2022 across to 2023, the performance of the national football team can be described as stormy, the reputation and image of the soccer field together to the bottom, many fans are disappointed.
However, just at this seemingly hopeless moment, the national soccer team brought a ray of light. In the fierce competition of the National U20 Asian Cup, our team unexpectedly beat their opponents in the group stage, bringing good news after a long time.
According to media reports, our opponents this time were none other than the previous champions, Saudi Arabia. And our victory was no fluke, with a clean sheet of 2-0. This victory was undoubtedly inspiring, especially the performance of young players Mutalifu and Xu Bin, who each scored goals at crucial moments in the second half to help China beat Saudi Arabia 0-2, earning them three valuable points and placing the national soccer team in second place in the group, vying for the initiative to qualify for the tournament.
Looking back on this victory, the outstanding performance of the two young players is undoubtedly worthy of praise, however, if we want to explore the real heroes behind the victory of the national football team, perhaps not these two players, but another key figure.
While the two young players have made remarkable achievements, fans can't help but look back at their growth trajectory and realize that they both came from the Evergrande Soccer School. Around 1989, they entered the school, and after years of sharpening and youth training, their strength finally blossomed in the last two years. Therefore, Evergrande Soccer School deserves a lot of credit for this victory, and the founder behind it, Xu Jiayin, also deserves praise.
Although the Guangzhou team is no longer in the limelight and Evergrande soccer has received mixed reviews in the industry, at least in terms of youth training, they have produced numerous outstanding players. Chen Xuyuan also spoke highly of them. This fact is enough to prove that the model of Evergrande soccer school is correct and youth training is the only way to success. Therefore, for the national soccer team and the clubs, it is imperative to continue to increase investment in youth training and develop more outstanding players in five, ten or even more years. Just like Mutalifu and Xu Bin, they started training around 2014, and after eight or nine years of hard work, it's finally harvest time.
For Chinese soccer, patience is crucial, do not rush to get quick results. Perhaps it is difficult to achieve significant results in the short term, but as long as you persist for 5 to 10 years or even longer, you will eventually see glory. May Chinese soccer be able to walk firmly on this road.
