In the second round of the Men's Group of the Shanghai Jinshan Cup Youth Football Invitational Tournament held on the afternoon of September 24, the U16 National Junior B team defeated the Shandong Taishan U16 team 2-1, thus winning two consecutive wins. At the scene of the game, there was a familiar figure of fans - Shen Xiangfu, a famous coach of Beijing who is now 64 years old and the current youth training director of the Shenzhen Football Club of the Chinese Super League, was invited by Yang Chen, the current coach of the U16 national junior team, to Shanghai to observe the invitation tournament, and combined with the youth training work over the years, put forward some positive suggestions to the coaching team of the U16 national junior team.
The 2021 Shanghai Jinshan Cup Youth Football Invitational Tournament kicked off in Shanghai on September 23. The opener was played between U16 Junior Team A and Team B. This tournament is also the first official competition that Yang Chen led the team to participate in after taking over the U16 national junior team. In the opening match, in the infield of the Kingsoft Sports Center, the figure of a veteran coach attracted the attention of the on-site staff. It turned out that Shen Xiangfu, a famous Beijing coach who had coached in the national team and a number of Chinese Super League (A A) clubs, appeared in the stands.
As the youth training director of Shenzhen Football Club, Shen Xiangfu's appearance in Jinshan is actually not accidental. On the one hand, as the head of the club's full-time youth training work, he also needs to go outside the club and understand the current situation of domestic youth football talent training through the game. On the other hand, Shen Xiangfu, as a coach in the national security team and national team, established a deep teacher-student friendship with Yang Chen. This time to Shanghai to observe the competition, Shen guidance is also invited by students. Yang Chen hopes that Shen Xiangfu can combine his own experience and experience in youth work to provide some positive suggestions or help for his team leadership.
The "Golden Mountain Cup" is no stranger to Old Shen. In July 2017, the "Jinshan Cup" was officially established. In that year, as the coach of the 2001 age group "China 2024 (Olympic Games) Hope Star" selection team, he led the team to compete in the same field. Like Yang Chen, Shen Xiangfu was also the manager of the A and B teams of the selection team that year. His team leadership experience and his youth training work experience are undoubtedly a "useful supplement" for Yang Chen and his coaching team.
In Jinshan, Shen Xiangfu kept a low profile as always. During the game, I never make small talk with others, but pay attention to every detail of the game. According to the plan, he will temporarily leave Kingsoft on the 25th to deal with other official duties, and then return here on the 27th to continue to pay attention to the U16 national junior team matches. After the game, he will return to his youth training position at deep football club.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Zhao
Editor/Yingchuan Zhang