Beijing Shougang team will play the second round of the league match with Liaoning team on the evening of 14th. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that Nick Johnson, the new Defender of Shougang team, would lift the quarantine on the 14th, and he planned to go directly from Shanghai to Hangzhou. However, according to the local epidemic prevention policy, Johnson needed to conduct three days and three inspections, so he could not play against Liaoning.
Shougang team had foreign aid from Gibson, Brown and Lin Shuhao last season, but Shougang team did not renew their contract, but signed a new former French player Nick Johnson. Shougang team reached a signing agreement with Johnson in July, but there was a problem when applying for a work visa for him, which delayed Johnson’s departure time. It was not until the end of September that all his procedures were completed. He left for Shanghai from Dallas on October 3. After arriving, he began to be isolated and was lifted on the 14th. According to the plan, Johnson will go directly from Shanghai to Hangzhou. According to the local epidemic prevention policy in Hangzhou, he needs to conduct three days and three inspections before entering the competition area after everything is normal. In other words, Johnson will definitely not be able to play against Liaoning on the 14th. At the same time, Shougang team is also paying close attention to handling relevant registration procedures for him. Only after all these are completed can Johnson play for Shougang.
Johnson said in an exclusive interview with Beijing Youth Daily before: “I am very excited to join Shougang team. This is a team with details and a strong team, I hope I can be with the team as soon as possible. I am a good player who can do anything on the court.”
Shougang team is also in urgent need of Johnson’s joining. Shougang team has a somewhat thin lineup in No. 1 position. At present, the starting player is Tian Yuxiang, but he did not have much chance to play in the last season. At the same position, the replacements were young Yang Ali, Sun Haofeng and Sun Chenran. Among them, Yang Ali had a serious kick in the preseason match with Shandong team, and he could not fully exert himself at present, he did not enter the big list of the first game against Fujian. Under such circumstances, the Shougang team often needs Fang Shuo, who focuses on the second place, to undertake the important task of organizing and combing the team’s attack, but this is not the aspect he is best. Therefore, the arrival of Johnson is like a blessing to Shougang.
(Beiqing sports/Song Xiang)