As we all know, football is the world's largest sport and the competitive sport with the most fans. And football is also widely liked by everyone in China. It can be said that China's football market is what many giants of Europe's five major leagues aspire to. But even if Chinese football has such a good mass base and such good market conditions, our football level has not improved, and even showed a cliff-like decline. More than a decade ago, we were still a first-class team in Asia, and now, not only are we far from the first-class team in Asia, but even the third-class team in Asia is not easy for us to win. For example, in the round of 12 on the first day of the Chinese New Year, our national football team also lost 1-3 away to Vietnam, losing to the opponent for the first time in history, and fans also called this game a humiliating battle.
So now the biggest contradiction in Chinese football is the contradiction between the expectations of the huge fan base for the level of football and the low level of football. And this contradiction is still being intensified every year, so the national football team has become the most scolded and loudest movement in all the movements in China. This is also something that cannot be done, after all, there are many people who pay attention to football. Everyone's expectations for Chinese football are also very large, and I hope that Chinese football can be like our women's volleyball team, table tennis and other sports, among the forefront of the world.
Of course, everyone's wishes are actually very good, but the reality is so cruel. Chinese football has been up and down for so many years, whether it is investing money or not, it is not good, and now many managers of the whole do not know what to do. But in fact, football has its fundamental laws, as long as you do things according to the laws of football, the level of football is improved sooner or later. Now the level of Chinese football is not high, mainly due to the lack of excellent football talents, after all, football still depends on players to play, high-level players are the basis for the team's victory.
The recent victory of the Chinese women's football team in the Asian Cup is a good example. The Chinese women's football team was not favored by everyone after the tragic defeat in the Olympic Games. But he played very well in this Asian Cup and also performed a miracle, winning two big wins in the group stage, 5-0 against Chinese Taipei and 7-0 against Iran. After entering the round of 8 knockout rounds, he achieved a big reversal and a 3-1 victory over his opponent in the case of a goal behind in the opening. In the 120 minutes of the semifinals, the powerful Japanese team twice fell behind and equalized twice, and finally eliminated the opponent on penalties to enter the final. In the final, after falling behind by 2 goals in the half, he scored 3 goals in the second half to reverse the opponent to win the championship. After 16 years, he won the Asian Cup again.
The reason why the Chinese women's football team can still win the Asian Cup championship despite the overall lack of strength is that the Chinese women's football team really has good players. For example, Wang Shanshan on the front line can be a fulcrum in the center position, and when it comes to the center back, she can also be a husband and wife. For example, the core of the midfield, Wang Shuang, is difficult for opponents to steal when she holds the ball, and her shots and passes can pose a threat to the opponent. In addition, there is Tang Jiali, who plays in the Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, and now she is not only physically strong, but also has the speed to break through, and one or two people can't prevent her at all. In recent years, Asian first-class players, as long as they can play their own strength, are capable of leading the team to achieve breakthroughs in performance.
Of course, in addition to these famous veterans, we also have hidden killers. For example, Zhang Linyan, a 21-year-old young player who played off the bench against South Korea. Born in 2001, the youngster, once also a young celebrity, is the core of the national youth attack, her characteristics are very similar to Wang Shuang, are the kind of players with excellent ball sense and understanding, dribbling ability, and good at breaking through the side and suddenly changing direction, but also good at grasping the angle and timing of the shot, with a good sense of passing. Also considered to be Wang Shuang's successor, she showed super strength very early, but she experienced two major injuries, making her disappear for a long time, and even this season she only played in women's first division. However, Shui Qingxia's guidance still chose to bring the supernova, and in the final, her performance also proved that Shui Qingxia's choice was correct.
In the 66th minute of the match, Zhang Linyan launched an attack from the left side of the road, quickly cut inside and then hit the goal from a small angle, causing South Korean player Lee Yong-joo in the penalty area to handball and help the Chinese women's football team to obtain a penalty. Tang Jiali jumped in and helped the Chinese women's football team to pull the score to 1-2. And this ball is also the clarion call for the Chinese women's football team to launch a counterattack.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Tang Jiali faced the two-person pinch to force the ball to be divided, threw off the opponent and crossed the bottom, and then Zhang Linyan jumped high and sent the ball into the opponent's door with her head! The Chinese women's soccer team equalized, 2-2! To know that Zhang Linyan's height is only 154, the header is definitely not the way she is good at scoring, and she has done it, which is the result of the sensitive sense of smell and active running position in front of the goal.
In the 93rd minute of the game, the Chinese women's football team launched a counterattack after breaking the ball, and The No. 10 Zhang Rui broke into the front court with the ball in the middle of the road and passed it to Zhang Linyan in the high-speed running, Zhang Linyan took the ball on her back and chose to knock back to Tang Jiali, who got the ball and then pushed it to Wang Shanshan. As soon as Wang Shanshan turned around, she directly gave Xiao Yuyi, who was inserted in front of the side, Xiao Yuyi formed a single knife, and then exploded in front of the goalkeeper to break the goal. And Zhang Linyan not only participated in the entire production process of the killer ball, but also because she restrained the opposing center-back in the middle, so that Xiao Yuyi's insertion did not have offside at the same time, there was no mid-back's supplementary interception. Therefore, Zhang Linyan's contribution to this ball is also indispensable.
60 minutes of substitute Wang Shuang played, only 30 minutes to participate in the creation of 3 goals, to help the team stage a big reversal, I have to say that Zhang Linyan played a vital role. A 21-year-old young player can play such a role in such a key game, and it has to be said that the Chinese women's football team is still talented. The fact that the Chinese women's football team can win the championship is related to the strength of these players.
In terms of talent, the Chinese men's football team is far inferior to the women's football team, neither Asian first-class players such as Wang Shuang, Wang Shanshan and Tang Jiali, nor a powerful future star like Zhang Linyan. So it is still very difficult for Chinese football to catch up with women's football, it takes time, and this time depends on when our men's football team is on the right track. How long do you think this will take? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!