The Paper's reporter Pu Yaolei
Shao Jiayi is not only a famous star in Chinese football who stayed in the Bundesliga, but also an important member of the national football team that appeared on the Stage of the World Cup in 2002, leaving a deep enough mark on the history of Chinese football.
Today, the performance of the national football team in the World Preliminary Round of 12 naturally affects his heart. On October 19, Shao Jiayi was interviewed by the media, during which he talked about the expectations of the national football team and his old comrade-in-arms Li Tie.
"After all, we have so many naturalized players coming back, although a few games have not been played very well, but on the whole, our team is still there, this strength is still there, and I believe that Li Tie can adjust the team." He told the surging news reporter.
For Wu Lei, a national football striker who is currently experiencing a low tide of staying in the ocean, he also hopes that people can give more patience: "It takes time to integrate into that environment. ”
Shao Jiayi CFP data chart
Believe in Li Tie, believe in the Chinese team
In the first four rounds of the World Preliminary Round of 12 that have been concluded, the national football team has lost to Australia, Japan and Saudi Arabia, only defeated Vietnam, and ranked fifth in the group with 1 win and 3 losses with 3 points.
However, in an interview with the surging news reporter, Chinese football star Shao Jiayi still expressed his support for the current national football coach Li Tie.
"I think the Round of 12 is certainly not that simple, and I've seen a lot of online reports. Of course, I still think we still have hope. ”
"After all, we have so many naturalized players coming back, although a few games have not been played very well, but on the whole, our team is still there, this strength is still there, and I believe that Li Tie can adjust the team."
"And we're back at home, we're going to make good use of the home field advantage, and I'm sure our team and team-mates can play a satisfying football and hopefully bring more joy to the fans."
As a teammate who once fought side by side on the stage of the 2002 World Cup, Shao Jiayi still has many expectations for Li Tie, after all, he himself has personally experienced how much of a boost the national football team will bring to Chinese football if it can break into the World Cup.
"When the Chinese team qualified 20 years ago, you could also appreciate the football fever that brought to China at that time. I remember that institutions like football schools really mushroomed after the Chinese team qualified for the World Cup, and as far as I know, there are at least a thousand. ”
"Now there may be less than 10, which is a big difference." Shao Jiayi confessed to the surging news reporter.
Shao Jiayi is the leader of Chinese football in the West. IC Infographic
It is not easy to stay in Yang, and it is necessary to give Wu Lei more patience
The significance of breaking into the World Cup is not only to trigger a football boom in China, but also to make it easier for Chinese players to "go out" - Shao Jiayi himself embarked on the road of staying in the Bundesliga after the World Cup.
"I must admit that it was because of the Qualifying for the World Cup that the players at that time (we) were able to transfer smoothly to Europe, because the football developed countries attach great importance to the World Cup. If you're a World Cup player, they'll definitely prioritize, that's no doubt. I think qualifying for the World Cup, both for national football and for individuals, has helped too much. ”
In a foreign land, Shao Jiayi also showed his style, became the best among the players who stayed in foreign countries, and proved his strength in Europe. In 2017, he also became a member of the Bundesliga Legends Hall of Fame.
For the younger generation of foreigners, Shao Jiayi is full of expectations, especially the current Chinese players in europe's five major leagues "single seedling" Wu Lei, is Shao Jiayi's long-term attention.
"It takes time to be able to play abroad, especially in the five major leagues, and to fit into that environment, and we must now give Wu Lei patience and give him time."
"We can look at South Korea, Japan, players like Son Heung-min may only see his highlights in the past two years, but in fact, Son Heung-min was already playing in the Bundesliga in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and he also walked step by step for more than a decade to reach today's position."
'Of course I hope that more players can go abroad and play in Europe, because only in this way can our players get real promotion, the fastest promotion, and I believe that this will be the biggest help to the Chinese national team in the future."
Shao Jiayi and Li Tie CFP diagram
Focusing on the Bundesliga, it is difficult to break Bayern rule
At present, Shao Jiayi is also contributing to Chinese football in his own way. Now that he is the leader of the U18 national football team, he admits that there is a big gap between Chinese youth football and Europe: "Players need a lot of high-quality training and competition in this age group so that they can grow in the future. ”
But while working for the national team, he is still paying attention to the Bundesliga, where he has paid a lot of youth: "I still miss the Football culture in Germany. I remember there was a statistic in Germany that 80% of Germans were more or less, directly or indirectly, football enthusiasts. ”
For this season's Bundesliga, Shao Jiayi is still more optimistic about Bayern's prospects for winning the title: "(Breaking Bayern's rule) is really difficult. ”
"It should be said that in the past decade, Bayern's style of play, team combination, including coaches have reached the international top level. If there is a world-class team in the Bundesliga, it may be Bayern, and Bayern is also the top of the world-class teams. ”
In Shao Jiayi's view, Bayern's new coach Nagelsmann will be a major positive for the team: "He is very young, very passionate, and his understanding of tactics, his understanding of football, the application of tactics has surpassed many German coaches. ”
'His players themselves are higher than other teams(level), and if he has a higher tactical level than other teams, it will be difficult for other teams to catch up with him."
However, Shao Jiayi also admitted that when he pays attention to the Bundesliga, he will always unconsciously pay attention to the Asian players who play in it.
"I have the impression that there are no less than 10 Japanese and Korean players who have played and performed very consistently in the Bundesliga, and this has been the case for the past few years. So it makes sense that their national team has been so stable and so good in Asia. ”
"Seeing [the Bundesliga] have some East Asian players, I also hope to see more of our own players. But not yet. Like many footballers and fans, he also hopes to see more Chinese players in the future, appearing on top stages such as the Bundesliga.
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