Football, the world's most popular sport, is deeply rooted in the lives of Chinese. Whether it is in the school or in the community, you can see children sweating and chasing football everywhere. Although the Chinese men's football team has not been doing well in the international arena, this has not diminished people's love for football. On the contrary, more and more people are beginning to pay attention to the youth training system of Chinese football, looking forward to giving birth to more outstanding players and winning glory for the country.
Recently, in the U23 Asian Cup and Paris Olympic Games qualifiers held in Doha, Qatar, the Chinese Olympic team lost to the Japanese Olympic team in the first group stage, which is undoubtedly a regrettable result. Although the Chinese team had a personnel advantage for nearly 80 minutes, they were still unable to break through the opponent's goal, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the majority of fans. Some fans pointed out that the players were too rigid in terms of on-the-spot adaptability and lacked the awareness of flexibility. The coach of the national Olympic team, Cheng Yaodong, proposed a tactical adjustment of "ball control" at halftime, but the players seemed to be too obsessed with transmitting in the backfield and missed many offensive opportunities. These details show that although the Chinese players have good physical talents, there is still a lot of room for improvement in terms of game intelligence.
However, this defeat should not make us completely lose confidence in the future of Chinese football. Because not long ago, the Chinese U15 national junior team achieved encouraging results in Japan's training. In a warm-up match with the A team of Japan's Xingguo High School, the Chinese U15 national junior team won with a score of 6-1, taking a little "revenge" for the defeat of the national Olympic team.
According to Mr. Dong Lu, a domestic youth training expert, the players of the U15 national junior team were basically born in 2009, and many of them are players from the "football player" team. In this game, Xie Jin from the "Football Player" team performed well and scored three goals individually. He first set up an own goal with a cross and then two brilliant assists for his team-mates to score. The young player's outstanding performance is indispensable. It is worth mentioning that the 6 goals of the Chinese U15 national junior team in this game, except for the opponent's own goal, the remaining 5 goals came from different goalscorers, which shows that the division of labor and cooperation on the offensive side is very good.
In contrast, the performance of the national Olympic team on the offensive end is very single and blunt, far from reaching the realm of "flowing water and doing it in one go". However, the fact that the U15 national junior team was able to achieve such a big victory away from home not only proves the talent and strength of these players, but more importantly, shows their courage and spirit of not being afraid of the stage against strong opponents. In fact, not long ago, China's U14 national junior team also set a number of records in Japan's training, scoring 47 goals in four games and conceding only five goals, which fully shows that this young team has a very efficient output at both offensive and defensive ends.
Although we have to admit that at present, the Chinese men's football team, whether it is the national team or the national Olympic team, loses more and wins less against the Japanese team, but this does not mean that we should lose confidence in the future. As Mr. Dong Lu said, "Japanese football is over!" Of course, we can't judge the accuracy of this sentence, but the trend of Chinese football surpassing Japanese football in the future is undeniable.
To achieve this goal, we must start from youth training and provide a better training environment and conditions for children. We should encourage children to love football from an early age and cultivate their interest and enthusiasm. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the professional training of young players, not only focusing on their physical fitness, but also improving their tactical understanding and game intelligence. Only by combining talent and technology can our players truly show the strength of Chinese football on the international stage.
In addition, we need to provide more training opportunities for young players. For example, regular warm-up matches between the national junior team and strong teams at home and abroad are organized, so that they are accustomed to competing in a high-intensity environment from an early age. At the same time, we should also encourage more young players to play in foreign clubs, where they can receive more professional and systematic training to improve their overall ability.
In short, although there is still a long way to go in the future of Chinese football, as long as we make unremitting efforts, I believe that one day, Chinese football will rise again and shine on the world stage. Let us look forward to witnessing the realization of this great dream with our actions!