The national football team's preparation for the World Preliminary Tournament has set off another storm of passionate events, and the high-profile issue of naturalized players has become the focus of preparation. According to the plan, the national football team will regroup on August 18 to prepare for the first two rounds of the top 18 of the World Preliminary Championship in early September. However, the problem of naturalizing players has become a major challenge in the preparation process of the national football team.
As part of the preparations, the national football coaching staff plans to recruit about 28 players to participate in this training camp. However, due to a number of objective factors, including funding, procedures and the affairs of the club, the naturalization process was not all smooth sailing. It is reported that the naturalization work of Cangzhou Lions Club player Oscar is not progressing well, and Changchun Yatai Club player Serginho will not be able to meet the relevant naturalization conditions until late January next year. This makes the possibility of the national football team recruiting naturalized newcomers very small.
Another aspect of the national football team's preparation is the opponent it faces. In the first three rounds of the round of 18 of the World Preliminary Championship, the national football team will face Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia respectively. This is a formidable challenge for any team, especially since under the leadership of coach Ivankovic, the national football team is facing a competition against strong rivals.
Although there have been many calls for the naturalization of Oscar and Serginho, the naturalization of these two players has not been smooth due to various factors. This included remuneration and enforcement challenges within the club, which led to an impasse in the naturalization process. Especially in Chinese football, there is a large gap between the salary standards of local players and foreign players in clubs, so once a player is naturalized, he will have to face a series of problems such as the implementation of the club's salary, which makes the naturalization work more complicated.
In this case, the Chinese Football Association is naturally helpless. The main body of naturalized players is the club, and if the club is unable to promote the naturalization of players for various reasons, it is difficult for the Chinese Football Association to intervene and solve it. Industry insiders pointed out that the Chinese team has recruited a number of naturalized attackers, and if it wants to add new naturalized players, the main target will be mainly focused on the midfielders who can "rush, run, and pass". Among the many rumored naturalization targets, Zhou Dingyang of Chengdu Rongcheng Club has become the object of much attention. However, since Zhou Dingyang has previously represented other AFC member association teams in official competitions, the possibility of his naturalization is not optimistic.
On the other hand, the national football team is also having to dig into the existing candidate players. This also means that the coaching staff needs to find the right way to connect with the people they already have. It can be said that the road to preparation for the national football team is bumpy, and the problem of naturalized players makes the preparation work even more difficult.
In this context of the lack of naturalized newcomers, the national football coaching staff is also focusing on adjusting the team's preparation strategy. They need to get the most out of their existing players and not lose sight of the experienced veterans. Although the preparation process is full of difficulties and challenges, the national football coaching staff will not give up on the team's preparation. They will be committed to integrating team resources to make the team achieve better form and performance on the way to the World Qualifiers.
As an important weight in preparing for international competitions, the issue of naturalized players will be a difficult bone for the national football team. However, in addition to this problem, the various challenges faced by the national football team in preparing for the game cannot be ignored. Seeking a breakthrough in adversity and preparing for the World Preliminaries will be a major test for the national football team. On the journey of preparing for the game, the national football coaching staff needs to strategize and formulate a more scientific and reasonable preparation strategy, so that the team can fully prepare and adjust for the World Preliminaries.
In short, the road of the national football team to prepare for the World Preliminary Tournament will not be smooth sailing, and the problem of naturalized players will be a major challenge in the preparation work. However, with the deepening of the preparations, I believe that the national football team can overcome all difficulties and work hard to achieve better results in preparing for the World Preliminaries.