On the Road of Domestication of Chinese Football

It is getting closer to the top 18 Asian matches of the US Canada Mexico World Cup. However, Wu Lei, the top player of the national football team, was suspended from the next game due to accumulated yellow cards. Fernando was also injured accidentally in an internal training of the club, probably unable to catch up with the battle of life and death with Thailand. It is no exaggeration to say that Wu Lei and Fernando are two of the best players in the preliminary round of the World Cup. Although the head coach of the national football team, Ivan Sangumaolu, urgently recruited Alan to replace Wu Lei and partner with former Guoan forward team mate Zhang Yuling, the 35 year old Alan can only be used as a transition candidate for the front line. It is a stopgap measure to solve the urgent problem. The top priority of the national football team is to find a suitable naturalization candidate.

The topic of domestication of the national football team has always been concerned by everyone. It was originally thought that Chinese football could achieve some success with the help of naturalized players, but the idea was very beautiful and the reality was very skinny. For some reasons, these naturalized players played a very low role in the national football team, and the expected effect was not achieved. At present, some naturalized players have withdrawn from the national football team and left the country. What is certain is that China's massive domestication strategy may not even achieve the passing grade so far.

However, seeing the outstanding performance of Indonesia U23 in the Olympic qualifiers, especially its historic progress to the top four after defeating Australia and South Korea U23, and the best record of national teams at all levels, the Chinese Football Association seems to have rekindled the hope of naturalization. Now the Chinese Football Association has once again raised the naturalization strategy to a new height, and placed the hope of attacking the World Cup on the players who are going to be naturalized.

Earlier, the media revealed that Cangzhou Lions had received foreign aid. Oscar, 24, expressed his willingness to be naturalized to the club. As soon as the news came out, it quickly caused a heated debate among fans. However, Cangzhou Lions did not submit their naturalization application for Oscar, which must be related to the interests of the club.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is quite difficult and comprehensive for Oscar to become a naturalized player of the national football team. For this, only the decision-making level of Chinese football can take the lead. However, from the current point of view, the Chinese Football Association has not made any new moves, and the National Football Association is getting closer to the battle of life and death.

In addition to the Oscar, Wu Xiaohai, a Chinese player who currently plays for the VANCOUVER WHITE HATS, also came into the eyes of the Football Association. Wu Xiaohai has gradually come to the fore in the club. No matter where he plays, he looks young and mature, and has an unlimited future. Unfortunately, Wu Xiaohai refused the invitation of the Chinese Football Association or felt that the price offered by the Chinese Football Association was too low, so he chose to give up naturalization.

In fact, as far as domestication is concerned, it is obviously too hypocritical to require every player to be domesticated because of "patriotism". Even if the national football team clearly stated its goal of domestication: to care about China and expect to sing the national anthem is nothing more than "do as the Romans do". If you want to speed up the process of naturalization, the Chinese Football Association still has the dominant power.

In general, naturalization is not a temporary cramming. If older players are chosen to fight the fire, it is of little significance in the long run. Naturalization is a systematic project, which requires a long-term and comprehensive plan. Naturalization still needs to find the right direction, and we must not rush to the doctor in case of illness. Perhaps the successful experience of Indonesia is what we really need to learn.