Technical director of Vietnamese football: I can't understand why the level of Chinese football is so low, it should be comparable to Brazil

According to Xinhua News Agency, in the 2023 Chinese Football Association China Team Dalian International Football Invitational Tournament on the 16th, the Chinese men's national team was reversed by the Uzbekistan team and lost 1:2. With a record of one win and one loss, the national team ended the last two warm-up matches before the World Qualifiers. After the match, Uzbekistan coach Katanić said at a press conference that "the Chinese team is similar to Vietnam, and there is no trouble." Vietnam head coach Trusier also said: "The football level of China and Vietnam is now at the same level. ”

China men's national football team (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

In recent years, the world ranking of national football has been basically stable, but the rapid progress of Vietnamese football is obvious to all. Among them, PVF football academy (youth academy) is a key word. Belgian Eric Abrams, the technical director in charge of the academy, also expressed the same view as Trusier in an interview, "I can't understand why the level of Chinese football is so low, for a country with a population of 1.4 billion, your level should be the same as the Brazilian team." "Now the level of the Chinese team is the same as Vietnam, or even a little lower than Vietnam."

Vietnam Football Technical Director Eric (Source: The Paper)

So, where is the future development of Chinese football?

Eric believes that Chinese football should have its own DNA. "I've talked to a lot of Chinese trying to find out." "There are a lot of business people in Asia who feel that investing today will pay off tomorrow; But in Europe, businessmen know it takes time to receive a return. "In PVF young players from the age of 12, it takes 5-7 years to become a professional player or even a national team player, it takes a long time, not to say that 12 years old can be guaranteed to become a professional player. Coaches, too, take time to grow. China has such a large population, how can you say that there are no coaches, this is not a reason, the key is that you must give coaches the opportunity to educate and grow. If they can't get work experience, if they don't have good coaching experience, they can't improve. "Football needs to have a long-term plan, and Japan is a good example of this, they have put forward the goal of a world championship in 2050 and have been making progress around this goal."

China's match against Uzbekistan (Source: Xinhua)

The next World Asian pre-official match will determine whether the national football team can qualify for the next World Cup. In the previous round of 36 draw, China and South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Guam are in the same group, and the rule is that the top two in the group will advance, because South Korea's level is significantly higher than that of players in the same group, there is little suspense for promotion. This means that China will compete with its "old rival" Thailand for the remaining "ticket".

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