The national Olympic team suffered a heavy defeat in the Asian Cup
The 2024 U23 Asian Cup, regarded as a qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics, is of great significance to the Chinese Olympic team. Unfortunately, they suffered two consecutive defeats in the group stage, and finally finished bottom of the group and failed to qualify. This poor record undoubtedly disappointed fans and the media.
The national Olympic team lost 0:2 to the Japanese team in the first game, and the state was average. In the second round against Qatar, although he had the advantage of possession on the field, he lacked lethality on the offensive end and finally lost 0:1. The remaining group stage opponents are South Korea and Iran, and the situation is extremely unfavorable for the Chinese team.
There are many reasons for the defeat, but the most criticized is a series of derelictions of duty by coach Cheng Yaodong during his tenure. According to insiders, Cheng Yaodong often plays with his mobile phone and makes private calls during training, and lacks effective management of players. To make matters worse, he was a serious cronyist and indulged his "descendants" to run amok in the team.
This lax and casual atmosphere has undoubtedly seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the National Olympic team. The poor performance of the Asian Cup made fans and public opinion lose confidence in Cheng Yaodong's command ability. Some experts bluntly said that if these problems are not fundamentally solved, it will be difficult for Chinese football to emerge.
Cheng Yaodong neglected his duties and connived at the rampant "descendant players".
A number of media reports disclosed that Cheng Yaodong had serious dereliction of duty during his coaching of the National Olympic team. He often made phone calls or played mobile games during training and was negligent in managing his players. Even insiders revealed that he was obedient to his "descendant players" and connived at them to play big names in the team.
There are several "descendants" who enjoy privileges in the national Olympic team. They can ignore the team rules and eat and drink in the cafeteria, and the rest of the team must wait for them to sit down before they can move their chopsticks. If someone disobeys, there will be conflict and quarrels.
A former member of the National Olympic team described the situation this way: "Those few people are the 'princelings' in the team, and no one dares to contradict them when they talk and do things. Coach Cheng indulges and protects them intentionally or unintentionally, and the others can only swallow their anger. ＂
This kind of serious disruptive behavior will obviously affect the unity of the whole team. Players privately complained that there was a great sense of unfairness and low morale in the team due to the privileged phenomenon of "descendant players".
Others pointed out that the reason why Cheng Yaodong did this was because most of those "descendant players" came from the clubs he coached, and the two had a close personal relationship. His obvious cronyism has seriously deviated from the professional ethics of a national team manager.
Public opinion called on the Football Association to severely punish relevant personnel and re-establish national brand discipline
The poor performance of the national Olympic team in the Asian Cup, as well as a series of dereliction of duty during Cheng Yaodong's coaching, triggered strong condemnation from public opinion. A number of media have called on the Football Association to severely punish the relevant personnel and re-establish the discipline of the national team.
Some commentators believe that Cheng Yaodong, a "bastard coach", should be removed from the Football Association and severely punished to set an example. Those "descendants" who play big names in the team and enjoy privileges should also be punished accordingly.
"The national team represents the image of the motherland, and there must be no such privilege in the team. A senior football commentator said, "The behavior of Cheng Yaodong and those 'descendant players' has seriously damaged the discipline of the national team and affected the combat effectiveness of the entire team." ＂
Other experts pointed out that the defeat in the Asian Cup exposed the stubborn disease of Chinese football - the coaches lacked professional ethics and were too selfish. "If even the national team is so lax and loose, then how can Chinese football be revitalized?"
In response to the strong call of public opinion, the relevant person in charge of the Football Association said that the incident will be thoroughly investigated and will not be soft. "We will severely punish those involved in accordance with discipline and will not tolerate them. At the same time, it will also strengthen the management from the system to ensure that the national team is disciplined. ＂
The scandal of Cheng Yaodong and the "descendant players" once again sounded the alarm on the road to the revitalization of Chinese football. Only by fundamentally solving these stubborn diseases and re-establishing discipline can Chinese football hope to regain its vitality.