Usually, there is a gap between professional football players and amateur players, which is the main reason why the national football players are still the same wave of people although they play well. But now, an amateur player born in 1999 who has never trained in professional football is eager to cross that gap.
Born in Shufu County, Kashgar, Xinjiang, Nurmamat Sirev has loved to play football since he was a child, and was selected for the school team and performed well in junior high school. Unfortunately, during the middle school entrance examination, Nurmamati did not enter the sports school, so he also missed the excellent opportunity to take the road of professional football. After missing out on sports school, Nur Maimati learned to cook and became a chef, but he still played football after work and life, and shared some related videos on social platforms under the name of "Noor Flying Leg". The name comes from the fact that Nurmamaiti likes to volley.
Kashgar scenery
Nurmamati's soccer videos are dominated by difficult moves, including backflips, ultra-long-range precision shots, and long-range headers. The difficulty of the action, the harsh conditions of the venue (mostly mud, barren grass, etc.), coupled with the background of the poor performance of the national football team and the Chinese Super League team, nur flying leg quickly became famous. Many netizens called on professional teams to give Nur a chance to buy a chance, and even recommended him to the national football team.
The rapid fame of the Noor flying legs really attracted the attention of professional teams. In 2020, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards, who were playing in the China League One at the time, invited players to the team for trial training and signed a one-year contract with him in May of that year. Although entering the U21 echelon is not a first team, no matter what, Nur Flying Leg has finally embarked on the road of professional football. In October last year, Nurmamat made an appearance and scored in the Chinese Football Association's U21 League match against Changchun Yatai; at the end of the year, the player was extended by the Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards for one year and promoted to the reserve team. On November 9, Noor Flying Leg was reported on CCTV News Channel's "24 Hours Meet You" program.
It seems that Nurmaimat is getting closer and closer to his career debut, and even the Chinese Super League and the national team are no longer far away. However, it is undeniable that there are still many gaps between him and professional players. First, although Nurmamati can complete some difficult actions, it is in a non-confrontational situation. The fast pace of professional football and the high degree of pressure given by the opponent not only make it difficult to complete the action with high quality, but it is likely that there is no opportunity to even do the action. Second, professional football is a test of technology, awareness, physical fitness, confrontation, teamwork and other aspects, and it is impossible to stand on a few difficult actions alone. Third, modern professional football pays attention to pragmatism, efficiency and low error rate, and each player only needs to complete his task quickly and with high quality. Difficult moves can only be the icing on the cake, not the basis for winning. Cristiano Ronaldo liked to use fancy moves when he first debuted, so he was criticized by then Manchester United manager Ferguson.
Through the games that have been participated, it can be clearly seen that the gap between the nuer flying leg and the professional players in the Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards team, as well as the lack of basic skills and awareness.
In summary, if Nurmamati wants to play professional games, he needs to polish and improve himself in all aspects, and it is difficult for him to make up for his shortcomings in a short period of time without systematic training. There is no shortage of "grassroots inspirational" players in international football, such as Vardy and Klose, but it should be known that they also received systematic training before they became famous. Vardy stayed at Sheffield on Wednesday until he was 16, laying the groundwork for his subsequent soaring; Klose joined local small team Diderkopf at the age of 9 before he shined in the Bundesliga and world cups.
Nurmamat's inspirationalism and love and persistence in football are commendable. Although the road ahead is long, I wish him to break out of the sky.