All fans who follow domestic soccer should know that the CFA has undergone a big change recently. Song Kai, the former director of the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau, immediately took office as the new leader of Chinese soccer. Not long ago, the new CFA president made his first public appearance and made some plans for the future development of Chinese soccer.
According to several domestic media reports, Song Kai recently flew to Weifang, Shandong Province, to watch the second round of the U15 final of the Mid-Youth Championship and presented the trophy to the Shandong Taishan U15 champions. This was Song Kai's first public appearance since he took over as chairman of the FA. Fans and media have many questions about the new FA leader. How will he lead the rise of Chinese soccer?
Beijing time on October 22, 19:00 pm, Song Kai in the media forum formally answered everyone's questions. Regarding the next focus of the CFA, Song Kai said: "Our leadership team should take youth training as the top priority. Chinese soccer to take the road of the long march. The first task is to grasp the youth training, from the root! Now there is a big gap between the treatment of youth training coaches and club first-team coaches. We should change this situation and try to enable Chinese soccer's best coaches to be more involved in youth training. At the same time, we should build a stronger competition system to ensure players have more opportunities to play."
Song Kai also refuted the controversial policies repeatedly implemented by the previous FA. He said, "The CFA can no longer make wonderful policies. New policies must meet the expectations of society. This is the first bottom line of my tenure. Policies can only be more open, never go back. There was a time when the Chinese team played league games and a time when they engaged in U23. such a wonderful thing will never happen again!"
In addition, Song Kai also broke the news in the media forum that the CFA is actively applying for the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships, and the relevant departments of the CFA have already had some discussions with FIFA. I believe that in the near future, these two top tournaments in the youth field will settle in China. As the hosts, the Chinese National Youth and National Junior Teams will also be prioritized for tickets to the tournaments, which is undoubtedly a huge benefit for the Chinese National Youth and Chinese National Junior Teams, who have been away from the World Championships for many years!
Song Kai's statement was also praised by countless fans, many of whom were relieved to say they saw hope for the rise of the national soccer team. But in the final analysis, the future of the Football Association can be consistent with words and deeds, but also need a big question mark. Let us quietly wait for time to give us a clear answer.
