News source, Shougang team has completed the registration procedures for the new season with the defender foreign aid Nick Johnson. Johnson wore No. 0 jersey. At the same time, Johnson also completed a joint exercise with the team on the 17th. On the afternoon of the 18th, Shougang team will compete with Jiangsu team in the fourth round of the league. There is no official statement about whether Johnson entered the big list.
Shougang team has been waiting for Johnson many hours. After Johnson completed 7+3 quarantine in Shanghai, he rushed to Hangzhou without stopping. According to the local epidemic prevention policy, he needs three days and three inspections before entering the competition area. On the evening of 16th, Johnson entered the competition area after completing all the inspections. He met some Shougang teammates. On the 17th, it was officially practiced with the whole team. On the 17th, Shougang team conducted more than two hours of training, focusing on tactical drills and shooting. Johnson participated in all of them, but there was no confrontation training at that time. The players reported that Johnson had good physical quality and good shooting. Other aspects remain to be observed.
Johnson also selected Shougang jersey number, No. 0. Johnson has passed through a very different jersey number in his career. For example, he used to wear No. 24 jersey when playing in the Spurs Development League team and No. 3 jersey when playing for the Rockets. According to the reporter of Beijing Youth Daily, Johnson originally wanted to choose No. 13 as the jersey number of his Shougang team, but this number has been used by Zhu Yanxi, so he finally chose No. 0,
Shougang team will fight with Jiangsu team on the afternoon of 18th. Whether Johnson entered the big list has not yet been officially stated. In fact, the Shougang team had also played on behalf of the team after the foreign aid briefly joined the team. In the 2020-2021 season, Shougang foreign aid McGray was activated to play the next day after a day of joint training with the team. Let’s wait and see if Johnson can make the debut as fast as McCrey.