In the domestic public opinion environment, Chinese men's football has been at the bottom of the "food chain" for a long time.

There are countless negative news and funny jokes about the national football. Sometimes the news itself is jokes.

Data map: Li Tie communicates with the team members.

Photo by Zhang Hengwei

　　There was a set of widely spread comparative pictures, national football player: Bai Zhanji.jpg, other players: Muscle Man.jpg.

　　This has often become an important argument for people's "sorrowful" of the national football team.

But are the national football players really in vain?

　　A few days ago, the Chinese men's football coach Li Tie accepted an interview with the "World Football" column.

In the interview, he mentioned his team-building ideas after taking over as the coach of the national football team. One of them is the strict requirements for player self-discipline.

Li Tie believes that players can only perform well on the court if they are more self-disciplined off the court.

　　"The body fat content of most of the national team players is between 8 and 9. The best ones like Wu Xi are 8.1 and 8.2, which are very good." Li Tie introduced.

Data map: Wu Xi (red) dribbles the ball in the game.

Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency

　　What Li Tie said is between 8 and 9 means that the player's body fat percentage is between 8% and 9%.

What is the concept of this number?

　　In 2018, foreign media once exposed Ronaldo’s physical examination data indicators, among which his body fat rate was 7%.

You should know that Ronaldo was at his peak at that time and can basically be regarded as the best physical template for football players.

　　Therefore, the body fat rate is between 8% and 9%, which should be considered an ideal physical condition for football players.

On April 11, 2018, in the second round of the Champions League quarter-final match between Real Madrid and Juventus, Ronaldo celebrated the victory after scoring a penalty kick.

OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP

　　In fact, if you really understand the national football team and often watch the national football games, you should have a better understanding of the body of the national football players.

　　Because after scoring a yellow card to undress to celebrate, it is rare to see the player's abdominal muscles on the court now.

However, judging from the body shape and leg lines, the national football player is still "squeezable" in terms of body shape.

　　Look at this leg!

The national football players warm up.

Photo by Zhang Hengwei

　　Look at this waist!

Wu Lei dribbled the ball and broke through the Guam defensive player in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin

　　After Li Tie's interview was broadcast, the topic of body fat percentage of national football players became the focus of discussion among netizens.

Some fans have come out to say that this body fat rate is indeed relatively rare. It can be seen that the players are doing relatively well in terms of self-discipline.

Netizens commented screenshots.

　　Indeed, the body fat rate of an average adult is 15% to 18% for men and 25% to 28% for women.

It is not easy to reach the current level of the national football team.

　　(Interlude a digression, suggesting that entertainment stars first understand what different body fat percentages mean when creating a topic about the body, and stop making jokes about the body fat percentage of 3%.)

　　Of course, as the bottom of the "food chain", the national football team still can't escape the fate of being complained.

The core idea of ​​this part of the fans is: What's the use of your body fat percentage if the results are not good?

Netizens commented screenshots.

　　"If you can enter the World Cup, no one will say if you have a body fat rate of 100!" This reflects the attitude of some people today when dealing with various sports: cooking is the original sin.

　　Indeed, lack of strength is the biggest shortcoming of the national football team.

However, despite this, the evaluation of the national football should still adhere to the principle of seeking truth from facts.

You can cite their poor performance in a certain game to show that they are "cai", but you can no longer use "white chicken" to prove their "cai" at will.

　　For the current national football team, their N-th World Cup impact, the road ahead is still difficult.

But you shouldn't just take one step just because it's difficult.

Perhaps, maintaining a good physical condition is the first step on the right path.