The most tragic fans of the Asian Games is feared to be both men's and women's soccer, but also watch the men's basketball fans of China, men's soccer Asian Games team 0-2 loss to South Korea to stop the last 8, is considered to be a normal play, the women's soccer team semifinal loss to the average age of less than 22 years old Japan three teams, men's basketball in the semifinal 76-77 suffered the Philippines two teams eliminated. The most saddened fans of this year's Asian Games are those Chinese fans who follow men's soccer, women's soccer and men's basketball at the same time. The men's soccer team lost to South Korea in the Asian Games and did not qualify for the final 8, but this is a normal performance. The women's soccer team lost in the semifinals to Japan's U-23 women's soccer team, which has an average age of less than 22 years old. In the semifinals, the men's team met a comeback from the Philippines' second team and lost 76-77. However, once they watched the women's soccer game, they were outright furious, almost to the point of exasperation. And after watching the men's basketball game, I'm afraid they would really feel very painful and unbearable.
The men's soccer team has been chastised for almost 20 years. The fans don't have much hope. They don't get too excited every time they watch a national soccer game. If they lose, they are supposed to read a joke and then chastise and have fun together. However, the recent performances of the women's soccer and men's basketball teams have really angered the fans. It's hard to get used to this kind of performance. The chastisement of them comes from the truest feelings in the hearts of the fans. They have let the fans down too much. Now they feel that we are asking too much of our national soccer teams.
If the women's soccer team is struggling because of market factors, but our men's basketball team's attention span and market value are too undeserving of such an achievement. Furthermore, the men's basketball team capriciously canceled their post-game press conference and then recovered to health. As you know, an Asian Games press conference is not a CBA press conference. There was a lot of foreign media in addition to our domestic media. Isn't this a way for people to see us make a fool of ourselves? Besides, the men's soccer team has been chastised for so many years and never canceled the press conference. I don't know if the men's basketball team is feeling aggrieved or dissatisfied. They are too capricious.
The sudden feeling mentioned above that we are asking too much of our national soccer team is actually the conclusion of a comparison with the men's basketball team. Keep in mind that soccer is far more competitive than basketball, with at least 100 countries and regions having soccer specialization. The level of specialization in Asia alone is quite high. Is it still good enough for Chinese soccer to rank in the top third of the 200+ member associations of the National Football League? There are only 30 or so professional basketball regions, and only four or five in Asia with professionalization, so that compares the position of men's basketball even further behind than men's football.
The men's soccer team is like a high school student surrounded by college students, and we have been lagging behind against them. China has doubled down on its investment in basketball in an effort to develop the men's basketball team to the top level, yet the recent performance has been akin to being bullied by a group of elementary school students. It is no exaggeration to say that the current performance of the men's basketball team does not match the proportion of investment and attention given to it. Although the performance of the men's soccer team is also unsatisfactory, but considering the huge competitive pressure of soccer itself, this Asian Games men's soccer team can advance to the last eight is already considered an acceptable result. However, the men's basketball team failed to even make it to the finals in Asia, a region with relatively low competitive pressure, which does require serious consideration.
