The landscape of the Chinese Super League (CSL) will undergo changes, with Shanghai Shenhua emerging as a strong contender, making the title race more intense. In 2024, the suspense surrounding the championship was significant, but not particularly fierce. Essentially, it was a competition between two Shanghai teams, with the "Shanghai Double" clearly stronger than other teams. However, this situation is set to change in the next season, with the title race becoming more complex. After the departure of Oscar and Balagas, the two strongest foreign players left Shanghai Port. Even with sufficient funds, it is almost impossible to find equally skilled foreign players under the salary cap regulations. At current salary levels, the likelihood of finding exceptional talent is very small. Additionally, the group of players from Chongming Island has gradually faded away, with Wang Shenchao, Lü Wenjun, and Zhang Linpeng no longer in the main lineup. Furthermore, Wu Lei is already 33 years old, and there is no longer an advantage in domestic players. Moreover, Shanghai Port will reduce its investment and enter a relatively low-key period. It is estimated that by the next season, the overall strength of Shanghai Port will decrease to some extent, and Muscat will face difficulties in player selection. Shanghai Shenhua performed exceptionally strongly in the 2024 season, coming closest to the CSL title since 2008, falling just one point short of the championship trophy. Although they ultimately did not win the title, the team demonstrated significant strength. After a season of integration, head coach Slutsky has blended well with the team and gained…

On the afternoon of January 3rd, Beijing time, 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder Serginho officially arrived in Beijing. The blogger "Elefse" from the Guoan team also released a video of Serginho's arrival in Beijing. Despite the long journey, Serginho appeared to be in good spirits. He even raised the scarf of his new club, Beijing Guoan, at the airport upon invitation. Throughout the event, he maintained a smile and fulfilled the fans' requests for autographs and photos. Born on March 15, 1995, Serginho plays as an attacking midfielder. He has played for many years with the Japanese J-League powerhouse Kashima Antlers, winning the 2018 AFC Champions League title as a core player. On January 24, 2020, Serginho joined Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League. In the following five seasons, he played a total of 100 games for Yatai, contributing 30 goals and 23 assists. On the German "Transfermarkt," Serginho's market value remains as high as 1.8 million euros, surpassing that of most national team players. As he is about to meet the naturalization conditions of living in China for 5 years, coupled with both Serginho and the Chinese Football Association's intention to complete the naturalization process, his nationality conversion is currently underway and may be completed by the beginning of this year. If all goes well, Serginho could participate in the two matches of the national team's 18-strong qualifiers in March. Serginho's skills and characteristics undoubtedly perfectly match the attacking midfielder position in Ivan's "4-4-2" diamond formation. If he can join the national team, it will be a significant help for…

The battle for the championship in the 2024 Chinese Super League (CSL) was not particularly intense, as it was essentially a competition between the two Shanghai teams, who were clearly stronger than the other teams. However, this situation will not continue into the next season, as the championship race is expected to become more complex. Shanghai Port's strength has declined, and they will no longer possess an overwhelming advantage after the departure of their top foreign players, Oscar and Balagas. Even with ample funds, it is almost impossible to find replacements under the salary cap regulations, and the likelihood of finding valuable players at the current salary level is extremely low. Additionally, the group of players from Chongming Island are gradually aging, with Wang Shenchao, Lü Wenjun, and Zhang Linpeng, among others, largely phased out of the starting lineup, and Wu Lei is also getting older. Moreover, compared to other strong teams, the local players of Shanghai Port no longer have an advantage. Furthermore, the club will become more cautious in terms of investment and enter a relatively "low-key period." It is expected that by the next season, Shanghai Port's overall strength will decrease to a certain extent, and even if Muscat is very capable, he will face the challenge of making bricks without straw. Shanghai Shenhua, on the other hand, has shown a different situation. They made a full recovery in the 2024 season and performed very strongly. This was the closest they had been to the CSL championship since 2008, missing out on the trophy by just one…

Recently, the Chinese football world has been shaken by a surprising piece of news. The Chinese coaching staff, who were originally learning foreign coaching tactics with the national team, have undergone a significant personnel adjustment. Group leader Zheng Zhi has been urgently transferred to serve as the head coach of the U17 national team. This change undoubtedly injects new vitality and expectations into the future of the U17 national team. At the same time, Chen Tao has also been appointed as an assistant coach for the U17 team. His addition will further enhance the strength and tactical understanding of this young team! Furthermore, former member of the Chinese coaching staff, Shao Jiayi, has made an important decision. He resigned from his position in the national team and turned to become the head coach of Qingdao team. As an experienced coach and player, Shao Jiayi's joining will undoubtedly bring new tactical concepts and systems to Qingdao team, hopefully helping this team achieve better results in future competitions. With the successive departures of Zheng Zhi, Chen Tao, and Shao Jiayi, the Chinese coaching staff of the national team has effectively disbanded. This change means that in future competitions, the Chinese team will rely more on the foreign coaching team and Ivan's tactical guidance. For Ivan, this is undoubtedly a major piece of good news. He will have greater autonomy to formulate and implement his own tactical concepts without being disturbed or constrained by the Chinese coaching staff. The disbandment of the Chinese coaching staff also marks a major transformation in the coaching…

A week ago, Miao Yuan mentioned in a live broadcast that Henan's new signings included a midfielder from Shanghai Port, and Zheng Dalun quickly came into the public eye. However, with subsequent rumors of players such as Liao Li Sheng, Zheng Qian Hao, Yang Ming Yang, Zhao Jian Fei, etc., Zheng Dalun was overlooked by Henan fans. Now, as Henan begins the second phase of winter training, Zheng Dalun's name appears on the winter training list. However, this is not surprising, as Zheng Dalun wants to secure a stable contract this time. Zheng Dalun was born in February 1994, is 170cm tall, and plays as a midfielder and right winger. He has played for Shanghai Zhongbang, Shanghai SIPG, Tianjin Quanjian, Shenzhen Jiaoye, and Cangzhou Lions. At Tianjin Quanjian, he encountered unpaid wages, and when he joined Shenzhen, he also encountered unpaid wages. When he transferred to Cangzhou Lions, he still encountered unpaid wages. Every time, he accurately joined a club with unpaid wages.. Zheng Dalun will soon be 31 years old and has entered the twilight of his career. He needs to choose a stable and reliable job, and Henan is undoubtedly his best choice. Zheng Dalun has excellent speed and dribbling ability, able to use his speed to break through the opponent's defense and deliver threatening passes. He can play as a right back, right midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger, etc., making him a versatile player on the field. Although Zheng Dalun is an attacking player, mainly responsible for attacking on the field, tackling is still one of…

In the next two days, the Chinese Super League's winter training will once again reach a climax as teams such as Chengdu Rongcheng, Beijing Guoan, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, and Changchun Yatai will successively head to Haikou to start the first or second phase of their winter training. Chengdu Rongcheng will gather today, and last night to this morning, four national-level newcomers have appeared in the dormitories of the Rongcheng base, including former Shandong Taishan midfielder Liao Lisheng, former Wuhan Three Towns goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo, former Changchun Yatai defender Yuan Mincheng, and former Tianjin Jinmen Tiger central defender Han Pengfei. Contracts with Chengdu Rongcheng are about to be signed for these four players. With the arrival of the new recruits, the team will fly to Haikou tonight or tomorrow to officially begin their winter training. Rumors about players like Li Ke and Wu Xiaohai have not yet been confirmed. In the new season, Chengdu Rongcheng's bench strength has been further strengthened to fully cope with multi-front battles. Of course, with the departure of Palacios, the team will also introduce a foreign player in the winger position, forming a five-foreigner combination of two forwards, one midfielder, and two defenders. In the early hours of today, Beijing Guoan's new coach and newcomers embarked on their journey to Beijing. Among them, new coach Santi Solari arrived in Beijing around 6-7 am today and will undergo a physical examination. The highly anticipated naturalized player Serginho is expected to arrive in the capital at noon or in the afternoon and will soon join Beijing Guoan. Due…

The person named Gou Zhongwen is really speechless. He was originally engaged in scientific research but insisted on managing sports, and was eventually arrested for embezzlement. When this incident came out, everyone clapped their hands in approval, after all, the things he did during his tenure were too outrageous. Although Gou Zhongwen has a master's degree in engineering and a doctorate in management, and is also a researcher-level senior engineer, these achievements have nothing to do with sports. He had been working in research institutes and research and development centers before, and had no understanding of sports projects at all. At that time, there was another very suitable candidate, Cai Zhenhua. Not only was he a world champion, but he also achieved excellent results as a coach after retiring. Even the Chinese men's football team improved under his leadership. This kind of person who has actually worked in sports was not used, but an outsider was chosen instead. The General Administration of Sport is such an important department. Finding someone who knows nothing about it to manage it is simply absurd, just like asking a chef to repair a car. Although they are both technical jobs, they are completely different. Some people say that Gou Zhongwen had successfully implemented reforms before, but the particularity of the sports field is very strong, and it cannot be compared with other industries. Reform experience alone is not enough. The first thing Gou Zhongwen did after taking office was to push Cai Zhenhua away. Cai had devoted most of his life to Chinese sports,…

In the 2024 season, Beijing Guoan finished 3 points behind Chengdu Rongcheng to secure fourth place in the league and earned a spot in the AFC Champions League second-tier competition! Facing the challenges of a three-front campaign in the new season, Beijing Guoan must not only change coaches but also strengthen their squad. Changing coaches has become a staple for Beijing Guoan at the end of each season in recent years. Suarez's tenure in the first half of the 2024 season was unsuccessful, but he gradually gave fans hope later on. However, after the season ended, Beijing Guoan did not choose to renew his contract. After Suarez's departure, none of the rumored coaches reported by the media arrived; instead, they chose Spanish coach Quique Setien. Setien's previous coaching record is nothing special, even somewhat lacking. Since the Guoan club chose him, there must be a reason for their choice. Setien is a coach who emphasizes midfield play and advocates ground-based attacking football, which may be why Beijing Guoan chose him, or perhaps Setien can prove himself at Beijing Guoan! Setien will arrive in Beijing on January 3rd, and new signing Serginho is already on a plane to Beijing. Changchun Yatai probably didn't expect that after playing for the club for 5 years, Serginho would end up wearing the Beijing Guoan jersey. On January 24th, Serginho will officially meet the conditions for naturalization. Since joining Changchun Yatai from Kashima Antlers on a free transfer on January 24, 2020, Serginho has been playing for Changchun Yatai. Serginho is an all-round player capable…

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On the last day of 2024, an announcement from Shanghai Shenhua sparked heated discussions among fans. The team announced that it would not renew contracts with several players upon their expiration and also prematurely terminated its contract with a young player surnamed Wen (full name Wen Jia Bao, referred to as "Little Wen" in the media due to naming conventions). This former rising star of the national football team, who fell prematurely, now faces the awkward situation of being "fired" before his contract ends, which is truly heart-wrenching. Wen Jia Bao, the left-back born in 1999, showed remarkable football talent at a young age. His technical characteristics are distinct, with a strong sense of the overall game, and he has performed well on both offense and defense. In defense, he can accurately predict the opponent's passing lines, timely position himself and make tackles to regain possession for the team; in attack, he possesses certain abilities to assist by joining the play, effectively cooperating with midfielders and forwards to create scoring opportunities for the team. However, in recent years, Wen's professional performance has been unsatisfactory. In 2017, Wen made a name for himself in the Chinese Super League, starting 8 games for Guangzhou Evergrande, playing 217 minutes, and winning the league championship with the team, breaking the record for the youngest starting U23 player after the implementation of the U23 policy, which was quite glorious. But since then, his career has been on a downward trajectory. In 2019, Wen joined Tianjin Tianhai Football Club on loan, only playing 10 times throughout…