I believe that many fans have already counted in their hearts after watching the match of the national football team's top 12 match, that is, the current level of national football is also the level of the second-rate and third-rate top in Asia. Especially against first-class teams like Australia, Japan and Saudi Arabia, we can easily be pressed by the opponent in the half and can't get the ball, which can be said to be miserable on the scene. However, as long as we are willing to put our hearts at ease, there will certainly be no very tragic solution. But as long as we want to attack, it will definitely lead to a fiasco. The reason is simple, defense can be done by the number of people, but the attack can not be done by the pile of people, which requires wisdom and ability. In fact, our players in the top 12 level no longer have the ability to push the ball forward through the midfield, our passes are always slow and half a beat, our no-ball running is always not in place, so our attack is always quickly strangled by the opponent, and then counter-attacked by the opponent.
And the direct reason why we can't play offensively is that we don't have a good midfielder. In our league, the core position of our midfield is foreign aid, and our way of playing is to give the ball to foreign aid first, let the foreign aid break through and organize, and our players just have to stand by and wait, or wait for the foreign aid to pass the ball in a difficult way, so there is no need for too much no-ball running strategy, and there is no need to think more. And we've been playing like this for almost a decade, and there's nothing wrong with it in the league. But in the national team, we don't have a midfielder with super personal ability, so everyone has to think about it, and they have to act on their own, and it won't be. It is also a competition at the level of the round of 12, and it is even more unresponsive.
In fact, before that, we did not feel deeply, mainly because we had several veterans who could stand up, such as Zheng Zhi. Although Zheng Zhi is older, his speed and speed are slow, but he can protect him in the midfield of the national football team, and at the same time he can hold the ball and push the ball forward from midfield. However, after he left, the national football team completely lost the ability to advance the attack, and even the level of defense dropped a lot. That's why Australia was able to easily beat us 3-0 in the first game of the Round of 12.
But then former national football coach Li Tie found a treasure, and his appearance helped the national football team solve the problem of defensive hardness in the midfield. And this treasure is the 27-year-old Xu Xin, in the game against Oman, it was Xu Xin's wide range of interceptions in midfield, protecting the defense line and laying a good foundation for our attack. And Xu Xin's field can immediately see a sharp decline in the defensive ability of the national football midfield, and finally the opponent equalized. Later, the national football team was able to draw with Australia, which was also related to the defense of Xu Xin's midfield.
Of course, in fact, Xu Xin is not a defensive back, he has played in the front waist before, he has the ability to take the ball, pass and organize the attack. However, the huge defensive pressure of the national football team in the Super League made it impossible for him to use this ability. However, everyone always expects Xu Xin to play an offensive role and help the national football team attack. Later, in the match against Vietnam, Xu Xin's offensive characteristics were played to a certain extent, although the national football team was 1-3 defeated, but the only goal of the national football team was from Xu Xin.
However, in the last game of the national football round of 12 against Oman, Xu Xin let us down a little. Because we found that his offensive ability was degraded compared to before, which can be seen from the handling of a ball. It was the 40th minute of the game, Dai Weijun held the ball in midfield, saw Xu Xin on the side at high speed, so a perfect straight plug, directly through the Oman team's 4-man defense, into the box. And Xu Xinren also arrived on horseback, almost forming a single knife. But his handling was not perfect, his right foot flicked to the opponent's leg, and the ball immediately popped out of the box.
Many fans may say that the ball is handled at high speed, and mistakes are inevitable. But in fact, with Xu Xin's previous ability, he can do it, such as 6 years ago in 2015, when Xu Xin was still in La Liga giants Atletico Madrid B, he scored a goal for 4 minutes off the bench, that goal was that after he received the ball on the edge of the box, he swung over the entire back line, and then scored directly in front of the goalkeeper. At that time, Xu Xin's reaction and processing were much faster than now.
It can be said that Xu Xin was discovered by Atletico scouts at that time, joined Atletico in 2010, and played at Atletico for 6 years, when he was the representative of excellent young players and the successor of Zheng Zhi. But then he was dug back by the Guangzhou team with a high salary, and worked as a substitute for 5 seasons at Evergrande, until he joined Shandong Taishan last season and had a stable opportunity to play. After 6 years of the Chinese Super League, although Xu Xin is still very strong in our opinion, many aspects have degenerated compared to his time at Atletico.
It also shows that our league gives local players too few opportunities to play the central axis, and our league quality is really not high, so that our players return from overseas and quickly degenerate. Therefore, if Chinese football wants to be revitalized, the league must embark on the road of healthy development, giving local players more opportunities and improving the level of the league. It's hard, but it has to be done. What do you think? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!