Chapter 1155 The Quarrel over Naturalization

Lineker of Sky Sports analyzed the possibility of Dong Fangzhuo winning three World Cup titles:

"Three is almost impossible. If Dong wants to win three World Cup championships, it means that he will win two World Cup championships in 2018 and 2022. In 2022, he will be 37 years old. He can still win at 37 years old. Get it? He can't play until he is 41 years old! This is not the era of Pele decades ago. No matter how good he is, he can only lead the Chinese team to win the World Cup once. But the problem is that he can do it alone. It’s not enough. Are the teammates around him enough to support him in achieving his goals? It’s too difficult, almost impossible. 2014 was already the peak.”

Although no one denies that Dong Fangzhuo is extremely powerful, they do not believe in the Chinese team. The World Cup is rare, not to mention that the strength of Chinese players is not top-notch. It is impossible for luck to happen to the Chinese team twice in a row. With so many powerful players eyeing the World Cup, why can China still defend the title? Looking at the history of the World Cup, there are not many teams that can do it, especially in modern football, where the defending champions are worse than the last.

Therefore, Lineker said: "It is possible to surpass Pele, but it is impossible to catch up with Pele. But at the club level, he is already the first person in history."

Some rational Maradona fans still dare to use league data to refute.

"Beyond Maradona?"

"If you have the ability to go to a team like Naples and lead the team to win the championship, let's talk about it! How dare you go?" Maradona fans were dissatisfied again.

"Having more championships doesn't mean he's very capable. Real Madrid's Gento also had more championships back then, but is he better than Maradona?"

It was true that Maradona could not be blamed in Naples. Naples' football history also received honors during that period of Maradona. It had always been a relegation team before. It was not until the Calciopoli incident that Naples began to rise.

Regarding these news, Chinese fans always feel that the Argentinians are making a fuss, because whether it is Maradona or Messi, they always jump out to compare with Dong Fangzhuo to increase their sense of presence. They have become accustomed to it over the years, but Chinese fans have long lost interest in Maradona and Messi, because in their eyes, Dong Fangzhuo is already a god.

But as Lineker analyzed, other players on the Chinese team determine the height Dong Fangzhuo can stand on. Although there are still three years until the 2018 World Cup, Chinese fans are paying attention to the future of Chinese football all the time.

As the older generation of players ages, it's really hard to say whether the new generation of players can take over. In 2018, the generation of players who placed third in the 2005 World Youth Championship were basically around 33 years old, and the youngest Feng Renliang was also 31 years old. In the Mesozoic era, Zhang Linpeng and the others were in their prime.

But whether it can reach the same height is hard to say.

And the younger and strongest players are Wu Sanshi, after Wu Sanshi? There seem to be fewer and fewer good players.

For example, although Hao Haidong's son has been training in the youth training camps of Inter Milan and Real Madrid for several years, he has not been kicked out. If we really want to find a few players, it is probably Wei Shihao, Deng Hanwen and Xiao Zhang Yuning. But now Look, the abilities of these players are not as high as people expect.

In fact, after the re-emergence of Chinese football, it is not that there is no talent, but that Chinese fans have too high demands on the Chinese team.

Do you want to say that the goal of the Chinese team in the next World Cup is just to qualify for the group? Chinese fans will definitely not agree, and neither will the leaders, because China is the defending champion. How can the defending champion only pursue qualifying from the group?

Therefore, the future World Cup journey for Dong Fangzhuo and his national team teammates is destined to not be easy.

Fortunately, there is still a steady stream of players coming out of China, which is enough to keep the Chinese team competitive enough. It is calculated that it cannot remain at the top of the world, but it will not sink either.

Wu Sanshi, another main striker of the current national team, also successfully studied abroad. He eventually joined Atletico Madrid. Perhaps he will be the new leader of Chinese football.

After Dong Fangzhuo is about to grow old, Chinese football is in urgent need of a new leader, and perhaps Wu Sanshi is the best one.

Dong Fangzhuo called Wu Sanshi and congratulated him on joining Atletico Madrid. Wu Sanshi would also follow in the footsteps of his predecessors and start his own European journey.

At this time, another piece of news that made fans very sad happened to come.

Shao Jiayi actually retired.

Due to the impact of injuries, Shao Jiayi decisively chose to retire.

Shao Jiayi had already discussed this matter with Dong Fangzhuo earlier. Perhaps only Dong Fangzhuo was mentally prepared. As a member of the 2014 World Cup champions, Sun Jihai was the first to retire, followed by Shao Jiayi.

Shao Jiayi, who was born in 1980, is 35 years old this year. It is indeed time to retire. His career has been perfect. Although he has not won any championships at the club level, he is undoubtedly successful at the national team level. Being able to stand on top of the world with Dong Fangzhuo is enough to be proud of Chinese football.

But it really felt so sad that even Zheng Zhi was affected.

Zheng Zhi is only a few months younger than Shao Jiayi, also 35 years old.

Because of Shao Jiayi's retirement, someone on the Internet wrote an article "Who's next?" ", the target is Zheng Zhi - the next player to retire must be Zheng Zhi. In the national team, Zheng Zhi is the oldest, at least 5 years older than everyone else. Maybe Zheng Zhi will retire in the next two years. .

"After Zheng Zhi, it should be Qu Bo." Qu Bo is another veteran. He was born in 1981 and is 34 years old this year.

Next came Chen Tao. The reason for Chen Tao's retirement is very strange, because the author believes that Chen Tao's age is false, at least 3 or 4 years old... Moreover, Chen Tao has not entered the national team this year, which is even more of a reason...

However, Zheng Zhi quickly stood up to refute the rumors.

"I'm healthy and I'll play until I'm 40."

"Three years later I will appear at the World Cup in Russia with Dong Fangzhuo."

Indeed, the 35-year-old Zheng Zhi is indeed in good health. He does not look like a man of his age. After returning to China from Charlton and joining Guangzhou Evergrande, Zheng Zhi led the team to win the AFC Champions League for two consecutive years. Champion and invincible in the Chinese Super League, Zheng Zhi’s role is indispensable. And he is actually the player who runs the most in the Evergrande team. How could Zheng Zhi retire so easily?

But if he really retires, there is really no one who can replace him. The younger Zhao Xuri, Zhou Haibin and Huang Bowen are not able to reach his height, and they are not too young, they are all over thirty! Obviously, Chinese football needs younger players to take over.

What if the veterans retire and the abilities of Chinese players cannot keep up?

At this time, the term ‘naturalized player’ quietly appeared on the Internet.

The so-called naturalized players refer to players who voluntarily and actively acquire the nationality of other countries other than their nationality of birth. A bit like skilled immigrants...

This word is not unfamiliar at all abroad, but it is very unfamiliar in China.

The role of naturalization is naturally to improve the team's combat effectiveness. In Asia, the Japanese team was the first to start playing this game. At that time, their naturalized players also brought out stars such as Shunsuke Nakamura and Hidetoshi Nakata. Later, Qatar also played this game.

The Chinese team thought of this very early, but it has never been implemented.

In our country, the proposal to naturalize football players has been around for a long time, but it has never been finalized. This year, the State Sports General Administration and the Chinese Football Association have been communicating with relevant ministries and commissions on the "naturalization" issue, which mainly involves the fact that my country's nationality policy does not allow For dual nationality, once a foreign aid is naturalized, the other party must give up its original nationality.

But the national team coach Krauchen also attaches great importance to this issue. He also agrees with the plan. In order to continue to maintain the competitiveness of Chinese football, he believes that China should naturalize some players...

This issue instantly caused a quarrel on the Internet, with some supporting and opposing.

In particular, the opposition was particularly strong.

Ma Dexing, the well-known editor-in-chief of Sports Weekly, is a firm opponent. He said:

"The issue of naturalization has been very controversial during this period. As a staunch opponent, I initially acted from my own heart and could not accept it emotionally. I did not analyze and summarize too much in theory. After arguing for a while, my thinking also changed. It gradually became clearer, and I will share it with everyone here.”

"First of all, anti-naturalization is not about sticking to blood and genes. Humanity has developed to this point, the earth is a village, and the integration of human races is the general trend. However, the world is a matter of the future, and race and nationality are after all facts of the present. We live in the present, not It is unrealistic to recognize race-nationality barriers."

"Secondly, we must distinguish between natural naturalization and utilitarian planning. The former occurs naturally in the process of national integration. Intermarriage and naturalization for the purpose of working and living are not what I object to. But the Football Association's pursuit of results is The purpose of policy-making, strategy-making, and naturalization is tantamount to cheating.”

"Third, utilitarian naturalization will inhibit the development of Chinese football. The purpose of naturalization now pursued by the Football Association is to solve the problem of the national football team's lack of success, and this problem is the result of the Football Association's dereliction of duty. It would be better if naturalization is not done well. If done well, it will become a continuation of the Football Association's successful experience. Problems such as the weak foundation of Chinese football and deformed development will not be solved. Chinese football itself will continue to shrink. Naturalization to solve all difficulties is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst."

"Finally, and most importantly, don't forget the essence of sports. Sports is a war in peacetime, but it is different from a real war. It is not about life and death or conquest and domination, and it is not about realistic victory as the ultimate goal. What sports competitions pursue It is a victory at the spiritual level. Its role is to enhance the cohesion and pride of the people. Even if the game fails, we unite, work hard, and achieve the best. Even if we lose, we are glorious. We win by naturalization. We, the original Chinese people Where are our efforts? This proves our incompetence! This is a serious blow to national self-confidence! A country with 1.4 billion cannot achieve results on its own and relies on naturalization to win. Is this our honor? Will others think highly of us? ?Can such a victory bear our spiritual sustenance?!"

Ma Dexing was so excited that even another celebrity, Dong Lu, stood up to support him. He shouted on social media: The Chinese national team has gone to a professional club! This is a joke, the gospel of fake fans-in the future, the country During team games, they will no longer be laughed at because they ask why they don’t use foreign aid. Taking the road of naturalized players will only allow Chinese football to achieve temporary glory, and it is just opportunistic. The negative effects brought about by naturalized players are far greater than the positive effects, which will make the football youth training career depressed. The real take-off of Chinese football should be that more and more people play football, and football is truly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Dong Lu is really a bad-tempered person...

This question will naturally be asked to Dong Fangzhuo.

Dong Fangzhuo is certainly no stranger to this issue. He is now a leading figure in Chinese football, so naturally he cannot express his opinions casually. After some careful consideration, he accepted an exclusive interview with the authoritative domestic media "Sports Weekly" and raised the issue of naturalization. own opinions.

"I am not opposed to naturalization, but there are a few points I would like to express."

"First of all, the most basic bottom line for naturalized players is that this person must have Chinese ancestry. If you have Chinese ancestry, your ancestors are Chinese, and it is normal to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors."

"Secondly, this player must recognize China and Chinese culture. Don't change nationality just for money, and then always look down on China and the Chinese around him. You must not want such a devil. Of course. , for example, if foreigners who have stayed in China for eight years want to become Chinese nationals, that is another matter."

"As we all know, the history of China is a history of continuous integration of nations and cultures. Although China has 56 ethnic groups, why can they be twisted together to form a tenacious and unyielding Chinese nation? Because we rely on our identification with Chinese culture, and They are not simply divided based on ethnicity and religion, unlike some ethnic groups or countries, but because of their different ethnic groups, there are endless internal conflicts. Therefore, if some mixed-race players overseas recognize Chinese culture, they will re-enter their nationality column. Fill in "China", why should you reject it?"

"Attracting excellent naturalized players to join the team in a short period of time will help the Chinese national team improve its overall combat effectiveness. But our purpose of naturalization is not short-term. I think it is a kind of integration. Excellent children play together. The ball will become better, and it will also drive other people to become better, there is nothing about it..."

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Dong Fangzhuo had already spoken, but what others said was unimportant. This article was published in the "Sports Weekly" run by Ma Dexing, and it was a slap in Ma Dexing's face...

The Chinese football king thinks naturalization is no problem, what are the rest of you beeping about? No one dares to say anything wrong with Dong Fangzhuo. If you can, go and win the World Cup first and then come back...

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