Jose Antonio Camacho has named his squad for the upcoming Chinese friendly against Spain and it has a number of surprises. The biggest was Camacho’s failure to name Piao Cheng to the roster, despite widespread expectations that he would be a part of the team. There are a number of new players entering Camacho’s side for the first time, but he’s also surprisingly stuck by Sun Xiang and Zheng Zhi. Also, his failure to name any Liaoning player, especially the Chinese Super League’s leading Chinese scorer Yang Xu, is another disappointment.
Guangzhou Evergrande: Sun Xiang, Zheng Zhi, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng, Qin Sheng， Zhao Xuri, Gao Lin
Beijing Guoan: Yu Yang, Wang Xiaolong
Jiangsu Sainty: Liu Jianye
Shandong Luneng: Zheng Zheng, Hao Junmin, Geng Xiaofeng
Qingdao Jonoon: Liu Jian
Shanghai Shenhua: Feng Renliang
Dalian Shide: Lu Peng
Henan Jianye: Zeng Cheng, Zhao Peng, Zhang Li
Dalian Aerbin: Yu Dabao
Guangzhou R&F: Tang Miao, Xu Bo, Zhang Yuan
Beira Mar: Zhang Chengdong
*Names in italics are new to Camacho’s roster
Yang Xu must be feeling pretty sad.
I think it’s been so funny that there are so few Guo an players selected, while they perform the best with the fewest foreign players in the Chinese Super League…