China team named by FIFA with worst statistics in the world

TPO - FIFA's latest report shows that China is the country with the lowest input-output ratio of naturalized players in the past 5 years (only 0.08 points according to FIFA's statistical criteria). Meanwhile, the Philippines' similar statistics reached 0.37 in the same period.

What is more alarming for Chinese football is that the playing rate of naturalized players in the national team is only 58%, much lower than the 82% rate of international players in the domestic league. This means that almost all foreign players are used at the club, but names with foreign blood rarely have an official place in the national team.

This is quite surprising because in national teams, especially in average teams, naturalized players are always the "backbone" of the team. Because normally, the level of these players must surpass the national team to be naturalized. That does not exist in the national team of a billion people.

It reflects the fact that Chinese football is wasting its naturalization resources. Over the past 5 years, fans can name the names of players “imported” from strong football backgrounds who have not contributed much to the team.

Goulart is naturalized but is not eligible to play for the Chinese national team.

First is Fernando. Guangzhou Evergrande paid his agent 86 million yuan in 2019 (300 billion VND) to naturalize this Brazilian striker. But in the national team, he only scored 2 goals in 2 years. In total, in 3 years playing for Guangzhou Evergrande, he only played 22 times before his contract was terminated.

Elkeson is a similar example. Highly regarded as the top scorer in the Chinese Super League. However, in 3 years playing for the national team, he only scored 4 goals before retiring at the age of 35 because no team invited him.

Goulart is perhaps the most forgettable case. The Brazilian midfielder spent a total of 800 million yuan on naturalization fees, equivalent to 2,800 billion VND (including signing bonus, tax, and agent fees). Ironically, in the end, FIFA determined that he was not eligible to play for the Chinese national team. Goulart then returned to Brazil to play football and it is reported that he has returned his citizenship.

Jiang Guangtai is a rare success story. Having played in the Premier League for Everton, Jiang Guangtai is naturally qualified to play for China. However, after a few good years, the central defender has been in a terrible decline. At this time, he is almost only called up to the national team to "fill a position", according to Sohu.

The purpose of naturalization was originally to compensate for the shortcomings of domestic players, but in fact, with Chinese football, it is a situation of "spending money to buy problems". It can be said that waiting for resources from mercenaries in the Chinese team has failed and it is partly the reason why they have never been successful in nearly a decade.

Dang Lai

Source: https://tienphong.vn/tuyen-trung-quoc-bi-fifa-neu-ten-voi-thong-ke-kem-nhat-the-gioi-post1738140.tpo