U23 national football fiasco in the UAE Dubai Cup highlights the gap between Chinese football
2022-03-30 11:21:09Source: Xi’an News Network
Xi’an News Network News In the early morning of March 30th, Beijing time, the Chinese men’s national football team lost 0:2 to Oman in the Asian top 12 of the World Preliminaries. In the Dubai Cup that ended before this war, the U23 national football team lost 0:3 to the U23 United Arab Emirates. Whether it is the adult team or the younger generation, the gap between Chinese football and Asian teams is widening.
Dubai Cup third place competition, U23 national football team against U23 United Arab Emirates, this is the second time the two sides have played against each other in this tournament. In the first round of the Dubai Cup, the U23 national football team lost a small goal to the United Arab Emirates. In the first half of the battle, Huang Jiahui’s “Oolong” assist led to the U23 national football team’s opening goal. In stoppage time, the UAE U23 first scored a penalty kick to expand the lead, and then Seid headed the goal. The victory was sealed, and the U23 national football team lost 0:3 to the UAE U23 and won the fourth place in this Dubai Cup.
The U23 national football team members have not participated in international competitions for two and a half years, and at the same time gave up the U23 Asian Cup due to the epidemic, so the Dubai Cup is one of the few opportunities for them to compete with other teams of the same age. The U23 national football team in this competition really worked hard, and there have been bright spots. With Fang Hao’s “big four” victory over Thailand 4:2, it seems that fans have seen hope. However, the strength on the football field is the key factor that determines the result. The UAE’s “double play” has given Chinese football a clearer position. It lacks experience in international competitions, lacks sufficient speed, lacks sufficient ability, lacks…
It should be said that there has been no systematic competition for two and a half years, which has severely hit the U23 national football team. At the stage of the fastest development of young players’ bodies and consciousness, not enough competition is definitely not conducive to their growth. In the Asian top 12 of the World Preliminaries, the gap between the Chinese men’s football team and the Asian giants is getting wider and wider. What is the status of the U23 national football team, which is regarded as the hope of Chinese football, in Asia? Although the Dubai Cup won the fourth place, the real Asian teams are absent, and the U23 national football team is at the third-class level in Asia at most.
The strength of Chinese football is poor and the foundation is weak, and it cannot be fundamentally reversed in the short term. The most important thing at this stage is to rebuild the youth training system and arrange as many games as possible. The Chinese football youth competition is currently being reformed, and the new China Youth Football League is about to be launched. This is a new type of event that integrates sports and education. We hope that the managers of Chinese football, including the organizers of youth competitions, the Ministry of Education, the State Sports General Administration and the Chinese Football Association can work together to improve the development of youth football and youth football competitions; we also hope that more young players can work hard to train, Competition, grow better. Although it is difficult for individual light to illuminate Chinese football, as long as there are more individual efforts, there will always be a day when Chinese football will shine.
Wang Rui, an all-media reporter from Xi’an Press
