Tian Yuda's good deed and the positive energy of the national soccer team
In a recent routine, Tian Yuda, a young striker for the North Sports University in the Central League, showed a heartwarming moment. He offered to help a grandmother push her trolley safely up the steps on the way to training. The grandmother also politely expressed her gratitude. The seemingly insignificant act of kindness triggered warm praise from netizens.
Tian Yuda, the just-turned-20-year-old player from Shandong Taishan, is a key target of the national youth team and is regarded as a future hopeful.
In 2017, Tian Yuda touched countless fans with his act of kneeling on both knees and praying with his fingers to the sky after scoring a goal for Shandong Luneng U16s in a 2:0 win over Shanghai Shenhua U16s in the U16 National League.
This season, in order to accumulate more practical experience, Tian Yuda was loaned to Beijing Beitida Football Club in the Central League. Throughout the season, he scored a total of 5 goals for the team, contributing to the relegation of Beitida.
Tian Yuda had a trial with Ligue 1 side Auxerre in 2019 and eventually received an official offer. However, he regrettably missed out on the opportunity to stay in the country due to the subsequent outbreak. He began his playing career in Beijing at the Third High School of the People's Congress Affiliated Middle School, and was selected by Luneng Football School's youth training director Barresi in 2014, before being sent to Brazil for a year of study. Under Luneng's well-established youth training system, Tian Yuda has made remarkable progress, scoring goals with high efficiency.
In order to prepare for the new season, Tian Yuda is in Changsha, Hunan Province for special physical training. He helped the grandmother to move the cart this small matter, although insignificant, but in the current image of the national football team withered, the golden dollar soccer exit, the World Cup 12 almost out of the background, such positive energy is more precious.
As a matter of fact, the national soccer team never lacks positive energy. 2020, Shandong Taishan team Han Peng's second to save a child falling into the water has been widely praised by the fans. Han Peng also said, "On the soccer field, maybe there are high and low levels and abilities, and maybe you have been scolded and blamed, but none of this prevents you from becoming a righteous, caring person who has the courage to be righteous in life."
In the round of league matches following the Wenchuan earthquake, the National Football Association (NFA) decided to define the current round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) and the Chinese First Division (CFD) as a charity match for disaster relief. In the end, the fundraising for the Chinese Super League alone amounted to 12.2 million RMB.
These deeds didn't just happen in men's soccer. When the epidemic broke out in Wuhan, China's leading women's soccer star Wang Frost donated 600,000 yuan, bearing in mind that at the time her annual salary was around 500,000 yuan.
Therefore, as fans, we cannot look at the national football team with colored glasses. Although there is still a gap between our performance and that of Japan and South Korea, we actually have many young talents who are fighting for their dreams.
In the upcoming Round of 12, we will once again meet Japan, who have returned with their full strength. With one foot already on the edge of the cliff, the only way for the national soccer team to survive is to put their lives on the line. In this winter, which is colder than ever, we still sincerely hope that the national soccer team can ignite a warmth in the hearts of the fans.
