The U20 Asian Cup is in full swing. The National Youth Football League (NYFL) has now amassed three points from two matches and holds the initiative to qualify for the tournament. As long as he wins his final match against Kyrgyzstan, he can advance to the next round. After watching the U20 Asian Cup, the players realized who is really looking for a way out for Chinese soccer.
Have you noticed that there are a lot of Xinjiang players in the National Youth League squad for this U20 Asian Cup? Efirdin was Xinjiang's two three-goal hero; senior center forward Baiheramu is also from Xinjiang; and Mutalifu scored Xinjiang's first goal against Saudi Arabia. On the list are Abdullah and Jehmedullah.
In addition to the National Youth Football League having many Xinjiang players, there are more and more Xinjiang players in the league. For example, Parman Jiang, Bugra Khan, Abdul Wai Li, Abdu Hemiti and so on. In other words, Xinjiang players are taking over the market of Chinese soccer, and Xinjiang players are becoming more and more popular among clubs and coaches.
I have seen many Xinjiang players playing soccer. They work very hard and have good physical fitness. Xinjiang players play soccer to give players a pure feeling. Playing just to win, they don't think too much. Unlike some players, they only think about how to make more money and don't really focus on playing soccer.
The only World Cup the national soccer team has participated in was the Korea-Japan World Cup 21 years ago. Now many of the age group players who participated in the World Cup have become coaches. For example, Zheng Zhi of Guangzhou, Li Wei Feng of Guangzhou City, Xie Hui of Dalian People, Yu Genwei of Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Zhao Junzhe of Shijiazhuang Yongchang, Shao Jiayi, the leader of the National Youth Football Team, and Li Tie, who was taken away from the team, and so on. While many former players serve as coaches, Sun Jihai chose a different approach.
Sun Jihai started youth training! Of course, Sun Jihai is not the only player doing youth training, but Sun Jihai is now doing youth training in Xinjiang. Sun Jihai is now not only the director of youth training in Xinjiang, but also the vice-chairman of Xinjiang's Football Association. Sun Jihai supposedly chose Xinjiang because he sees the purity of the players in Xinjiang and believes that Xinjiang is the base for the rise of Chinese soccer, so he will stay there in hopes of finding a way out for Chinese soccer. At least from the current situation, Sun Jihai's choice is very right.
Sun Jihai is also arguably the most successful of the Chinese players. Sun Jihai worked at Crystal Palace and Manchester City while studying abroad. Sun Jihai became a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2015 for his outstanding performances at Manchester City. It was a huge honor.
After Chen Xuyuan's arrest, many fans recommended Sun Jihai as the chairman of the Football Association. Over the years, Sun Jihai seems to have no negative comments from fans about him. What do you think if Sun Jihai is allowed to be the chairman of the FA, it might really make the rise of Chinese soccer?
