Recently, China's soccer has been caught in a storm of popular discussion, people from all walks of life have expressed their views on the phenomenon of national football. The legendary gymnastics champion Li Xiaoshuang also voiced his opinion, saying that if he does not give his best but still receives a high salary, he will surely attract the scolding of the public.
Li Xiaoshuang further elaborated, "Soccer is a very confrontational sport. Take our women's soccer team as an example, in the face of an incoming ball, they won't hesitate to use their bodies to go against it. Our men's soccer team, on the other hand, may choose to dodge, which is an instinctive reaction. Is the ball dangerous when it comes? Can my body withstand the force? It takes teamwork, knowledge of the players, and understanding of each other."
Speaking about recent issues regarding the ability of coaches and players, he continued, "Is the coach faultless? Is it our own lack of ability or is there something wrong with the product? Sculpting a person's ability is not easy. Many people say that players are strong, but strong and obese are two different things, strong refers to the muscle line, obese is rounded body type, like this up to play soccer obviously not. If you don't work hard but still get paid well, we are bound to say no to you."
In addition, he mentioned, "As you can see, we have many players who seem to work hard, but do they really work hard? On TV, we don't see their efforts and this has led to numerous controversies. Each athlete demands different things from himself, but it is all subject to the marketization process. Our men's football has been marketized for many years, is the management of the clubs perfect? What are the requirements for the players, especially the star players, the daily physical training, and what is the program like?"
He then went on to point out, "There may be problems with our management, such as whether the physical abilities of the national team players are up to standard and whether the best players are selected? This is something the management needs to think about."
