Sports Review: Towards a new generation, Chinese football must have the courage and confidence to move forward
Xinhua News Agency, Muscat, March 29th: Towards a new generation, Chinese football must have the courage and confidence to move forward
Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Shiyao
On the same day, the Chinese men's football team and the U23 men's football team ushered in the game successively.
On this day, Chinese football ended a journey and embarked on a new long journey.
On the 29th, the Chinese men's football team lost 0:2 to the Oman team, ending all the top 12 matches in the world preliminaries.
Another failure to hit the World Cup, the historical mission of the older generation of players also came to an end; the U23 men's football "Dubai Cup" lost 0:3 to the UAE team and won the fourth place in the competition.
Young players are fledgling and entering the public eye.
In a very symbolic way, Chinese football is moving towards a new generation, opening the next four years.
Regarding the successes and failures of the past four years, Chinese football needs to reflect calmly, objectively and calmly.
Some difficulties have nothing to do with football, such as the loss of the home court and the lack of games due to the epidemic, the parent company of the club has been affected by multiple factors and caused a financial crisis; but more problems are caused by Chinese football itself: the constant change of head coaches, league turmoil affects preparations, and general arrears of wages Shaking the player base, ignoring youth training for a long time leads to an aging lineup, and the naturalization policy is unsustainable...
Fundamentally, the problem of Chinese football is nothing more than the word "tossing".
When there is a problem, it is always a headache and a pain in the feet, and then the gourd is pressed to float up the scoop.
On the fundamental and directional issues related to the development of football, they often lack determination and cannot overcome difficulties.
It has been seven years since the "Overall Plan for China's Football Reform and Development" was issued, but many key issues in football reform have still not been resolved, and the football ecology at the social and cultural levels has not been greatly improved.
The loss itself is not terrible, the real terrible thing is that the loss did not bring the wakefulness and improvement it should have.
We are always reflecting, but we continue to fall into the vicious circle of "failure-toss-and-failure".
Therefore, we need to reflect more to clarify the current situation, identify the crux, and make up our minds to clarify the direction for future development.
Whether it is rooted in youth training or league-based, it has become a commonplace.
From the perspective of the national team alone, rejuvenation is the law of football. For the national football team that has been "unconnected" for many years, personnel replacement is imperative.
Half a year later, the U23 national football team will participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games.
The local Asian Cup a year later, and the World Cup qualifiers two years later, also depend to a large extent on these young people.
Our young people have fallen far behind.
Due to the epidemic, the U23 national football team has not participated in any international competitions for more than two years, and the players have many deficiencies in technical and tactical abilities.
As soon as he came out to participate in the game, some players sighed: "I feel that the opponent has improved faster than us in the past two years."
A hundred practice is not as good as a game, and a high level of competition is crucial for young players.
The three games of the "Dubai Cup" have been played. Although the growth is not directly reflected in the results, the progress of the teenagers is visible to the naked eye.
The development and change of world football is extremely fast, and Chinese football must not be built behind closed doors.
If it is not for the free ride of the national football team to participate in the top 12 competition, the U23 players may not have the opportunity to go abroad to participate in the competition.
On the basis of doing a good job in epidemic prevention, we must create conditions for young players to "go out" as much as possible, and strive to regain the lost two years.
Of course, looking at Chinese football cannot see only the shadows but not the sunshine.
Although this U23 national football team is still far from being formed, they have brought a solidarity to Chinese football in every game with a spirit of unity and fighting spirit in the "Dubai Cup", from the first minute to the last minute. Shares of the breeze, won the praise of most people.
In the end, fans want to see that as a member of the national team, no matter what your ability is, you must first correct your attitude and go all out to run and fight.
The U23 national football team released a short documentary after each game, which is a good attempt.
Many inherent impressions stem from ignorance. The team actively seeks to communicate with the fans, so that everyone can see the efforts of the players, which will help create a good team image, let more people understand, and then support Chinese football.
At present, Chinese football has indeed fallen into a trough.
The performance of competitive sports is an important yardstick. When the national team's performance is not good, it is inevitable to be criticized.
All football practitioners must have the determination that right and wrong are in their own hands and praise and reputation are up to others, learn to live with criticism, and use bit by bit progress to win back respect.
Failure is not the end, Chinese football must move forward with courage and confidence.