Recently, Chinese football has been on the cusp of public opinion, the reason is because the national football team lost 1-3 to Vietnam on the first day of the New Year, whether from the process or to the result, it was a mess. The players seem to be unable to play on the field, they can't exert themselves, and they are completely restrained by the opponent. Many fans think that such a national football team should be scolded, because there is no fighting spirit. But in fact, in essence, the result of this game is the embodiment of the lack of strength of the national football team. Although we still have some advantages in physical confrontation, we are already behind the Vietnamese team in other aspects. And the opponents are clearly more prepared than we are, and their tactics completely limit our players. The midfielders are completely blocked by the opponent's close and tactical running, the ball cannot be pushed forward through the midfield, and the front court does not have the height advantage of the past, and the foot is completely inferior, and the final result is a fiasco.
So it's okay for fans to scold, because it's true that we're not ready, the techniques and tactics are completely limited by the opponent, and the players' state and fitness are not adjusted. But we fans should see more clearly how far our level of football has fallen behind, Vietnam is already above us, and obviously there will be more teams in the future that we think will surpass us. Because the football they play now, the football they understand is different from ours, more advanced than us. And if you are really patriotic football, really a fan of national football, then you must be prepared, can not still look at the national football team as a first- and second-rate strong team in Asia, then your heart will not be able to stand. So it is right to take out the mentality of the weak and fight the opponent, and you will not feel uncomfortable.
That is to say, what our fans have to learn now is to face the gap, and what our players learn is to catch up, and if they don't chase the gap, they will be pulled farther and farther. Take the first round of the Dubai Cup that ended in the early hours of this morning, our national football team faced the UAE team, whether in terms of individual ability or overall cooperation, it was completely inferior. The opponent easily attacked our penalty area through rhythm control, and when we attacked, the backfield was completely unable to push the ball through the midfield, and could only cross the midfield to find the striker. However, our striker had no advantage in physical confrontation and foot technical advantage, and would concede the ball in the face of multiple interceptions, and then be countered by the opponent. It's almost half-time. In the second half we had some chances due to the decline in fitness and the recovery of the opponent, but it was because of the ability to finish, we did not score.
The score of the final match was 0-1, and the national football team lost. Looking at the whole game, although the U23 lads are not as skilled as people, they are full of hard work, which should make them less scolded. And it can be seen that the gap between us and the UAE is actually more than 2 goals, and losing 1 is actually the embodiment of hard work. Of course, in addition to the overall hard work, we have to thank one person for losing less, who is our goalkeeper Han Jiaqi. Throughout the game, he has never dropped the line, facing the opponent's onslaught high and low block, and is more and more courageous, becoming the strongest city wall in the national football back line, quite a husband and wife.
In the 26th minute of the game, the UAE team penetrated the right defense of the national football team through a counterattack, and in a hurry, Jiang Shenglong almost blocked the opponent's cross into his own goal, and Han Jiaqi, who was very concentrated, reacted quickly to hold the ball up, and the ball hit the upright and bounced out.
In the 41st minute of the game, the national football team attack was broken, the UAE team launched a long pass counterattack, the national football right side defense was again pierced, the other side formed a single knife, after entering the penalty area, dangling through the high-speed defense of the national football defender, a foot burst, what people did not expect was that Han Jiaqi faced such a close shot, actually reacted so quickly, he pounced on the ball with a side save, too wonderful.
And the whole game Han Jiaqi was more and more courageous, and did not let the opponent break the goal again. I have to say that this feeling of becoming more and more powerful, like the current national team goalkeeper Wang Dalei, has a very high spiritual attribute bonus. It can be said that Han Jiaqi's team performed the best, and it is also one of the few players who are not worse than the other side. So why is Han Jiaqi not afraid of the stage, and so brave?
In fact, the reason is very simple, many of our positions in these years have not been ranked in Asia, but the goalkeeper position has always been at the level of First and Second Class in Asia. A very important reason is that our league is not allowed to bring in foreign goalkeepers, so we are not occupied by foreign players in the goalkeeper position, and local goalkeepers have more opportunities to play. Coupled with the fact that our club has brought in a team of big-name foreign teachers in the golden age, there are the best goalkeeper coaches in the world, and our goalkeepers have received the most advanced concepts and training methods, they have grown very fast and have rich practical experience. For example, Han Jiaqi, he has been playing in the Chinese Super League for two years and has performed very well, which is why he is confident on the field.
Compared with other positions, especially the players on the central axis, most of them cannot play in the Chinese Super League, and even some are not the main players in the Chinese First Division. After a long period of neglect and lack of competition experience, in the face of more intense international competitions, the shortcomings will be magnified. Therefore, if Chinese football wants to become really strong, first of all, our league system is more sound, so that our players can have enough and high-quality games every year, and only when players have enough and high-quality game experience, the progress will be great. What do you think? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!