As a member of Chinese football, the national football team did not perform well in this year's Asian Cup, losing 0-1 to Qatar in the Doha battle and missing the qualification. This game also became the most humiliating exit in the history of Chinese football. In the three games of the group stage, the national football team failed to score a single goal, which makes people sigh that Chinese football is not only drifting away from the goal of breaking out of Asia, but even dwarfed at the Asian level. Compared to the top Asian teams such as Japan, South Korea, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, we are clearly outmatched, and even against teams such as Malaysia and India, which were considered to be the belly of the fish in the past, we have difficulty winning. The biggest problem in the attacking side of the national football team is the difficulty of scoring goals, which is also attributed to our lack of good strikers. Looking back at the Chinese Super League, the central axis of each team is almost always composed of foreign players, and the forward line also needs foreign players to score goals. The homegrown forwards were either on the bench or moved to the wings to help the attack. As the internationals are used to playing a supporting role in the league, the foreign players take on all the heavy lifting. Homegrown strikers have not been tested under the pressure of the league, which makes it difficult for them to perform well when playing for their national team. In the group stage of the Asian Cup, the national football team did not create a goal. However, whether it was Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning or Wei Shihao, who only played one game due to injury, several strikers missed excellent scoring opportunities. In particular, Wu Lei failed to send the ball into the net in the face of an empty goal. Even with the much-anticipated return to play in the final group game, it was clear that his form had taken a toll after a long absence. Although Wei Shihao had a chance to miss the goal against Qatar, he did his best. As a member of the national team, Wei Shihao also made an official statement after the game: "We played too ugly! These short and honest words touched the hearts of the fans deeply. As a team sport, football requires the whole team to work together to bring hope to the team. Zheng Zhi, assistant coach of the national football team, regretted the performance of the young players. Wei Shihao's statement not only shocked the fans, but also won their approval. After all, the performance of the national football team is really sorry for the fans who have always cared about them.
There is no need to emphasize the plight of Chinese football, which has been questioned and criticized for many years. This year's Asian Cup once again made people see the powerlessness and loneliness of the national football team. Losing all three games in the group stage and not scoring a goal, such a performance makes people sigh that Chinese football is not only drifting away from the Asian powerhouses, but even lagging behind many traditional fish belly teams in the Asian rankings. In the Chinese Super League, all teams have introduced foreign aid, but it is difficult for local players to get opportunities to play in the forward line, resulting in the lack of forward strength of the national team. In this Asian Cup, the international players were unable to recover on the offensive end, missed scoring opportunities in a row, and the first goal was blown away, making it impossible for the national football team to get off to a good start.
Expansion: The woes of Chinese football in recent years have not been achieved overnight. From infrastructure construction to technical and tactical level, from youth training to the improvement of league level, Chinese football is facing many problems. The poor performance of the national football team in the Asian Cup once again highlighted this problem. It can be seen that Chinese football urgently needs to carry out all-round reform and improvement.
The difficulty of the national football team's attack in the Asian Cup has once again been highlighted, especially the lack of strength of the strikers. In the Chinese Super League, foreign players have always played the role of the backbone, while most of the local strikers can only sit on the bench or be squeezed to the wings. Internationals tend to play only supporting roles in the league and rarely have the opportunity to perform well. This has also led to their habit of being passive in the national team game and lacking the experience to take on heavy responsibilities. In the three games of the group stage of the Asian Cup, although the national football team created some scoring opportunities, neither Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning nor Wei Shihao, who returned due to injury, failed to seize these opportunities. Especially in the last game of Wei Shihao's comeback, he was only one step away from scoring a goal, but he reluctantly missed a good opportunity. The trouble on the front line became one of the main reasons for the failure of the national football team's attack.
Expansion: Chinese football has a series of problems in the cultivation and development of forward players. Whether it is grassroots training or professional leagues, there needs to be better mechanisms and policies to guide and motivate the growth of local players. Only by cultivating more excellent forward players can we solve the problem of difficult offensive problems of the national football team.
As a member of the national football team, Wei Shihao was once the hopeful star of Chinese football. However, he missed two games due to injury before the start of the Asian Cup, returning in the final group game, but his form was clearly affected. Although he attacked aggressively in the game and also created some threats, he was still unable to get the ball into the net. After the game, Wei Shihao made a statement: "We played too ugly! This short and honest sentence deeply shocked people, and also expressed his helplessness and disappointment with the performance of the national football team. As a collective sport, football requires the joint efforts of the whole team, and only by coming together can we bring hope to the team.
Expansion: Wei Shihao's statement reflects the true attitude of the national football players towards their own performance, and also represents the requirements and expectations of the fans for the team. Although they tried their best, the results were not ideal. This is also a long-term dilemma faced by Chinese football, which needs to be solved from the level of comprehensively improving the entire football system.
As the assistant coach of the national football team, Zheng Zhi regretted the performance of the young players. He knows the brutality of football and the fierce competition, as well as the plight and pressure of the team. The poor performance of the national football team in the Asian Cup shocked the fans, and their expectations and attention to the national football team not only did not pay off, but made them feel disappointed and helpless. However, Zheng Zhi still said that they will continue to work hard and fight for the future of Chinese football.
Expansion: As a veteran of Chinese football, Zheng Zhi is well aware of the team's dilemmas and challenges. He has experienced the ups and downs of Chinese football, and has also witnessed the growth and progress of the team. He is undoubtedly the backbone of the national football team, and he hopes to help young players grow and improve through his efforts and experience, so that Chinese football can find its own way.
In short, the defeat of Chinese football in the Asian Cup once again made people see the root of the problem and the dilemma. Striker problems, unstable players, etc. are all reasons for the poor performance of the national football team. Chinese football urgently needs to carry out comprehensive reform and upgrading, strengthen infrastructure, strengthen youth training, and improve the level of the league, so as to truly get out of the predicament and regain the glory of Chinese football. At the same time, fans also need to give more support and encouragement to the team, and only by working together can Chinese football hope usher in a new dawn.