When it comes to Chinese soccer players, I believe that many people have a bad first impression. For example, many people think that they earn a lot of money and have poor results, and then they are undisciplined, smoking and drinking, ruining their future and so on. But in fact, not all Chinese players are like this, just because they have bad results now, some bad things will be expanded. In fact, we can find typical models among many players. For example, Zheng Zhi of Guangzhou Evergrande, who is 41 years old, can still run all over the Chinese Super League, wear the No. 10 of the national football team at the age of 39, and wear the captain's armband of the national football team to help the national football team in defense and offense. Is the reason he can do all this hard work?
You know, we have a lot of self-disciplined, diligent and hardworking players like Zheng Zhi. Although age has reduced their physical fitness, speed and confrontation ability, they are smarter, know more about soccer and are better at playing soccer, and usually they can play a key role at critical moments. For example, another 40-year-old recently exploded onto the scene in the Chinese Super League, coming on as a substitute and completing the win. He is Wang Song, who currently plays for Manantong Yun, a team promoted from the Chinese Super League.
In the 11th round of the Chinese Super League, Nantong Zhiyun hosted Qingdao Hainiu in a relegation battle between promoted horses. It was a relatively close game, but neither side could easily break through the other's goal. So in the extra time of the second half, the score was still 0-0. When everyone thought that the game would end in a draw, one man stood up and he changed the result of the game, he was Wang Song.
Wang Song came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute of the match, Nantong Zhiyun had a chance to counterattack. Zheng Haoqian crossed the ball to Wang Song. Wang Song took the ball, and without hesitation, cut inside the top of the right arc and fired a long shot, making the score 1-0. It was a second victory, and Nantong Zhiyun won the relegation battle. Wang Song became the hero of the team.
Notably, the goal was Wang Song's first of the season in the Chinese Super League. The goal made Wang Song's 22nd consecutive season to complete his goal-scoring record. At the same time, his 39 years, 7 months and 23 days became the third oldest goal-scoring player in the history of the Chinese Super League, behind Matthews (39 years, 350 days) and Wu Qing (40 years, 167 days).
You know, Wang Song was still playing in the first division last season, and even used to play in the second division. At that time, everyone thought Wang Song had retired and wouldn't be seen in the CPL again. As it turned out, he was killed again when he was 39 going on 40, an age when he was still good in the Super League and still as passionate and energetic as a young 18 year old player. It shows how much they love soccer and how hardworking and diligent they are.
And our young players really should be working hard, it's ridiculous, it's ironic that you grew up better than these older players, you're earning more than they used to, you're so much younger than they are, not as good as they are at playing. So our young players really want to learn from these older players, they work hard, why wouldn't you work hard?
