Recently, Cheng Yaodong mentioned in an interview that the reason for the long-term training of the national Olympic team members is that it is difficult for them to get the opportunity to play in the club. In this regard, media person Pan Weili expressed criticism on social platforms.
Pan Weili said: "After the National Olympic team returned to China, I watched Cheng Yaodong's long interview, and frankly, I couldn't stand it. I recognized the performance of this National Olympics, and even gave a 70-point evaluation, and many netizens also expressed satisfaction. But these public opinions should not make you flutter. ”
"Cheng believes that China's Olympic level has caught up with the rest of Asia, but it is slightly inferior to Japan and South Korea. This view is clearly overly optimistic. In the first game against Japan, we failed to score with an advantage of 11 to 10, and if we were 11 to 11, we would be at least one level lower than the opponent. Against South Korea, it was clear that we were the weakest team in the group, and we won easily 2-0 after the main rotation. ”
Regarding Cheng Yaodong's statement that it is difficult for players to get the opportunity to play in the club, Pan Weili has a negative attitude: "According to the overseas training list from March to June 2023 and the comparison of the players' appearance data in the 2022 season, it can be seen that most of the players have stable opportunities to play in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League. How can you say they can't play at the club? In fact, these players in the 01-03 age group, even at a young age, have made a very decent number of appearances. It's rare in the world for a U-Series team to have members of their club. ”
Pan Weili finally criticized: "It is precisely because of the long-term training camp that followed you overseas for a long time that many players lost their positions in the club, and within a year they went from the main team to the marginal figures. They are torn between the national name and the club, and in the end they lose both sides, how can this be considered for the sake of the players?"
The comments directly pointed to the problems with some of Cheng's arguments and raised serious questions about the management and tactical choices of the national Olympic team. Pan's remarks sparked widespread discussion on social media, raising thoughts on the future development of the national Olympic team.