In the Asian Youth Football Championship, the U20 Chinese national team beat Saudi Arabia with a victory, a happy news that made countless Chinese soccer fans cheering, as if seeing the dawn of the rebirth of Chinese soccer. However, behind this victory, there are many little-known insiders, such as the transfer of benefits, which has long been a common occurrence in the soccer circle.
The current head coach of the U20 national soccer team, Spaniard Antonio has been rooting for this team since 2018. His knowledge of the team and players is arguably unrivaled. Last September, in the U20 Asian Qualifiers, Antonio led the team to 3-1 Myanmar and 5-0 Maldives, and even though they ended up losing 0-1 to Saudi Arabia, the national youth team still managed to qualify for the U20 Asian Cup by virtue of their points advantage.
In preparation for the U20 Asian Cup, Antonio led the team to train overseas early. During the preparation for the National Youth Football League (NYFL), I had the honor of meeting the FA team led by Chen Xuyuan. According to media personality Li Xuan, during Chen Xuyuan's investigation, reporter Ma Dexing openly accused Antonio's team of why they abandoned two international students with outstanding strength. This was clearly pointed out in front of Chen Xuyuan, and its meaning is self-evident.
In fact, Ma Dexing has been "bought" by the Football Association, which is an open secret in the industry. But if you ignore the interests of the national team in order to cater to a certain person, it's really hard to accept.
It is worth mentioning that three overseas players were not selected in this U20 national team list, they are He Xiao Ke, Liu Shao Ziyang and Jia Bomiao. Among them, Jia Bomiao was a member of Shanghai Harbour and was selected for the U20 National Youth in 2021. in 2022, he studied abroad to join the Swiss Super League club before being loaned out to Croatia's Dubrava. Considering this background, it may be possible to understand the motivation for Madhexin's move. As the (former) leader of the Football Association, did Chen Xuyuan interfere with the head coach's selection and replacement during the National Youth preparations? It's worth pondering.
In short, we would like to express our gratitude to Coach Antonio. If not for his adherence to principles and resistance to foreign interference, it would have been difficult for the National Youth Football Team to achieve today's ironclad discipline and excellent tactical execution, not to mention victory over Saudi Arabia.
