A Few Words About Chinese Football That Will Be Burned After⁣ Reading

The⁤ Chinese⁤ men’s football team entered‍ the FIFA World ​Cup finals for the first and only time in ‍the 2002 Korea-Japan World ⁢Cup, relying on its East Asian neighbors Japan and South Korea as hosts and missing two strong opponents.

At the ‍World Cup in Korea and Japan, the Chinese national team failed to score a single goal except for hitting the goal post once. Some fans joked: We have brought shame to the world, it feels like the Chinese national football team just went ‍to its East Asian ⁣neighboring countries⁢ to play ⁣an international joke.

However, looking back now, the players of that period may be the strongest group of⁤ players in the Chinese national football⁤ team in the past 20 years. Sun Jihai, Fan Zhiyi,⁣ Shao Jiayi, Yang Chen, Yu Genwei… In the past ten or twenty years, no players who can match them have emerged.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Chinese national football team stumbled into the round ‌of 18, was first ⁢swept 7-0 by the Japanese team, and then ⁣was defeated by the Saudi team at home despite having one more player. After all, no matter in terms of‍ tactics, competitive⁤ level or mental attributes, there is no hope of winning ‌for the Chinese national football team.

The fans ‌who witnessed the national team’s loss at home shouted “Ivan, get out” after the game! This is ‍just the fans’ venting of their suppressed emotions. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that ‍the current state of the Chinese football environment is⁣ not a problem that can be solved by changing coaches.

Lippi has been⁤ here, but⁢ what will be the result? This is not something a coach can change. Ultimately, it⁤ is a soil⁤ problem,⁤ an ecological problem, and a system problem.

A former senior leader of the Chinese ⁣Football Association‌ revealed a set of data: ⁢the⁣ average‌ investment of Chinese Super League clubs is more ⁤than three times that⁤ of Japan’s J League and more than⁢ ten times that of South Korea’s K League.​ Looking at the players’ salaries, the average is⁣ 5.8 times that of Japan’s J League and 11.67 times that of South Korea’s K League.

But judging from ⁣the results, it is obvious that they are “taking the⁢ money ⁤but not working”. ‌The Chinese men’s national football teams at all levels have not entered the world competitions at all levels for more‌ than ten or twenty years.

A fan once joked that the Chinese national football team can be summed up in three sentences: “Chinese men’s football.” The first two words insult this great country, the middle two words insult this gender, and the last two words insult the ​sport.

Not to mention breaking out of Asia, they have now completely become a​ bottom-ranked team in ‍Asia, and even have to avoid Vietnam, Thailand, ‍Singapore and Indonesia.

The reason why China’s football ecosystem is ⁤so ⁢weak is⁣ that it‌ has been‌ completely messed up ​by a few people. Looking at the past few years, the “money ⁣football”​ that was widely reported⁣ in special reports spent money to win a few AFC Champions League titles, but only left a mess.

Many veteran football fans may still remember that a famous football commentator broke the news during a live broadcast: “Do you know? In the‍ past, if you ⁣wanted to join the national team, someone would directly ⁤set a price!​ They would even give you a bank card. If you ‌want to play,‌ come on, deposit money into it. You can play as many games as you want!”

With the Chinese national football team being so corrupt and the football atmosphere being so corrupt, the‌ youth training is naturally ‌not going ⁣to be any better. Previously, a person in the ​football circle ​revealed that in the “golden dollar football” era, there were more than a dozen youth training schools in a city⁤ in the north that had a top league club,‍ but in less than ten years, almost all of them went bankrupt.

The main reason is: unprofessional. Young players have ​to pay if they want to ⁣join the team, pay if they want to play, and pay​ even more if they want to enter a higher-level team.

What’s more, it⁤ is said that a certain‌ football school opened by league players not only charges fees but also requires the mothers of the young players to sleep with ⁣them!

Regarding the current ⁤situation of Chinese football, reporter Zhao Yu’s evaluation is‍ very pertinent:⁤ “In such a terrible football system, there are always interlocking interests and human relationships that ⁣cannot be avoided. Desire and money are bound together. Coupled with an imperfect system, unprofessional ways of doing‍ things, and a smoky ​environment, it⁤ would be strange if there were​ no problems.”

The problem lies at‍ the root, the‌ problem lies at the “top beam”. Competitive sports are about professionalism⁢ and expertise,​ and‍ cannot just be about political correctness.

Let’s just ⁢think about one thing. ​As a major Olympic gold medal winner and a sports powerhouse, our athletes who have international influence are no more ⁤than Yao Ming, Li Na and a few others.

The reason for their huge success, apart from their own talent and hard work, is due to their “thorough professionalism” in the later period. Yao Ming joined the NBA league, ‍which has a complete ecological system, while Li Na went out on her own to play professional games.

Back to football, there is rectification and⁤ the 2035 goal, but ⁢the fundamental problem is that in the process of ​”saving Chinese football”, since electric shock,‌ defibrillation,⁤ artificial respiration⁢ and other means have been used, why ‌not try to ⁣completely loosen the hand that is ⁤strangling ⁢the neck?

If Chinese football ‍can‌ be completely professionalized and organized into alliances,​ administrative⁤ interference​ can ⁣be eliminated, ‍and ⁤professionals can be ⁤allowed‍ to do professional things, perhaps there is still hope for its salvation.