In what was rumored to be a tribute to "Boss Xu", Evergrande foreigner Kim Young-gwon scored a goal in what was certainly a dramatic celebration.
And this World Cup, China, Japan and South Korea have entered the round of 16, as if the light of Asia, highlighting the Chinese language "broad and profound".
Especially after Japan's 2:1 win over Spain, there was a lot of talk about Spain's "intentional loss", which appeared to be a way to avoid Croatia and bypass Morocco to advance.
However, in the "Group of Death" in Group e, the winners and losers among the four teams are closely related to the goal difference, and the situation of promotion in the final round of the group stage is confusing. Spain's advancement is not a foregone conclusion.
How can a team that is self-serving lose on purpose? The notion that Team USA won the title is nothing more than ridiculous talk.
These comments not only desecrate soccer, but also insult the intelligence of the fans, as if cutting off the audience's ears.
There is certainly luck in soccer, but strength is what determines victory or defeat, and that includes both paper strength and on-the-spot strength.
The reason why the Japanese team has come so far is due to their strength in many aspects. On the one hand, they have the luxury of the European tourist army, the main players are almost all in the five major leagues; on the other hand, they have changed in Asia, the way of passing and control, reduce the attitude of the defense, learning Italy's "direct pass behind the back".
Similar fey comments are often made about the National Football League.
Some people mentioned that "the national football team used to be very strong and played in the World Cup in 2002", and some people even popularized the idea that it was because the draw for the Korea-Japan World Cup was good and it was held in Asia.
However, only China and Saudi Arabia advanced by topping their groups, with Iran missing out on qualification after losing to Ireland in the play-offs.
In the World Cup match between South Korea and Japan, there were four teams from Asia - South Korea, Japan, China and Saudi Arabia - but apart from the hosts, there were only two teams left.
This goes to show that promotion is not entirely dependent on the draw and that strength is the key.
Now that Japan is out of the tournament, there have been some hilarious comments on the internet.
For example, some Japanese media outlets revealed that the Japanese team's usual snacks included dried sweet potatoes, which they fueled by eating the nutrient-rich food, and some Chinese netizens immediately commented at the bottom of the story, "If you eat sea cucumbers you won't lose."
But we can't help but ask, is the standard of soccer fed on supplements? Did Brazil and France eat well to get where they are today?
In addition, after Li Tie, the former coach of the national soccer team, was investigated, there were also fans who hilariously said, "The Japanese team went home, the South Korean team went home, and Li Tie has not yet gone home."
To take a step back, if Li Tie in the coaching of the national football team really exists "power for personal gain" phenomenon, the national football players are undoubtedly the first victims.
However, these intelligent netizens don't think about that, and what they most often do is ridicule the victim as the culprit.
A blogger put it well - "How mentally twisted is it to watch the World Cup with the national soccer team on your mind?"
The correct way to interpret this statement is: watch the World Cup, especially Japan and South Korea, who are among the Asian teams.
In fact, there's no need to step on the national soccer team or hate iron.
There's a joke on Jitterbug "We're a first class environment, second class fans, third class ball jockeys, fourth class players, last class FA", which is unfair even as a joke.
In fact, what kind of society there is, what kind of soccer there is, stadium small society, society big stadium.
To be sure, soccer is not the worst industry in China, at least soccer allows you to criticize and is even transparent compared to some industries that hide dirt.
Therefore, scolding soccer not only does not reflect "righteousness", on the contrary, it highlights a kind of "q spirit".
There are some people who have been berating soccer for decades, and they only dare to do so from start to finish, only criticizing the soccer team for its mistakes, but turning a deaf ear to the negative factors that more effectively affect the development of society.
For others, they can put up with all the irrationalities of reality, and are not only tolerant, but very eager to provide explanations and make excuses for the people involved, but do not tolerate irrelevant Chinese soccer.
This is probably because Chinese soccer hardly inspires "national pride" in their performance, and even reminds them of the humiliation China has experienced in recent times, which is the root cause of the nationalists' hatred of Chinese soccer.
The media has also played a very negative role in this issue, with a level of urgency not dissimilar to that of the general public.
In the past, when the national soccer team lost a game that the media thought it should not have lost, it was often evoked as a "national shame" and "tragedy".
But there is always a losing side in soccer, and winning and losing are the norm in competition.
The fact that only one team won only shows that such people can't afford to lose and play the sport.
The correct mindset should be like the Olympic spirit, the pursuit of "higher, faster, stronger", to the opponent as a teacher, to their own rivals, beyond yesterday's self.
And the stance that you can only win, not lose, and only want to fill in the flaws with gold medals, still reflects an extremely low self-esteem.
This mentality is not worthy of participating in any sport at all, as it taints the purity of the sport.
Taking a step back, winning a soccer game hardly has a real impact on the functioning of society.
At the end of the day, it's just a sporting event that only affects the fans.
Its winners and losers should not in any way be linked to the "national shame" that really suits such a big word, and naturally has an effective impact on the public affairs of every citizen.
