When it comes to the gap between Chinese and Japanese soccer, it's really quite noticeable, especially in adult men's soccer. However, not every age group of Chinese soccer players are performing worse than the Japanese team. For example, we are not necessarily inferior to Japan at the junior national level. on April 11th, China's U14 national junior team, which traveled to Japan for a training session, beat Osaka Cherry Blossoms yesterday by an impressive score of 15-2. the score of 15-2 is simply unbearable to watch. what do you think about it?
It is reported that the game was played over three quarters, with the U14 national team (born in 2010) scoring five goals in each of the three quarters, and eventually outscoring their opponents 15-2. This Osaka Sakura U14 team is part of the club's home team. It should be emphasized that Sakura Osaka has three teams, and the headquarters is one of them. Despite the fact that the opponent was only one of the club's teams, the 15-2 victory is still commendable in terms of building the confidence of Chinese youth soccer players.
The U14 National Junior Football Team has 28 players from different clubs and schools, including Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School, Shanghai Shenhua Football Club, Shanghai Jiading Huilong Football Club, Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club, Meizhou Hakka Football Club, Beijing Guoan Football Club, Qingdao Hainiu Football Club, Wuhan Sanzhen Football Club, Guangdong Provincial Football Association, Dalian Football Association, Shenzhen Football Association, Chengdu Derry Football Training Center, Dalian Tornado Football Club, Guangzhou Yangcheng Football Development Co. Soccer Association of Guangdong Province, Dalian Football Association, Shenzhen Football Association, Chengdu Derry Football Training Center, Dalian Tornado Football Club, Guangzhou Yangcheng Football Development Company Limited, Affiliated High School of Shaanxi Normal University, Suzhou Sports School, Yangpu District Youth Amateur Sports School of Shanghai, and Nan Yu Middle School of Chongqing. Shandong Taishan Football School is undoubtedly the club with the largest number of players in this lineup.
In last year's U15 East Asian Football Championship, the Chinese team, featuring players from Guangzhou Evergrande Football School, won the title by beating Japan in the final. In addition, the big win for the U14 national junior team also demonstrated the strength of our youth soccer, which is no less impressive even compared to Japan. Despite the decline in national soccer performance in recent years, youth training has been strengthened. For example, the players in this U14 ladder team, Yuan Bo Han, Zhan Jing Yuan, Park Ji Xuan and Li Rui Qing, as well as the overseas players who did not participate in the training camp, Li Dong Chen, Zhang Lintong and Liu Kai Yuan, all have potential and even have the experience of playing in overseas clubs. Hopefully they will become one of the pillars of the national team in a few years.
