Former international Li Weifeng's words reflect an embarrassing fact of Chinese football - criticism from the outside world, people in the industry dare to fight back, but for the problems of international players, they avoid talking about it, and only say good words and dare not criticize.
In this live chat between reporter Zhao Yu and former national football captain Li Weifeng, Li Weifeng talked about the fact that Wu Xi, the captain of the national football team, was hotly discussed by fans for dodging the ball and eating sea cucumbers.
Many fans laugh at Wu Xi by eating sea cucumbers! Li Weifeng disagreed, and the former international who was idle at home believed that Wu Xi was a conscientious player, very engaged in playing football, and it was unfair and difficult to accept being labeled because of a sponsor.
Li Weifeng also said that the player's business and problems on the field can be discussed by the outside world, but do not label.
Then he took the initiative to talk about Wu Xi's problem of dodging the ball. In the match of the national football team's 1-3 defeat to Vietnam, Wu Xi dodged a ball in the penalty area, which led to a calm pass and a goal. It can be said that the ball conceded by the national football team has a lot to do with Wu Xi, and his action of dodging the ball after the game has also caused strong dissatisfaction among fans.
For Wu Xi's dodge this time, Li Weifeng did not comment in depth, but talked about another related topic.
Li Weifeng said: "Just talk about Wu Xi's dodging, who will talk about this business?" What I'm looking at is that no one is talking about this, it's a problem for the whole industry, and I hope that more people in the industry who really like football will talk more about business, such as the summary analysis of the game. Others may understand at first glance, instead of pulling this hat, there is no point. ”
As the captain of the national football team, Wu Xi took the lead in dodging the ball and passively responding to the battle itself, but strangely, most of the criticism of Wu Xi on the Internet almost came from the outside world, including fans and self-media. On the contrary, those journalists, media people, former players and celebrities who are more knowledgeable about the ball are silent about it.
So far, we can hardly see any people in the industry standing up to publicly comment on Wu Xi's behavior, even if it is occasionally someone, it is the point. What is more interesting is that when Wu Xi was celebrating his birthday, many reporters also helped Wu Xi speak, for example, Wu Xi was usually a very dedicated and hard-working player.
What does Li Weifeng mean by this passage above? It should mean that no industry insiders have stepped forward to take the initiative to talk about Wu Xi's hiding, at least no one has carefully analyzed this, what kind of mentality has led Wu Xi, who has always been "conscientious", to make such a move? Those who understand the ball do not talk, or talk only to say good things, and the fans' dissatisfaction is taken for granted.
The work of the industry is not only to interview and expose, but also to analyze and summarize the game, etc., to popularize the common sense and knowledge of football.
Recently, many people in the industry have been angry at Gong Hanlin, angry at the incomprehension of people outside the circle, actively defending the national football team and giving full play to the role of people who understand the ball. I am not opposed to people in the industry speaking out for the national football team and correcting some of the comments that are not in place in the outside world, but at the same time, in the face of various things in the football circle, I also hope that you will bravely stand up and speak out.
But what is disappointing is that in the face of the national football team's own problems, such as dodging the ball, when they should make a voice, these voices are gone. This is a puzzling question!
Li Weifeng wanted to talk and stopped, and did not directly comment on Wu Xi's dodging of the ball, but the problem is, if even you old predecessors don't want to tell the truth, everyone knows how to protect themselves, how can this industry get better?
No one wants to do something that offends people, they want to say good things, and this is indeed a problem for the entire football industry!