have returned to Brazil. Although Aickerson said there is still a possibility of returning to the Chinese Super League, the status quo is not as good as before. Soccer Daily points out that if they can find new owners in Brazil or other teams in Europe, then they will become our players to stay in the world. The national team has been in close communication with them, and as long as they are in good shape, they will still be given a chance in the big games. The article also points out that naturalized players have no extra income from their performance in the national football team other than the regular grants and bonuses. The national team will not use money to maintain their relationship with naturalized players, and the same will be true in the future. Regardless of which country's league the naturalized players play in, as long as they can represent their national team in intercontinental competitions, it is itself a manifestation of strength and value, and it is also a great enhancement to their appeal and influence in the club. For the future of the national football team will continue to take the road of naturalization, soccer newspaper analysis that the naturalization strategy will continue, but will no longer be non-blood naturalization. The future of the football association will be in the international scope to find three generations within the Chinese blood, potential and naturalization value of the players for naturalization. Such naturalization is not simply a "purchase of services", but focuses more on the sense of belonging to the country. (DD)
