Xinjiang men's football coach Palhati choked up after the game, and Chinese football needs people who can cry for failure

Qilu Evening News - Qilu One Point Commentator Sha Yuansen

In the final of the men's U20 group of the National Games, Xinjiang team played against Zhejiang team. Xinhua News Agency

In the final of the U20 group of men's football team at the National Games, Xinjiang team lost to Zhejiang team and ranked second. After the game, the players covered their faces and cried, and the head coach Palhati also choked up and even said sorry. I was very touched by this scene. In Chinese football, there are not many people who can still be so moved by failure.

"People who have never cried in the middle of the night are not enough to talk about life." People who have not cried over failure are not enough to talk about football.

People who make a career in football may have their own plans when they first enter this circle, but no matter what the purpose, they should maintain a love for football.

Unfortunately, many people are alienated in the professional arena. They become only concerned about gains and losses, not about winning or losing. What motivates them the most is the prize money, not the honor. Some people become shameless, losing without even apologizing, let alone covering their faces and crying. Not only that, the coach still denounced the fans, comparing Chinese football to the sons of fans, and asking fans to give more encouragement and support like parents. Many fans responded angrily, I don't have a son like you.

It is not that the fans do not recognize the six relatives, but Chinese football hurts people too deeply. This kind of injury is not only due to technical and tactical mistakes, but also the shamelessness of some people at the spiritual level makes fans feel deep despair. Even more mournful than the "black three minutes" is that nothing happens after failure. The people who once advertised that "iron is burning" have now cooled into slag, with no hardness and no temperature. How does such a coach bring out the Iron Army?

In the 1996 Olympic qualifiers, the national Olympic team reversed the victory over Kazakhstan, and the head coach Qi Wusheng was so excited that he cried bitterly. At that time, I was not more troublesome, and I still felt that it was too pretentious for the big man to cry so bitterly, and now I know how much people in such a temperament value their careers. Although Qi Wusheng's ability and qualifications are not the strongest, he led the national Olympic team to almost the strongest one in history.

The Xinjiang team stumbled into the final of the National Games, has created history, worthy of the expectations of fans, and can leave with a smile. However, they still can't hide their sadness. This failure gives hope.

Many people have long said that the hope of Chinese football is in Xinjiang. This is mainly a conclusion drawn from the perspective of material selection. And I think we need a coach like Palhati even more, first to teach the players to love football from the bottom of their hearts, to be crazy for football, and to cry for football.