Going back four years, Dairen Maeda burst onto the Asian Games men's soccer scene, scoring a brace in six consecutive matches. Meanwhile, Wei Shihao surpassed Takumi Minamino's performance with a brilliant four-goal haul in only four matches in that tournament. By comparison, two years ago in the Japanese J-League, Daizo Maeda scored just three goals in 23 games, yet last year he experienced a quantum leap. He scored 23 goals in one season, won the J-League Golden Boot, and went on to join Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. Obviously, in recent years, Dairan Maeda's performance has far exceeded Wei Shihao's, which also maps out the gap between Chinese and Japanese soccer. Spencer Prior bluntly pointed out that this is essentially the difference in exercise value between the Chinese Super League and the J-League!
That well-known Oceania coach further elaborated that the training value and influence of the Japanese J-League is actually not inferior to that of the European leagues, which made Dauran Maeda stand out from the Japanese leagues and quickly gain a foothold in the European soccer world. Today, there is a huge gap in training value between the Chinese Super League and the European leagues. As Spencer Prior said, the Chinese Super League had produced Golden Boot Wu Lei at its peak. However, now that the Chinese Super League is in decline, the FA seems to have lost sight of its roots. While overseas development may not be the wrong choice, it is the soil that nurtures overseas talent that is crucial! (Old Qiu's Super League Commentary)
