On April 24, Beijing time, Cheng Yaodong, the head coach of the U23 National Olympic Games, was interviewed by sports reporter Ma Dexing. In an exclusive interview, Cheng Yaodong pointed out that with the National Olympic team not qualifying for the U23 Asian Cup and Olympic Qualifiers, my contract will end, and the Chinese Football Association has formed a new U19 team to prepare for the next Olympic Games, and a new U23 team will be formed later. I'll take a break later and see if I have a chance to lead the other teams.
Cheng Yaodong pointed out that Chinese players must have self-confidence and believe in themselves, as long as everyone works together, Chinese football will soon return to the second-rate level in Asia. Cheng Yaodong also believes that our national team can enter the World Youth Championships and the World Youth Championships, and the national team can also enter the World Cup. Cheng Yaodong also hopes that the next U23 team can qualify from the group (2028), and the next edition can go further and strive to enter the Olympic Games (2032).
Regarding whether Chinese local coaches are suitable for leading national teams, Cheng Yaodong pointed out that there is no difference between domestic coaches and foreign coaches, and the key depends on whether they can find capable and suitable ones. Chinese football cannot be done well by relying on a single coach, and hope cannot be completely pinned on the coach, but all aspects work together towards the goal, cohesion and team spirit are more important.
Regarding the follow-up plan, Cheng Yaodong said that he hopes to continue to contribute to Chinese football, and as long as he is still engaged in this profession and coaching, he will continue to serve and contribute to Chinese football.
Cheng Yaodong led the team's performance analysis
Cheng Yaodong plays as a defender and has played for the Shanghai Shenhua team (including its predecessor) for more than ten years, and has won honors such as the A-A championship, the runner-up of the Chinese Super League, and the FA Cup championship with the team. In January 2018, he officially succeeded Jia Xiuquan as the Chinese U19 men's national team. In July 2019, Cheng Yaodong officially took over the National Olympic team.
After Cheng Yaodong took over the National Olympic Games, he led the U23 team to achieve the following results:
During the period of January 2020 ~ April 2024, Cheng Gui led the team to play a total of 13 games, with 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. Of those five wins, two were against India, one against Myanmar, one against Qatar and one against the United Arab Emirates. Of the 2 draws, 1 is against Bangladesh and 1 against UAE. In the face of South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Japan, there was not a single victory.
The Chinese Olympic team scored a total of 14 goals, of which India and Myanmar contributed 11 goals, while we faced Japan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iran and other strong teams without a single goal, which is still a bit miserable.
As Coach Cheng Yaodong said, whether it is a foreign coach or a Chinese coach, it is our Chinese players who ultimately rely on it. If our Chinese players have a bad foundation and lack of self-confidence, the game is always stopped, watched and passed three times, always dare not break through, and are always afraid of mistakes, even if we have 11 two-meter-tall Yu Jinyong, it will be difficult to defeat Japan, South Korea, and Iran.
The foundation of the players is laid from the very beginning of contact with football, and it is a scientific thing to need a sound national team system. And scientific things need to have a scientific training system, and there needs to be a scientific, professional, and knowledgeable association to coordinate and manage. Professional things need to be done by professional people. Managing a soccer ball is not as simple as stepping on a sewing machine.
Our national team, the national Olympic team, the national youth team, and the national youth team have slowly slipped from the first-class team in Asia to the fourth-rate team, and we have not entered the main competition of international competitions for a long, long, long time. The fans have changed one stubble after another, but football doesn't even have the capital to stand still.
After watching the ball for decades, we used to cheer for the victory of the national team at all levels in the main game and the big competition, and now we are cheering for a mere warm-up match and an innocuous honor battle.
Some fans and friends say, isn't it just a 4-1 win against a small Southeast Asian team? Isn't it just a warm-up game and won a goal? Isn't it just a 2-1 win against a weak team? Is it necessary to blow the sky like this?
We haven't been excited about winning for a long time, and if we don't even cheer for this small win, then we really won't have a chance to cheer. As a fan, we can't be sad to watch the repeated defeats, and we also need the spirit of Ah Q to comfort and encourage ourselves.
It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and it is not easy for Cheng Yaodong to guide, look, the hair is so white.
It is expected that the national brand teams at all levels can learn from the pain and get on the right track as soon as possible. If the national football team is already like this, and it can't enter the World Cup or the Olympic Games, then at least we can see the Chinese national youth and the Chinese national youth team at the World Youth Championships and the World Junior Championships, right?
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