The Qatar World Cup has become a bubble, but the days still have to go on, and one of the regular actions of the Chinese Football Association to live is to announce various training lists. However, in the case of becoming the first national team to prepare for the next World Cup, the goal of this time is already very complicated.
The most important thing, of course, is not to collapse. After the humiliating battle against Vietnam in the New Year, "no collapse" has obviously become the only remaining pursuit of the national football team in this World Preliminary Tournament - can it be completely conceivable that when there is still hope of qualifying, it will not hesitate to add to the new year's blockage for the people of the whole country, and after completely losing hope, it is not entirely conceivable that it will concede five goals against other stronger opponents?
It is conceivable, but completely unacceptable. The occasional slap and the damage that a continuous slap on a weak chicken does are not fundamentally different, but the sense of humiliation is completely different. It is conceivable that both public opinion and the pressure from the upper echelons are unbearable for Chinese football, which is already in internal and external difficulties. Therefore, it is completely understandable that the Chinese Football Association regards "no collapse" as a minimum requirement.
Second, of course, to prepare for the next World Cup. This is no longer a stem, but directly the tragic reality that Chinese football must face. Since it is to prepare for the tournament in four years, the national team has naturally reached the time of renewal, such as Han Jiaqi, Wu Shaocong, who has already played the main force in the Chinese Super League, it is normal to get more opportunities - in fact, some old fans of the past four years know that the collective renewal of the Chinese team in the past four years is very stable, but in recent decades, the taji of Chinese football has been corroded, and it is becoming more and more difficult for newcomers to take over.
Finally, although the naturalized player did not show too obvious a role, but the good villain also paid for it, can you use it to investigate, at least to see if he still comes to the training, right?
Behind these considerations, it actually points to a clichéd question: if a player does not have the enthusiasm and morale to play on behalf of the country, what is the use?
Whether it is to not collapse, or to cultivate young people, or to compete for the qualification that Chinese football has not been able to touch, the most fundamental criterion should be the enthusiasm and morale of the game.
Whether it was the 1-5 game against Thailand that year, or the 1-3 in the New Year, the deep stabbing of Chinese fans was not so much a dismal result, but more importantly, the performance of the players on the field who did not win or lose, and had no initiative.
Chinese football has fallen to this step, fans just want to see a qualified game, see the players' hard work, the victory or defeat has long been out of mind.
Perhaps, with a group of "children" who are not good enough but have a heart to fight, the effect is much better than the veterans who are full of bonuses and annual salaries.
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