Observe Wu Lei on Xu Genbao's speech, it is not difficult to find which contains a deep meaning. Wu Lei and Yan Junling and other "Chongming five tigers" brilliant achievements, certainly exciting, but too much indulgence in "ten years of perseverance" nostalgia, but not much practical value, but also lack of long-term perspective. They can occupy the main position for a long time, on the one hand, proves the high quality of Chongming Island's first phase players, on the other hand, also shows the coaching team to Xu Genbao's creation of the utilization of the talent system.
On the occasion of celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Super League, Shanghai Harbor Football Club, its players and fans, instead of immersing themselves in the perseverance of the "Chongming Five Tigers", it is better to look back on the original intention: to move forward steadily, to be self-reliant, to sharpen for ten years, to improve the level of commitment to the cultivation of soccer talents for Shanghai and the country. Xu Genbao's entrepreneurial spirit of "ten years to sharpen a sword" is always a valuable asset for the team and the club.
Undeniably, Wu Lei, Yan Junling and other "Chongming five tigers" have excellent athletic strength, but in the long run, the team's old and new and the cultivation of local newcomers is equally important. Chongming a period of disciples this year is at the end of the golden age of professional players, experienced, physical decline, but the consciousness is still at its peak, the guidance of young players has great potential.
In this regard, Shenhua coached by Wu Jingui provides a worthy example.In 2018, Shenhua and Harbour Team competed for the 1999-2000 age group ladder of Genbao Base, and eventually these young players joined Shenhua. Four years later, from the perspective of talent cultivation, this choice is reasonable: due to the aging of Shenhua's lineup, there is more room for these new stars to grow. Zhu Chenjie grew into a national team player, Jiang Shenglong and Liu Ruowan vanadium got many chances to start, and Wang Haijian also showed potential in the Shenhua ladder.
In contrast, the Shanghai Harbor team relies on Xu Genbao's leftover "Chongming Island Phase I" main force, ten years in the main position, showing its strength. However, the coaching team can not always rely on Xu Genbao's legacy - eating old money, but should focus on the promotion of new people and the transition of the old and new, to lay a solid foundation for the future. Compared to Shenhua boss Wu Jingui's perfect mix of old and new, Harbour coach Leko's ability is limited and restricted by results, making it difficult to consider long-term development.
At this point, club managers must have long-term planning and top-level design. Fortunately, Shanghai Harbour Club is not unaware of this. The 2006 age group ladder team of Genbao Base, which is owned by the harbor club, is handed over to Genbao Base to manage training and improve the level by purchasing the service. Compared to the uneven youth training level of the Harbor Club's ladder team, the product of Genbao Base is undoubtedly a fine product.
In my opinion, the Shanghai Dongya super ten years, Chongming five tigers, the biggest value is not just nostalgia, but the delivery of the training of these fine players "source of living water". Whether it is the establishment of Genbao base, play the Second Division League, the Games, or ultimately successful super, Xu Genbao and base of the original intention is not a short-term achievement, but the long-term training of talent - for Shanghai soccer, Chinese soccer reserves of local talent.
After the 10th anniversary of the Super League, the Harbour Club should not only focus on the immediate competitive results, but should be based on the positioning of the city of Shanghai and have a broader vision. Just as the original preferred to give up the Chinese Super League title is willing to send Wu Lei to La Liga to stay in the ocean, seaports in the pursuit of professional league results at the same time, but also should bear in mind the entrepreneurial spirit of the team's founder, Xu Genbao: for the Shanghai, China's soccer training talents - even if the national team has suffered setbacks, but if no one is willing to serve as an escalator, to become a green leaf, Chinese soccer will only go farther and farther. The more you do, the further away you will go.
