Chapter 469 The new faces of Shining Star
When Xia Xiaoyu and his club teammates were changing clothes in the locker room and preparing to start a new day of training, he heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice coming from outside.
As the sound got louder and louder, he followed the sound and saw four people walking in from outside the locker room door, namely Zhang Qinghuan, Wang Guangwei, Chen Xingyi, and... Hu Lai!
Seeing the four people coming in, everyone in the locker room turned to look at them, and then vice-captain Qin Lin suddenly took the lead and applauded them.
Then the other Flash Star players in the locker room applauded them as they entered.
Amidst the applause, Zhang Qinghuan quickly slid aside and joined the applauding crowd.
The three young people just stood at the door, a little surprised and a little reserved in the face of everyone's applause.
Amid everyone's applause, the three young people took a step back and bowed to their teammates in the locker room.
When I got up again, someone in the locker room whistled: "Awesome!"
"Broad, broad! Really broad!"
Qin Lin stepped forward and smiled at the three young people: "You have achieved all of our goals."
"Brother Lin, you have also participated in the Olympics..." Hu Lai said.
Qin Lin quickly waved his hand: "That doesn't count."
During the 2012 Capital Olympics, Qin Lin participated in the men's football competition of that Olympics as one of the three over-age players.
However, the results were very poor and were later considered a shame by the media and fans.
Qin Lin, as an over-age player in that game, naturally attracted much expectation and attention. Everyone believes that he will lead this Olympic team to achieve a breakthrough for Chinese football in international competitions.
As a result, he did not show his strength in the game, and he could not integrate well with the team after joining the Olympic team temporarily.
As a result, during the game, he couldn't integrate into the team, and the team couldn't understand him. Everyone played their own game.
How is it possible to complete the task given by the Football Association - to reach the knockout stage?
For Qin Lin, it was also an Olympic Games full of painful memories. He didn't even feel that he had participated in this Olympic Games.
Xia Xiaoyu, who was next to Qin Lin, squeezed forward excitedly, looked at Hu Lai and grinned: "Brother Hu, I'm joining the first team!"
Hu Lai was very happy to see that his junior and school teammate really appeared in the first team. He patted Xia Xiaoyu on the shoulder hard: "Beautiful!"
The two of them worked well together when they were on the school team, and now that they are here at Flash Star, I believe they will be able to create sparks.
The most important thing is that the teammates who were on the school team together have also stood on the professional football field after hard work.
Hu Lai was sincerely happy for Xia Xiaoyu.
Then he looked around the locker room.
He found that there were a few familiar faces missing from the crowd. They must have left the Stars on transfer or on loan.
There are a few more new faces, probably from transfers.
Li Tielin came up and introduced the three new teammates - the three of them left the team after the end of last season and never came back. Today's team has undergone personnel changes, and of course they need to be re-introduced.
On the front line, Macaulay Murphy, a foreign aid forward in the previous two seasons, left and went to the Chinese League One team Sichuan Chongshan.
Because Chen Xingyi joined on loan last season, it was difficult for Murphy to play the main role in the team.
At that time, he had already decided to transfer and leave after the end of the season.
As for why he went to the Chinese League One team instead of the Chinese Super League team.
It's simple, because no Chinese Super League team wants him...
With his ability, it is difficult to find a suitable job and get a suitable salary in the Chinese Super League. But if he plays in the first division, there are still many teams rushing to get him, and he can also get a higher salary.
For Murphy, football is just a profession for him to make a living. If he can get a higher salary by playing in the Chinese League One team than in the Chinese Super League team, what's wrong with the Chinese League One team?
After Murphy left, Flash Star also introduced two forwards, but they were not foreign players.
Kang Ziqing, a forward who played for Yunyang Phoenix in the Zechu Province Chinese Super League last season, played for Yunyang Phoenix for four seasons. After the end of last season, his contract expired and he came to Flash Star on a free transfer. Average ability is better than being comprehensive and balanced, which means that you have abilities in all aspects, but they are not outstanding. But since Zhao Kangming positions him as a substitute forward, he needs such comprehensive and mediocre qualities. Otherwise, how could you be willing to come to Flash Star as a substitute for two young people?
Although his strength is not very strong, Zhao Kangming has no complaints if he can get him without spending a penny.
In addition to Kang Ziqing, there is a new player on the front line: Li Rong, who transferred from Shanhai Mariners. He is young, only 22 years old, a fast winger with strong breakthrough ability, and was signed by Zhao Kangming as a winger. Chen Xingyi's successor training - after all, after this season, it should be impossible for Dashun Golden Arrow to continue the loan or simply sell Chen Xingyi to Flash Star.
When Chen Xingyi is gone, what will happen to Flash Star's offensive system?
You must plan ahead.
Li Rong, a young player, cost Flash Star Club 7 million yuan, which is not cheap. The Mariners in Shanhaiguo were once trained as stars of hope, but now that they are twenty-two years old, they still cannot play a stable game in the team. In addition, this season, the Mariners first team promoted a player from the youth team called The young forward "Zhou Zijing" suddenly lost Li Rong's position in the first team's front line. He took the initiative to seek a transfer and came to Flash Star.
Hu Lai also learned from Li Rong's words that Zhou Zijing had really entered the professional football world and was doing well enough to join the first team of a strong team like Shanhai Mariners. Moreover, the Mariners Club also let go of Li Rong, who was also a young forward, for him, which shows how much the club values him.
The midfield has not made any signings so far, but has sold several original players.
In the back line, the club completed its most expensive signing so far this season.
Ding Yuanhai, a versatile defensive lineman who played the main rotation for Shanhailan Yue last season, can play as both right back and right center back. At the age of 27, he is also in his prime and is an important part of the Blue Moon defense. . However, he had a falling out with the Blue Moon Club over the contract renewal issue and insisted on leaving the team.
Logically speaking, there is no shortage of potential buyers for such a player, but the reason why he chose to come to Shining Star is entirely because of Zhao Kangming, the head coach of Shining Star.
Although Ding Yuanhai played for Shanhailanyue, the first stop of his career was at Poseidon in Nanling. Zhao Kangming was his mentor in the Poseidon youth team. It was precisely because of Zhao Kangming's training that he was able to Become a great professional player.
So after deciding to leave, when Zhao Kangming called him, he immediately rejected other clubs with higher salaries and switched to his mentor.
In order to get him, Flash Star Club paid a price of 18 million.
Ding Yuanhai is also the star transfer bidder during this transfer window.
But it's definitely a good deal.
After all, if Ding Yuanhai hadn't left, he would have been worth at least 20 million in the transfer market.
His arrival solved a hidden danger in Flash Star's defense, that is, as he grows older, the team's captain and original main center back Li Tielin has gradually been unable to keep up with the team's requirements for playing in the Chinese Super League.
When Flash Stars had just been promoted to the Chinese League One, Li Tielin transferred to join the team and is currently the longest-serving member of the team.
As captain, everyone respects him.
But as the main central defender...
When he first moved to Flash Stars, he was more than enough to cope with the Chinese League One, but now as he gets older, it is a bit difficult to cope with the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League.
It is impossible for Zhao Kangming to give him a main position just because he is the captain.
Ding Yuanhai's arrival is to replace the thirty-two-year-old Li Tielin.
Li Tielin will continue to play his role as captain in the locker room.
In addition, Zhao Kangming also promoted several players from the Flash Star youth team and reserve team who were trained by the club's own youth training system, represented by Xia Xiaoyu, who will also become a supplement to the team's lineup.
But generally speaking, Flash Star has not spent a lot of money in the transfer market, and the signings have not been strong. There have been no major changes in the overall framework of the team, but they have only strengthened some weak links.
This is also in line with the business philosophy of Flash Star Club.
That means never burning money blindly.
This is related to the fact that Flash Star is not a financially strong club.
It can also be seen from Flash Star's performance in the transfer market that when Zhao Kangming said in an interview with reporters that his team's goal this season is to avoid relegation, he was not being modest, but seeking truth from facts.
With the depth and width of the current lineup of Flash Star, it is indeed difficult to achieve good results in the Chinese Super League.
The Chinese Super League is different from the Chinese Premier League. The Chinese Super League is a game for wealthy financiers who do not use money as money.
Dashun Golden Arrows, Lingnan South China Tigers, Nanjiarui Lions, Shanhai Mariners...the money spent by these teams on a foreign player is probably higher than the entire season's transfer budget of Flash Stars.
It is probably the business philosophy of Flash Star that gave birth to the football concept of "Zhao Kangming and his children".
Pay attention to youth training and reuse young people.
Spend a little money to do big things.
Although it may not be possible to win the championship, it can inject fresh blood into Chinese football, which is not a bad thing for Chinese football as a whole.
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