0-8！Chinese football suffered a fiasco, Song Kai's gamble failed, and Xu Genbao's two shouts did not seem to awaken his football dream. This time, the U16 Chinese team's training in Germany became a cruel test, the players' mentality was unbalanced, and five consecutive goals were bombarded by the opponent, which made people sweat for their football road.
Chinese football has always been seeking breakthroughs, especially in the field of youth training. At last year's East Asian Championships, the U16 Chinese team defeated Japan and won the championship. This achievement has undoubtedly attracted great attention from the Football Association and Song Kai. However, gambling on the world of football is not an easy task, and high stakes may not always be successful.
Xu Genbao, a legend of Chinese football, warned about the strength of the U16 Chinese team. In a friendly match, his substitute team won 4-0 against the Under-16 Chinese team, which should be a wake-up call. Xu Genbao shouted twice, pointing out that the team's basic level, mentality and psychological quality need to be improved, but it does not seem to have attracted enough attention from the Football Association and Song Kai.
After the Spring Festival, Song Kai did not give up because of his previous failure, on the contrary, he passionately said that the U16 Chinese team will be the hope of Chinese football in the next decade. Behind this rhetoric may be his admiration for the German football model. But the reality is often harsher than ideal.
The U16 Chinese team went to Japan for a week of training without a formal head coach, and lost to the Japanese school team many times. Once again, the quality of the players was questioned. At this time, the Football Association decided to introduce Japanese head coach Kenichi Uemura, hoping to improve the level of the team through his leadership. However, the European training has become a nightmare for the team.
The 0-8 defeat to the opponent completely deprived the U16 Chinese team of the opportunity to learn and communicate in the German training. Song Kai's gamble seems to have turned into a blind adventure. The team did not have the strength to go to Europe for training, and such a result would only undermine the team's confidence and make them deeply appreciate the cruelty and ruthlessness of professional football.
It is worth thinking about why Chinese football always likes to take shortcuts and get it in one step? When Wu Lei, Zhang Linpeng and other players visited Xu Genbao's football base, Xu Genbao's words rang in his ears like an alarm bell. The study of Chinese football has become more and more backward, and the development of football should not only look at the results, but also be down-to-earth and step by step.
Maybe Xu Genbao's two shouts failed to wake up Song Kai, but this does not mean that the football dream has failed. In football, anything is possible, the key is to work hard and take it step by step. Instead of blindly believing in the European football model, we should fully explore and make use of domestic resources and advantages.
Chinese football needs down-to-earth efforts and long-term planning, rather than momentary gambles and risks. Although failure is painful, only by learning from failure can we move forward better. It is hoped that the Football Association and Song Kai can learn from this failure, re-examine the youth training system, and lay a solid foundation for the future of Chinese football. The road to football, although difficult, will eventually be rewarding.