On the occasion of the passionate start of the World Cup in Qatar, Chinese elements took the stage with unique charm, and the international influence of Made in China was once again evident. However, our national soccer team failed to win the applause of the audience, and even failed to qualify.
While the entire internet is eagerly awaiting the World Cup and feeling proud of our country, the national soccer team is stealing the limelight in a very different way - not through hustle, hard work and self-reflection, but negative press.
The result of the match, in which the former Chinese Super League giants lost to a county club and the opposing players were even part-timers, has undoubtedly created a furor on the eve of the World Cup.
Winning and losing are commonplace, but the news has certainly led to more speculation about the national soccer team.
Over the years, the national soccer team has missed out on the World Cup, leaving fans doubly disappointed. The anger of the fans has been heightened especially after the domestic league quickly fell on hard times following the bursting of the gold dollar soccer bubble.
This streak of failures has shown the true professional attitude of the National Football League at the moment - extremely unprofessional.
And another heavy news, but also completely shattered the expectations of the fans. The original high-profile national football star was actually taken away for investigation, once again pushing the bottom line of the national football team into the abyss.
National soccer stars who once received very little negative publicity are now unable to support the reputation of the national soccer team. The national soccer team seems to be hiding a lot of unknown insiders.
Looking at the current leaders of the national soccer team, few of them have been praised for their attitude, social responsibility and moral integrity. More often than not, the ball hogs are the kings of the game, and they are reckless and abusive to their teammates and opponents.
What is more regrettable is that, among the active players, even the dedicated ball-busters are hard to find, and more of them are overpaid to lie flat, good at arguing "migrant workers".
The future of the national soccer team continues to look bleak when the hopes of a national soccer team pinned on naturalized players are dashed, and the hope for the next national soccer team may have to wait a few generations.
The passion of the World Cup is about to ignite the whole world, but all this seems to have nothing to do with our national soccer team. I sincerely hope that the national soccer team will be able to curb its sharpness during the World Cup, so that domestic fans can devote themselves to this quadrennial soccer feast.
