Kwong Zhaolei, known as the "young Chinese footballer" talent, has traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to begin the European journey. What kind of Chinese football kid has received such high praise? Of course, there are also many people who say that Kwong Zhaolei's qualifications are average and will eventually lead to mediocrity. Let's first take a brief look at this "Chinese football genius":
Kwong Zhaolei, born in Guangzhou in 2009, began playing football at the age of 4, and at this time he showed a football talent far beyond his peers.
In October 2017, 8-year-old Kwong Zhaolei joined the Chinese football team founded by football player Dong Lu, and his football talent began to shine.
In the August 2018 "Wide Area Star Cup" International Youth (U10) Football Invitational Tournament in Germany, Chinese football juniors competed against top European youth teams such as Borussia Dortmund, Bremen and Wolfsburg, and won the championship with a winning record. In the same year, at the Manuel Luque Cup Youth Football Invitational Tournament in Spain, Kwong Siu-lei's performance won the attention of Real Madrid and Barça's youth training.
In 2019,. Due to various reasons, 10-year-old Kwong Siu-lei did not stay in Spain after the trial, but returned to China for development. After returning to China, Kwong joined the youth training of Tsinghua High School. Unfortunately, due to the requirement of Tsinghua High School to sign the "" clause, the Kwong family had no choice but to decide to let Kuang Zhaolei go to Spain to stay in the ocean at the age of 14. Therefore, in March 2023, Kwong Siu-lei went to Spain to begin his youth training in Spain.
To be honest, since the beginning of the Chinese football player, I have paid attention to the young player Kwong Zhaolei. He is indeed far ahead of his peers in terms of athleticism, especially in terms of starting, running speed and physical coordination, and he was introduced to football relatively early, and watching him play football always gives people a bright feeling. Perhaps the Chinese people have been suppressed in the field of football for too long, and there is a player who is much more than the same age, and everyone can't help but praise and respect, so the title of "Chinese football genius" appears.
However, objectively speaking, Kwong Zhaolei has a gap with the world's top geniuses in terms of ball sense and spirituality, although the motor function is excellent, but the specific ball sense response is still not fast and coordinated, that is to say, football talent is not a genius level. I don't say this to "blacken", but to look at it rationally, not to kill. In fact, Dong Lu has already said it frankly. That's why I prefer to call Kwong Siu-lei a "little star", and I also think he has the potential to become a real star. Just like Messi and Ronaldo, Messi is a talented player, Ronaldo is not a genius, but it does not prevent him from becoming a football superstar. Cristiano Ronaldo has chosen a football path that suits his style, and I believe Kwong Siu-lei can too, provided that he receives enough professional training and works hard enough.
In addition to Kwong Zhaolei, recently I have also been following former national football striker Yang Xu, who gave up his professional status to take his son to Japan to participate in Japan's youth training, and wrote an article about Japanese youth training, which is profound and thought-provoking. I really hope that the Chinese Football Association can read his article.
The return to Chinese football has always been thoroughly criticized by the Chinese people. Putting aside the national conditions and environmental factors, looking at the youth training system of Chinese football, there are too many problems, and no one leans down to really think and plan. Many times it is only emphasized that objective reality should be seriously and seriously combined with the national conditions to find a way out, and the things have not been done well and adhered to.
It's not too late.