In the 1/4 final of the Chinese National Youth U20 Asian Cup, after losing 1-3 to South Korea in overtime, I personally felt that it was normal to lose the game, the strength was there, the young men of the national youth have really done their best, and even can hold out until overtime is considered to be an extraordinary performance, but the result is not satisfactory.
Many people have questioned whether China's 1.4 billion people can't find 11 who can play football. The key is that the number of people involved in football in China is not large, and the poor mass base, few venues, and high thresholds are also indisputable facts. Imagine that if you were the parent of your child, would you let your child not study culture well and spend more time playing football on the court?
The answer is no, after all, cultural courses are to participate in the college entrance examination, which is related to the future of children, and occasionally playing football is only regarded as physical exercise and entertainment. Even if the child really loves football and the parents support it, how many families can afford it. Calculate an account for you, children's football interest class does not count, amateur football to find a better coach to lay a good foundation, the cheapest lesson is 200 yuan, 3 training times a week, two classes at a time, calculate carefully, the monthly cost will reach a small 20,000. Even if the whole family cuts back on food and clothing, and sends the child to practice, it must be able to endure hardships and talent, and it will not necessarily be rewarded.
Talking about the performance of our group stage opponent Japan U20 in this Asian Cup, in the 1/4 final, they easily knocked Jordan out with 2 0 scores, becoming the only team in this tournament to reach the last four with a winning record, scoring 9 goals in four games, conceding 2 goals, and being the most powerful contender for the title. And we, playing South Korea this game is only supported by willpower, and the whole game fights until the feet cramps will not help. Japan's youth academy is undoubtedly the best in Asia.
The day before yesterday, I saw a news that the 101st National High School League in Japan has just come to an end, and a total of 3,883 high schools competed in their respective prefectural qualifiers, and finally 48 teams successfully advanced to the national finals. In a semi-final, 50,868 people came to the Tokyo National Stadium to watch the match, and the attention can be said to be quite high.
And what about our country's high school leagues? After reviewing the information, due to the impact of the three-year mask problem, the most recent national high school league was held in Wuzhou, Guangxi. 24 youth school football teams and 480 players from all over the country competed. As for the number of spectators and influence, it goes without saying, there is no harm without comparison, this is an impossible gap to avoid, and Japanese youth training does have a lot to learn.
The Japanese youth training model implements a dual-track model similar to "campus football model + professional team echelon construction". After eliminating a large number of players, a group of excellent football talents were selected. And China's football youth training also has a certain scale of campus leagues, the Chinese Super League also has a corresponding reserve echelon, but most youth clubs are very eager to achieve quick results, clubs and coaches in order to compete for the championship, can ignore the long-term development of children, and players in order to play results, can even falsely report age, to bully the small.
We can learn the advanced football concept abroad, we can spend money to invite the lack of excellent coaches, when our own national youth players can also shine in the World Youth Championship, but once the adult team disappears, after all, it is a flash in the pan. The fundamental reason why the development of our country's football industry has not progressed but regressed in recent years, the fundamental reason is that the domestic football atmosphere is not strong enough, the management system is backward, and Chinese football has a long way to go.