In the U23 Asian Cup, Indonesia and Uzbekistan reached the semi-finals, a result that sparked much discussion in the Chinese media about the success of both teams. Some public opinion believes that the success of the Indonesian Olympic Games is due to the help of naturalized players, and even came to the conclusion that "Chinese football can only succeed by naturalization". However, Ma Dexing, a well-known journalist, recently wrote an article arguing that this view is ignorant and misleading, and analyzed that behind the success of Uzbekistan and Indonesia is the long-standing elite policy and institutional support.
Overseas training program in Indonesia
In 2018, Indonesia launched the policy of elite young players staying abroad, and it took six years of persistence and adjustment to reap the results. This policy has cultivated a group of highly skilled and experienced young talents for the Indonesian Olympic team, making them competitive in the international arena. In this process, the Indonesian Olympic players not only trained for a long time, but also carried out training and competitions overseas to continuously improve their actual combat ability. In the end, these players, under the leadership of head coach Shin Tai Long, managed to break into the semi-finals in this U23 Asian Cup.
League policy in Uzbekistan
The success of the Uzbek Olympic team lies in the long-term implementation of the policy of playing leagues by national teams. They enable young players to gain a lot of league experience and improve their game in the field. In terms of the Chinese Olympic team coached by Cheng Yaodong, although he had two years of league training during the national youth period, he was unable to continue to participate in the league in the third year, which eventually affected the team's results in the U23 Asian Cup.
Pain points and reflections
Chinese fans are full of unwillingness and disappointment with the defeat of the National Olympic team. Seeing the success of the Olympic Games in Indonesia and Uzbekistan, they couldn't help but start to reflect on the development strategy of Chinese football, and the pain point pointed to the lack of long-term training mechanism and practical experience for young players. Although naturalization policies have been put on the table, it is not the only way to succeed. More importantly, how to provide a more systematic and comprehensive development system for young players, so that they can continue to experience in diversified international competitions and high-quality leagues.
The importance of policy continuity and support
Ma's criticism reveals the lack of policy continuity and support in the development of Chinese football. Although the past elite retention and league training programs were constructive, they were not adhered to in the implementation, resulting in the development of young players not being able to continue to advance. In contrast to the cases of Indonesia and Uzbekistan, these two countries have developed young players into internationally competitive players through continuous policy promotion and international training.
Chinese football should learn from these successful cases in policy planning and implementation, and readjust and optimize the training mechanism for young players. Developing players should not only pursue short-term success, but also improve the competitiveness of the entire system through systematic long-term planning, so as to be more fully prepared for future competitions. It is believed that with the improvement of policies and mechanisms, the Chinese National Olympic Games and the National Youth will usher in new opportunities and breakthroughs.
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