Chinese soccer is in a state of confusion, trying to find the right path of development. Twenty years ago, we had a clear goal to learn from. The results may not have been outstanding, but at least we were able to compete with the second-rate Asian teams and still have the strength to make the World Cup. 20 years later, people's living standards have improved, yet Chinese soccer has lost its way. We have learned from many other countries and explored many different styles and development directions, only to end up with an unclassifiable unlikeability," said women's soccer player Wang Frost. Women's soccer player Wang Frost said that we should pay attention to the soccer of neighboring Japan.
It can't be said that the way Japanese soccer has developed is entirely correct, but it is certainly successful in terms of what they have accomplished. Recently, international player Yang Xu led his Shanghai Asahi FC youth players to train in Japan, completely revealing the gap between Chinese and Japanese soccer, and the reasons why Japanese soccer is successful and Chinese soccer is lagging behind. This part of the gap hits the bottom of Chinese and Japanese soccer directly and has nothing to do with the FA or other management. Let's look at the differences in Chinese soccer from this perspective.
Yang Xu's Asahi FC young players are feeling the heat while training in Japan. Yang Xu revealed to his young players about the gap between Chinese and Japanese soccer. The kids' words were bittersweet. The young players said, "The atmosphere of Japanese soccer is very good. The biggest gap between Chinese and Japanese soccer is that there are cram schools on every street in China and small stadiums on every street in Japan. We are usually in cram schools." . Young players see the gap in its most superficial and real form. They don't care how dark the football associations, leagues and youth training are because most kids in China don't even have the opportunity to play soccer, so they don't have the time to experience anything deeper.
This is a discussion on how to balance playing soccer and studying. Most of us are in a situation that dictates that if we don't study, we won't have a good outlet. If we don't have a good outlet, it will be hard to have a good life in the future. At best, we can get kids to learn soccer and exercise while tutoring, but how many of us would dare to let our kids go completely professional? Therefore, the gap between tutorial classes and soccer pitches determines the gap between Chinese and Japanese soccer, but the way of Japanese soccer is not suitable for us at this stage.
It's really sad to see our youth players envious of the Japanese soccer environment. However, this is the reality they need to face and they should work hard for it. Either they can change their future by studying to get more opportunities to play soccer for their next generation. Either those talented kids should focus on soccer development which will bring them a better life. Of course, there has to be a financial base to make all these happen.
