When witnessing the defeat of the national soccer team in Malaysia, and then watching the national Olympic team coached by Cheng Yaodong compete in the Indian Olympic Games, fans are afraid that the mood is heavy and difficult to express: what is going on? Is it true that this big country of ours can't find a few dozen players with soccer talent? It is against this background that the U15 national junior team emerged as a ray of light. In this competition, the players are not only skillful, their hard work and national spirit is also admirable.
Bunyamin Abdu Shalamu in the right side of the performance is particularly eye-catching, continuously shaking through two Japanese players, sent "De Bruyne-style" precise pass, for teammates to send an assist. After the game, he released dynamic: "This is the success of the anti-Japanese?" Between these words, it is not difficult to see that he carries the anger and sense of national justice on the field, which is precisely what the adult team has forgotten!
Although the national junior coach Nakamura Masaki only three months from Japan to China to take up his duties, not selected by the CFA, and did not sign a formal contract with the CFA, but it is such a seemingly temporary team, in the U15 East Asian Cup won the championship. This can't help but marvel at the guts and skill of foreign managers in terms of hiring!
Fans may question the gold content of the U15 East Asian Cup, is it just a warm-up game? However, it should be noted that in this tournament, the participating teams are only China, Japan and South Korea, and Japan did not use over-age players, and South Korea's players are mostly first-team replacements. Therefore, the gold content of the U15 East Asian Cup is actually not high. Of course, the most important thing is that it provides players with the opportunity to exercise.
Players, including captain Zhang Hongfu, said they had never had such a playing environment and intensity in China. Midfielder Yao Junyu's space to handle the ball in the game was greatly restricted. Overall, the fear of the National Junior players in the face of the unknown was a huge test of their ability to react and adjust on the fly. It was against this backdrop that the National Junior team switched between offense and defense with ease, controlled the tempo with ease, and ultimately won the championship. Congratulations to Evergrande Soccer School and Luneng Youth Training for producing excellent players and a coaching team that knows what they are doing!
Renowned journalist Han Qiaosheng was full of praise for the national junior team led by Masaki Nakamura, believing that this is what Chinese soccer looks like and looking forward to the future. However, we should also recognize that tournaments such as the U17 World Cup and the Asian Cup are the real test. Over the past two years, it has been crucial to maintain and even surpass the high level!
The experience of the National Junior Championships seems to show that long hours of training are not necessary. As the cases of the national soccer team and the Olympics have shown, all that is needed is proper training and the ability of an online head coach. Experts believe that the U15 national youth need to play at least 15 quality matches a year to maintain their form and achieve sustained growth in order to compete against their Japanese and Korean counterparts. But is our ultimate goal just to take on Japan and South Korea?
