Gifted, age quietly looking forward to.
Dong Fangzhuo 1985 was born in Dalian, a famous football city, and received professional football training as a teenager. In 2003, Dong Fangzhuo entered the first team in Dalian. However, due to the fierce competition in Dalian at that time, Dong Fangzhuo didn't play much. But he still played well in the AFC Champions League and the FA Cup, especially in the AFC Champions League and the south of the city, where he scored a wonderful volley. Dong Fangzhuo's speed and power are amazing, especially his ability to sprint in a straight line. At the same time, he also has good skills and ability to divide the ball, and the final goal is also more accurate. At that time, he was regarded as a promising star.
In 2004, Dong Fangzhuo was signed by Manchester United for 3.5 million pounds after a short trial. The signing of the contract caused great panic in China football at that time. Although the national football players set off a wave of studying abroad at that time, Yang Chen was a relegation hero in Frankfurt, Sun Jihai was the main right-back of Manchester City, and Fan Zhiyi wore the armband of Crystal Palace captain and so on. But these players are all middle and lower reaches of the five major leagues, and Manchester United, which Dong Fangzhuo joined, is the overlord of the Premier League and the top club of the Champions League.
In addition, the transfer fee of 3.5 million pounds was the highest among China players at that time. Some people think that this signing is for Manchester United to open up the China market and engage in commercial promotion. However, in Ferguson's coaching career, there were also mistakes, but there was no need to introduce an unwanted player specifically for the commercial promotion of the club. After coming to Manchester United, Ferguson also paid enough attention to Dong Fangzhuo. The 19-year-old China youngster works out with Manchester United's big-name stars in the first team and is often coached by Ferguson. However, due to Dong Fangzhuo's few appearances in the national team, he failed to qualify for the Premier League, so Manchester United loaned him to Antwerp.
Dong Fangzhuo, 19 years old, quickly found the feeling of scoring in Antwerp, and often used his speed and impact to single out the whole defense. During his three years in Belgium, Dong Fangzhuo scored 35 goals in 70 appearances. In the 2005-06 season, he scored 18 goals in 28 games, and was the top scorer in Belgium. At this time, Dong Fangzhuo, who was only 2 1 year-old, was not only highly anticipated by China fans, but also thought that he and Ronaldo and Rooney, both born in 1985, would be the new Red Devils Class 92!
The competition is fierce, and it is difficult to gain a foothold in Manchester United.
Dong Fangzhuo's outstanding performance in Antwerp was naturally noticed by Ferguson. In the first half of the 2006-07 season, Dong Fangzhuo made 14 appearances and scored 10 goals. So in the winter break from June 5438 to October 2007/KLOC-0, Manchester United recalled Dong Fangzhuo early, when he was less than 22 years old. However, at that time, Manchester United was in its heyday, and there were top stars such as Ronaldo, Rooney and Saha in the front line alone. Dong Fangzhuo needs to compete with these big coffees for a chance to play, which is incredibly difficult.
In the 2006-07 season, Manchester United's overall state was very good, and it established a grand starting advantage in the Premier League early. Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney, two young strikers, once became the starting team, and Dong Fangzhuo had to wait for the opportunity on the bench. In the 34th round, because Manchester United won the championship ahead of schedule, Dong Fangzhuo was able to get out for the first time in the away game against Chelsea. However, Dong Fangzhuo did not seize this hard-won opportunity to perform well, and did nothing in more than 70 minutes of playing time. Maybe he doesn't adapt to the tactics of the team, or maybe the big-name teammates around him don't trust him very much.
But Dong Fangzhuo didn't actively express his desire. He doesn't seem too excited. He just wandered around the front line lazily, without any threat. In the 73rd minute, Ferguson replaced Dong Fangzhuo with Rooney. Xiao pang, who just played, forced the opposing defender with a flying shovel, and then quickly returned to his restricted area to help defend. In the Premier League, which really emphasizes confrontation and high shooting, not only fans like it, but also the head coach appreciates those players who are active in running and brave and tenacious in style. It can be said that this game left a very bad impression on Ferguson. Later, the famous phrase "Dong is world-class from the neck down" was said at that time.
In the following 2007-08 season, Manchester United added two attackers, Tevez and Nani. In this way, Dong Fangzhuo faced more and more fierce competition in the front line, and his appearance rate was lower, but Ferguson gave Dong Fangzhuo a chance. In the list of the most important 25 players in the Champions League, Dong Fangzhuo is impressively listed. Ferguson would rather use Dong Fangzhuo to occupy a non-European quota than choose a young player from the reserve team. You should know that there were young talents like Welbeck in Manchester United's youth training camp at that time. This fully shows Dong Fangzhuo's position in Manchester United at that time. The first team is a 5-6 forward, but it is definitely the first person in the reserve team.
In the Champions League group match against Rome, Dong Fangzhuo got the chance to come off the bench, and then in the knockout round, Dong Fangzhuo was on the big list but didn't play. In the end, Manchester United won the Champions League Big Ear Cup, and Dong Fangzhuo also won a championship medal. During his one-and-a-half-season at Manchester United, Dong Fangzhuo was between the first team and the reserve team. At that time, because of the fierce competition in Manchester United's attacking position, he didn't get enough playing opportunities to exercise and improve his best condition.
Although history can't be assumed, what if Dong Fangzhuo joined a middle and lower reaches team in the Premier League instead of Manchester United?
Repeatedly troubled by injuries and illnesses, serving the country with injuries. Dong Fangzhuo's physical quality is excellent, but she is also very fragile. During his stay in Antwerp, he suffered minor injuries from time to time, which directly affected his absenteeism rate. In three years, he only made 70 appearances for Antwerp. During the 2005 World Youth Championship, Crouchen used Gao Lin in the front line, and Dong Fangzhuo simply sat on the bench and watched the "Super Platinum Generation" climb to the top 16. At that time, fans all over the country were waiting for the biggest player in the national youth team from Manchester United to leave the game.
Dong Fangzhuo really paid enough attention to the honor of the national youth team. At that time, he broke his foot and came to the World Youth Championship because of the blockade. Dong Fangzhuo didn't show up until the last 3 minutes when the National Youth Team was eliminated by the German team 2-3. Finally, Dong Fangzhuo gave Crouchen an angry push after the game. In February 2008, Dong Fangzhuo was fouled by Manchester United Reserves and Blackburn, and his cruciate ligament was torn, so he was reimbursed for the season. Dong Fangzhuo did not stop the operation for the Olympic Games, but took radical treatment. It was this serious injury that caused him to never return to the peak.
In August, Dong Fangzhuo, who has not recovered from injury, scored a wonderful header in the first match of the New Zealand Olympic Games, which is the only goal of China football in three world series. Maybe this is fate. After the Olympic Games, Dong Fangzhuo left his proudest Manchester United team and started his career decline at the age of 23. After returning to Dalian, Dong Fangzhuo failed for two consecutive seasons, and then moved to Polish, Portuguese, Estonian and other countries' leagues, but he was no longer the lightning-fast "King Dong". 27-year-old Dong Fangzhuo joined Hunan Xiangtao Club on 20/0/2, and Dong Fangzhuo quit Hebei Zhongji Club on 20/0/5 due to injury.
Proud but introverted, it is difficult to integrate into the group.
Apart from injuries, Dong Fangzhuo's personality is also a key factor in Dong Fangzhuo's career. Dong Fangzhuo is a very proud man. After Manchester United won the Champions League in 2008, although Dong Fangzhuo played only one group match, he finally won a championship medal. In various official statistics of UEFA, he is a champion member. But Dong Fangzhuo always thought that this champion had nothing to do with him, and there was nothing to show off.
Among the peers in National Youth Training and Olympic Training, Dong Fangzhuo from Manchester United showed no concern for the coach and teammates, and Manchester United players became his biggest label. Dujkovic once said of him: We have a Diego Diego Maradona in our team. Pun intended, not only affirmed Dong Fangzhuo's skill, but also pointed out his problems.
Dong Fangzhuo is an introvert.
Probably because he grew up in a single-parent family. Dong Fangzhuo doesn't like to communicate with others. When a person comes to Europe, he doesn't have many friends around him. After many years in Belgium and Manchester, he didn't even have the most basic language skills. How can he understand the coach's skills and tactics? I heard that Sun Jihai, a fellow villager from Dalian who was also in Manchester at that time, often took him to some local activities, but it was still difficult for Dong Fangzhuo to fit in.
As for Manchester United, because of the language barrier, Dong Fangzhuo doesn't have many friends. He just exercises silently and plays the reserve game silently. In contrast, Sun Jihai and Yang Chen, the most successful players studying abroad in China, are well integrated into their respective teams and have a general exchange with their teammates and coaches from competition, exercise to life, which are the key factors for the success of studying abroad. It is this arrogant+introverted personality that makes Dong Fangzhuo take on everything alone, like a lone ranger at home and abroad.
Write it at the end
Dong Fangzhuo is undoubtedly the most talented football player in China in recent 20 years, but it is a pity that many reasons have hindered his further growth.