The Changchun Yatai Sentinel
Squad2 Nov 2026
Wu Yake makes the team of the month
Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
Market2 Nov 2026
The Arinze Udeh Clinton story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Arinze Udeh Clinton signs something — a contract at Changchun Yatai or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Yan Zhiyu knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Changchun Yatai, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Qi Yuxi has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Qi Yuxi has written the date down.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Meng Jingchao has settled at Changchun Yatai
The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
The manager comes out for Ming Tian
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Ming Tian has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
In brief
- Squad Meng Jingchao is put on a programme of his own
- Squad Wang Yiming is fit again