According to the latest news on April 7, Beijing time, the well-known media person Jia Yanfeng recently discussed the current situation of Chinese soccer on his social media platform, he believes that the national football team's "self-driven power" is seriously inadequate, lack of self-confidence, and it is difficult to avoid being wasted even if they are gifted.
Jia Yanfeng elaborated further:
"Self-drive is relatively weak in this soccer circle, while self-belief is more lacking. The circle of the national soccer team is one in which players are likely to be overlooked regardless of their talent because there is not a good internal drive for self-drive and upward mobility here."
"I think we have a serious problem with youth training, where coaches don't teach players what they expect of themselves and lack self-drive. Only by developing an attitude of lifelong learning can we gradually improve. Why is it so difficult to become successful in the sport of soccer? Especially at the age of 18 or 19, once they are addicted to games and relationships, their self-discipline will weaken. We can't just talk about youth training, which must be of quality."
"In any field, not just soccer, the top players have great self-drive and self-confidence. Chinese players, however, generally lack these two qualities and are more likely to complain about not being understood rather than trying to show a better version of themselves. This has to do with the youth training philosophy we have received since childhood, which focuses too much on the transfer of knowledge and skills, while neglecting the enhancement of ideas and thinking patterns."
