While the internationals were in the aftermath of the defeat, it was as if they stayed out of it and continued to do what they were doing as if nothing untoward had happened. It begs the question: they couldn't win on the pitch, and they seemed to have no shame off it. So where is that shame?
Recently, the national football team, under the coordination of the Football Association, traveled to New Zealand and played two warm-up matches with the local national team in order to improve its technical and tactical level. Originally this should be a happy event, but the whole process and the results after the match were jaw-dropping.
Let's put aside the process and the result of the game for the moment, a draw and a loss is not much to boast about.
However, the question arises, on the way back home, if the matter is revealed by the insiders of the national football team, its credibility may be doubtful; but if the whole process is witnessed by bystanders, it is chilling.
The national football team traveled to New Zealand with a team size of 100 people. In addition to the players, there is a comprehensive logistics guarantee. In addition to the coaching team, such as assistant coaches, interpreters, etc., but also carried more than 300 pieces of luggage (more than 3 pieces per capita). All these guarantees are designed to allow the players to minimize the discomfort of the away game and go all out to provide fans with a satisfactory game.
Common sense, if the game did not meet expectations, should reflect on the summary. But why do international players continue to show personality in a high-profile way without reflecting on themselves?
Do you remember what World Cup winners Argentina did after their group stage defeat to Saudi Arabia? The entire team was mortified and locked in the locker room for over an hour. Messi was even close to tears and kept apologizing! Although our national team's performance is not as good as Argentina's, how can the quality of this kind of awareness be so different?
If you think we are not comparable to Argentina, let's take Korea as an example. Look at how many times the Korean team has underperformed in a match. Most of their core players will collectively apologize and national brand stars like Son will even break down in tears. We think it's exaggeration, or even performance. Whether it's a performance or not is irrelevant. The point is the attitude of others, which makes us feel very hard. Our national team players don't even want to perform. Winning or losing the game has nothing to do with us.
For professional players, it's important to avoid alcohol and high-fat foods, and international stars like Cairo and Messi are extremely disciplined in this regard and have rarely dabbled in these during their careers. Why can't our international players do the same? At least on the way back home, the blogger saw them eating and drinking to their heart's content.
The national soccer team is underachieving, and we have been looking for the right excuses to absolve them of their responsibilities and reduce the psychological pressure so as to help them grow. But why have these highly anticipated national soccer teams turned out like this?
As the new head coach of the national football team, Jankovic tried his best to find some bright spots for the team in his interview. For example, the players' fighting spirit was high and some tactics were implemented. However, even ordinary fans can see that the national football team did almost nothing in the two matches, and has been in a passive state, even the defense failed to form. Just to give the FA and new coach Jankovic a face, everyone said the overall temperament is good, see the hope ...... Could the national team players really not hear these polite words? If the national team is taken seriously, it is not just a question of ball skills, emotional intelligence is more worrying.
Do you know the background of New Zealand soccer? To put it simply, the New Zealand soccer league is not a mainstream league, not even as good as our Chinese soccer league. Their league is not professional and can only be considered semi-professional. Only one or two strong teams participate in the Australian league. The teams that remain in the area are basically recreational in nature rather than a means of earning a living.
This also explains why the New Zealand national team is ranked as high as 105th in the world. Even so, the national football team was still overwhelmed by their opponents and had no power to fight back. We really don't know how to spit on the national team.
The status quo is just that. Everyone is unashamed. They went to New Zealand as if they were traveling at public expense. They accomplished their mission. The rest of the time, they should eat, drink and be merry to their hearts' content.
Don't forget that when you go abroad, you are wearing the national team jersey, representing the image of Chinese soccer, and your every move is under the scrutiny of everyone. And once you go abroad, you not only represent the soccer, but also represent the quality of our whole Chinese people. The level of soccer is not high, there is no excuse, because you have not achieved convincing results. But how can our behavior off the field be completely devoid of the quality expected of a professional player?
With the fans and the media playing up the fact that Chinese soccer is behind you, it's your own doing.
