The U20 national soccer team's victory over Saudi Arabia in the Asian Youth Championship can be said to have delighted many Chinese fans. It turns out that Chinese soccer is not completely irredeemable. But the fact that behind the national youth's victory, there are actually some hidden dark secrets, such as the exchange of benefits, has long been unsurprising to everyone.
As we all know, the coach of the U20 national soccer team that is currently fighting is the Spaniard Antonio. He has been leading the team since 2018. It can be said that he knows his team and his players better than any "expert". In September last year, Antonio led the team in the U20 Asian Qualifiers. The first matches were 3-1 Myanmar and 5-0 Maldives. Despite losing 0-1 to hosts Saudi Arabia in the final game, the national youth still earned the right to play in the U20 Asian Cup by virtue of the best of five second-place finishes.
In preparation for the U20 Asian Cup, Antonio led the team to train abroad very early. During the preparation of the national youth, I happened to meet the FA team led by Chen Xuyuan. According to media person Li Xuan, during Chen Xuyuan's investigation, Ma Dexing, as a reporter, accused Antonio's team in public, why not two very capable international students at the same age were refuted by Antonio's team? What needs to be emphasized here is that Ma Dexing accused Antonio's team in front of Chen Xuyuan. Everyone should understand what this means.
The fact that Madheshin has been "recruited" by the FA, and the industry has reached a consensus, is not to be blamed. However, if you ignore the interests of the national team in order to please a person, it is a bit too much.
It is worth noting that three overseas players were not selected for the final U20 national team roster this time around: He Xiao Ke, Liu Shao Ziyang and Jia Bomiao, of which the latter is from Shanghai Harbour and was selected for the U20 National Youth in 2021.In 2022, Jia Bomiao studied abroad to join Swiss club Supergrass Grasshopper before being loaned out to play for Dubrava in Croatia. Considering this background, it is perhaps not difficult to understand Ma Dexing's intentions with this move. As the (former) leader of the CFA, Chen Xuyuan in the process of this national youth team preparation, in the end, whether or not it interferes with the head coach's selection there is no replacement? Or among them?
To summarize, we must thank Coach Antonio. If he hadn't stuck to his principles and rejected outside interference, it would have been difficult for this national youth team to have the iron discipline and excellent tactical execution it has today, let alone win Saudi Arabia like rain.
