Every time the Chinese Super League and national team season arrives, we die-hard fans have mixed feelings. On the one hand, there is the love and expectation of football, and on the other hand, there is the helplessness and disappointment in the face of reality. The recent news has undoubtedly added a bit of drama to our emotions.
First of all, let's talk about the goal of this so-called "Asia's No. 1 League". As an ordinary fan, I sincerely hope that Chinese football can get better and the Chinese Super League can become stronger. But there's always a gap between aspiration and reality, isn't there? What we lack is real progress and change. The ambition of the president of the Football Association sounds exciting, but when you look back at our league and look at the teams that have disbanded, you have mixed feelings.
Wu Lei won his fourth Chinese Golden Globe Award. As a fan, I'm happy for him, he's really one of the best players in the country. But Wu Lei said it himself, and he felt ashamed. This is not only a modest award for an award, but also a kind of introspection on the current situation of Chinese football. He said that he has the confidence to lead the national football team to the top 18 of the World Preliminary Tournament, which is important, but more important than confidence is action and change.
Let's take a look at the rhetoric of the new national football coach, to put it bluntly, as a fan, I feel that this is a cannon. We all hope that the national football team can enter the World Cup, but this requires down-to-earth efforts, not empty promises. The improvement of skills and tactics, the development of young players, these are the problems that really need to be paid attention to and solved. Instead of shouting out the big goal without any changes.
Finally, I would like to say to all friends who care about Chinese football that our love and criticism are because of concern and love. What we expect is not empty slogans, but real action and change. Hopefully, one day, we can see the rise of Chinese football on the Asian and even world stage, and then we may be able to really laugh without saying anything, because that would be a proud laugh. But until that day comes, what we need is real progress, not ethereal dreams.