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The Frenchman had described the Guangzhou striker as "the
best in China" but believed the 29-year-old, who has won over 80
caps, lacked morale and willingness so was left out of the
23-man party to face Qatar next month, Xinhua news reported.
The news agency said Guangzhou had implemented 'Eight
Regulations' to tackle attitude issues for domestic players.
Anyone left out of the national squad because of a lack of
effort faced the 200,000 Yuan fine.
Gao has helped Guangzhou lift the last four Chinese Super League
titles following his move from rivals Shanghai Shenhua in 2010
and has managed 12 goals in 21 games this term as they lead the
standings with four matches remaining.
He is the current top Chinese scorer in the league despite being
handed a five-game ban by the Chinese Football Association for
misconduct when he threw shoes towards fans of Liaoning Whowin
who abused him during a July league fixture.
Gao was an unused substitute for China's two World Cup
qualifiers earlier this month.
Perrin's side face Qatar in Doha on Oct.8 with the two teams
expected to fight it out for top spot in Group C and a
guaranteed spot in the next round of Asian qualifiers.
($1 = 6.3818 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Writing by Patrick Johnston
in Singapore; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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