Nandu News Reporter Wang Yayun intern Huang Peilin on the 21st of this month, the quadrennial FIFA World Cup will be opened in Qatar, as the first football World Cup held in the northern hemisphere winter, this event will also be the absolute focus of the entire international sports community. Southern Metropolis Daily also recently interviewed He Hui, a veteran sports commentator loved by fans in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and a famous person who has covered many World Cups, and this Cantonese-speaking sports commentator from Hong Kong, China, also told reporters the story of his intersection with the World Cup and his profound insights into the situation of the teams in this World Cup.
He Hui watched the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
There are many interesting facts about watching the game live
From former professional footballers, table tennis players, to sports commentators for ESPN, TVB and Guangdong Sports Channel, Ho Hui's voice is one of the memories of many fans in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and is known for his analysis, objective rationality, criticism and articulate style, which is loved by fans in South China. But in fact, many World Cups have been commented, and He Hui himself rarely really relaxes to enjoy the game like ordinary fans.
"Maybe some fans have misconceptions about our work and think that the commentator is just watching the ball live. In fact, many times the commentary of a major competition such as the World Cup is on the TV station, and even if you have the opportunity to go to the scene, it is particularly busy. He Hui told reporters. At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, He Hui went to the front line with the work team, and at that time, in addition to explaining the game, he had a lot of other interview work to do, but it also gave him the opportunity to touch a lot of things that ordinary fans could not touch, "At that time in Rio de Janeiro, we could go down to the grass of the Maracana Stadium when we arrived at the venue in advance, and we had the opportunity to discuss the venue with the people in charge of managing the grass by FIFA; Including a visit to Brazilian football legend Zico later, as well as watching the first lesson of the Dutch team live, and the opportunity to talk to head coach Louis van Gaal, these are rare experiences. ”
Only in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, He Hui took his family to the scene as an ordinary fan, and because he played a friendly match at Daejeon Stadium in South Korea as a player when he was young, the revisit also made He Hui feel nostalgic. "That time we went to Korea to see Denmark's elimination of France, and we also watched South Korea's elimination of Italy, that game was played in Daejeon, I used to go to Daejeon during football training, but it must be very different from the stadium I used to look like, a lot of old things have been demolished, after all, it is going to be used as a World Cup venue."
At the same time, he was also deeply impressed by the enthusiasm of all the World Cup tourists when the Korean fans were the hosts, "Once seven or eight of us went to the train station of a city in South Korea, and when we were looking for a car, a Korean came to ask us if we were tourists who came to see the World Cup, we originally thought we were here to pull business, but he called home and asked his wife to drive us out to the hotel, and did not charge us money." Another time we came out of the stadium and lined up to take the bus, there were about 100 people in front of the line, and the Korean in front of us heard that we were not speaking Korean, so he asked us if we were foreign tourists watching the game, we said yes, he shouted, the team in front of us dispersed, let us foreign tourists get on the bus first. It can be said that at that time, ordinary people would really work hard to show their enthusiasm for the World Cup, which was really impressive. ”
In fact, in addition to the football World Cup, He Hui has also been to many international top sports competitions, including the football Champions League, F1 of racing, basketball NBA and tennis majors, etc., and has had face-to-face opportunities with many sports superstars, and more interestingly, he himself is often recognized by some fans at the work site for group photos, these professional experiences have made He Hui feel lucky and fun, "I can't talk about it for three days and three nights." He laughed.
As an all-around sports fan, He Hui has also watched many other major games, such as NBA events.
Explain in detail the highlights of the superstars of the strong team
Born as a professional footballer and keen analytical ability, Ho Hui's commentary has also won the praise of many fans because of his professionalism. Therefore, before the opening of the Qatar World Cup, many people came to ask for his views and opinions, wanting to know which team he was optimistic about, but He Hui said that he did not actually have too much attachment to a certain star or a certain team, but preferred to look at each major competition from the perspective of the overall development of world football, but under the reporter's questioning, He Hui still analyzed his views on the situation prospects of each group of this World Cup to reporters in detail.
"I think to judge the World Cup situation of the team, in addition to considering their respective strengths, we must consider the overall grouping." He Hui said. In his opinion, in this World Cup in Qatar, the England team in Group A and Group B signed a good luck with the Netherlands, and the opponent in the round of 16 after qualifying from the group may not be too strong, so it is more likely to break into the quarterfinals. But the popular team Argentina's Group C situation is very different, "Argentina has been in good form in recent years, last year the Copa America also won the championship, and under the leadership of Messi, the players around him are also very clear in all aspects, and the overall arrangement is very reasonable." But judging by their grouping, the promotion situation is not necessarily smooth. He Hui said, "Because even if the first place in the group, it may meet Denmark or France in Group D, both of which are not easy to play, which is a big test for Argentina." ”
He Hui is pictured with Germany's Muller, who will also represent Germany in the World Cup for the fourth time this year.
As for the German team and Spain team in Group E, as well as the Belgium team and Croatia team in Group F, He Hui also said that they are all favorites, and it will be very suspenseful to meet the winners and losers in the knockout rounds early. And many public opinion recognized the popular Brazilian team, He Hui believes that the group stage of the Brazilian team is definitely not a problem, but after qualifying, against Portugal, Uruguay or Ghana in Group H, it is not easy to pass, he especially mentioned the Portuguese team's superstar Ronaldo. "Almost every time I talk to the fans, I talk about Ronaldo," he said, "He and Messi in the past ten years can simply be said to be a miracle in the world of football, and even some fans may have habitually thought that they will always be at the peak and will not fall, but Ronaldo is also a person, and there are limits, and the decline in his efficiency in this season is an obvious fact, so in terms of development, I personally think that Ronaldo should not pursue playing time too much, but pay attention to quality, because if his personal influence is too great." It's not a good thing for the management of the whole team. ”
In addition, He Hui also mentioned that in addition to Ronaldo and Messi, this World Cup may also be the last time many other superstars will participate in this football event, "such as England's Sterling, Kane, France's Benzema, Brazil's Neymar, Junior, Croatia's Modric, etc., as well as Germany's veterans who participated in the 2014 World Cup, are all worth paying attention to." ”
Asian football needs to raise the mentality of the competition
Although he is very precious to strong teams and stars, He Hui also stressed many times during the interview that he is not a fan of which team or star, he is more interested in hoping to see the overall development of international football through the World Cup, such as the infrastructure of the host country, or the youth training system of some national and regional teams, etc., and one reason for caring about these is that He Hui also hopes to see Asian football, and even Chinese football, learn from high-level competitions and find the direction of future improvement.
"The fact that Qatar hosted the World Cup this time is special because it chose to play the World Cup in the northern hemisphere winter, which has also caused quite a bit of discussion." He Hui said, "Speaking of Qatar, in fact, for this World Cup, they have also invested a lot, maybe fifteen years ago began to invest a lot of resources in football, but the climate has always limited their long-term league possibilities, so it is really very difficult for West Asian teams to make a difference in the World Cup." As a World Cup regular, the East Asian top two teams Japan and South Korea, He Hui believes that the progress of the Japanese team is indeed obvious, thanks to the fact that many of their main players play in major European leagues, and the South Korean team in recent years Although the high-level players are not as many as the Japanese team, there are also players such as Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan who can gain a foothold in Europe. But in order to perform in a major competition like the World Cup, He Hui pointed out that the Japanese and South Korean teams have an obvious shortcoming: "Japan and South Korea have a very obvious characteristic, that is, even if they show a good level in normal times, as long as they enter a major competition like the World Cup, their mentality will be affected, their actions are more restrained, and they cannot play at their best level." ”
In addition, this World Cup will also play 64 games, the intensive schedule will be a great challenge for all participants, He Hui said that he will pay more attention to the development of football reflected in the World Cup from the perspective of macro and behind-the-scenes support, "Now the organization, management, training and related medical technology of the team have developed to a fairly large level, and the development system of the entire football industry has been quite scientific and complete." "What I want to pay attention to is the categories that support the event behind it, these categories are interesting, they are at the cutting edge of human life, and knowing this knowledge is actually on the one hand to add value to yourself, on the other hand, it also helps to watch and analyze the event itself more deeply, and bring more professional interpretation to the fans." ”
During the upcoming World Cup, He Hui will also sit on Guangdong Sports Channel, Douyin and Migu to participate in the live commentary of the match, and he welcomes fans to actively interact with him and share the passion of the World Cup.
(All photos in the article are provided by interviewees)