The former Luneng captain was born at the wrong time. He met Su Maozhen when he was a forward. He switched to defender and met Li Weifeng.

In this case, I might as well throw some light on it and introduce the comfort in my impression. In the author's opinion, Shu Chang is simply synonymous with being born at the wrong time.

Shu Chang was born on February 24, 1977 in Qingdao, Shandong. As a boy, he played as a forward on the court. He had good skills, headed the bat, and had good awareness. He was definitely one of the best among his peers. Therefore, he was selected into the first team at a young age and became teammates with the famous Su Maozhen. This is both Shu Chang's luck and Shu Chang's misfortune.

The lucky side is that Su Maozhen, a real man in football, is recognized as a good person and good player. From the perspective of teammates, being able to fight side by side with such a role model is naturally a blessing in life; the unfortunate side is that Shu Chang is a forward. If he wants to rise as a forward, then Su Maozhen is the one he cannot avoid. competitors.

Some fans may not understand this. Why does Shu Chang have to compete with Su Maozhen instead of fighting side by side as a strike partner?

The reason is very simple, because the forward configuration of that era was popular with one high and one fast. For example, Argentina's Batistuta and Lopez, such as Italy's Vieri and Del Piero, and England's Shearer and Owen... Since even the established strong teams in European and American football have this kind of striker configuration, How can the Shandong team be exempted?

Shu Chang was born as a forward. He is 1.83 meters tall and has a fierce header. However, he has never been known for his speed. In fact, speed is the shortcoming of comfort. This means that if Shu Chang wants to advance as a forward, he can only play the high point.

However, who was the high point that the Shandong team relied on most on the front line at that time? Naturally, it is Su Maozhen, which is evident from his nickname of "Golden-headed Old Mao". Any old fan who has experienced that era should know very well that with Su Maozhen's personal ability and status in the world, as long as he is not injured, he will naturally be the absolute main force in Shandong's front line. There is no suspense at all. He is definitely not Shu Chang. Plant a fledgling rookie to replace it.

Therefore, there are not many choices in front of Shu Chang. When he met Su Maozhen as a forward, he either sat on the bench and played all over the bench, or he switched to other positions to look for opportunities to play. After some attempts, Shu Chang finally fixed his position as a central defender. Around 1998, Shu Chang became the main central defender of the Shandong team.

As we all know, it is definitely not easy for a player who is used to playing as a forward to suddenly switch to playing as a central defender. Fortunately, Shu Chang's will was strong enough and his abilities were strong enough, so he got through it. He not only became the main central defender of the Shandong team, but also became the core central defender of this team.

Since he can play an important role in the Shandong team, it means that Shu Chang is a leader among his peers, and the Olympic team will naturally open the door to him. In fact, Shu Chang was not only selected for the Olympic team, but also became a regular in the team's main lineup and performed quite well.

However, although Shu Chang's performance was good, the core of the National Olympic defense at that time was Li Weifeng, who was still young at the time. In other words, Li Weifeng's impression will obviously be more profound.

You might as well listen to what Li Dongguo (PS: later changed his name to Li Tongguo), an old rival of the Olympic team, has to say. Many years later, Li Dongguo talked about his impressions of that group of Chinese Olympic players. According to him, he was very familiar with Li Weifeng, but he had no impression of Shu Chang.

A step behind often means a step behind. If we say that while playing for the Olympic team, Shu Chang could also play alongside Li Weifeng as a partner. Then, at the level of the national team, these two people will become out-and-out competitors. As we all know, Fan Zhiyi of that era, as long as he did not encounter injuries, his main position was unshakable. If other central defenders want to move up, they can only compete for the position to partner with Fan Zhiyi.

The result is clear at a glance. Li Weifeng successfully took over and appeared in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan as the main central defender of the national football team. As for Shu Chang, it is difficult to even be selected for the national team's roster.

What is quite interesting is that after Shu Chang's position in the Shandong team was completely stabilized, there was news that Li Weifeng might join the Shandong team. At that time, an insider categorically claimed that Li Jinyu and Shu Chang had some "opinions" on Li Weifeng - you may wish to taste the meaning for yourself.

However, it is not so easy to be the core of the Shandong team's defense. Although Shu Chang worked extremely hard and even though Shu Chang wore the captain's armband of the Luneng team on his shoulders, he still could not escape the fate of being criticized. Old fans who have experienced that era should have heard the slogan "Losing is uncomfortable", right?

To be fair, Shu Chang was accused back then, and it was indeed Shu Chang’s own reasons. He didn't turn around fast enough and was repeatedly targeted by his opponents. This is a fact that no one can deny.

However, it is actually unreasonable to blame all problems on Shu Chang.

We must realize that the Shandong team's style of play at that time had too high requirements for the ability of the central defender, especially the speed of the central defender. But this area happens to be Shu Chang's shortcoming. In other words, the Shandong team's tactics at the time were simply not suitable for Shu Chang's technical characteristics, which infinitely amplified the shortcomings of the famous Shandong player's slow turn.

What is ironic is that after Shu Chang retired sadly, everyone suddenly discovered that there was no domestic defender in the Shandong team who could reach the level of the former Luneng captain. It is only after losing it that we realize how precious it is.

Throughout Shu Chang’s playing career, the former Luneng captain fully explained what it means to be born at the wrong time. He met Su Maozhen when he was a forward, and he met Li Weifeng when he switched to defender. He was also told that his skills were not suitable at all. The unique tactical system magnifies shortcomings infinitely, which makes me drunk just thinking about it...