Today, reporter Yuan Ye captured Xu Xin's moments in the interview, where he shared his journey to join the seaport and his insights on his national team career.
--Blueprint for the future of the seaport
Xu Xin's decision to join Seaport was not an impulse; he had a deep interest in Seaport long before he joined Shandong. However, Hao's joining of the team put his dream on hold. When his contract with Shandong expired and the two sides did not see eye to eye on renewing it, Xu Xin decided to take on a new challenge. Outside of Shandong, Harbor is undoubtedly the strongest. He believes that player turnover is the norm and is especially common in European leagues. For teams, turnover is the key to competitiveness, and competition is the source of individual potential.
However, Xu Xin emphasized that leaving Shandong was not due to money issues. He never prioritized personal treatment. If it was just about money, he might have chosen Evergrande, when Huaxia Happiness and Tianjin Quanjian had both thrown olive branches at him. But in the end, he chose Evergrande because it is a champion team with the strength to win titles consistently. Today, Taishan and Harbour are big clubs in China, and he is happy to grow and compete in such an environment.
--Review of the old host Shandong Taishan
Nevertheless, Xu Xin is grateful to Shandong Taishan. He made 21 league appearances in 2021, missing only one game, and that was due to winning the league early in order to prepare for the AFC Cup. In Shandong, he gave his all and the team ended up winning the double, and he was very happy that year. His only regret is that he didn't get to play in Shandong's home stadium and didn't get up close and personal with the fans.
-- Insights from a year with the Nationals
In the year in the national team, Xu Xin felt the gap with the strongest team in Asia. Once at Evergrande playing in the Asian Championship, he was full of confidence, the strength is not inferior to the opponent. But after the end of the 12 strong match, he had to recognize the gap with the opponent, the gap is not small. In the match with Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia, he felt powerless and pressure.
--Talk about specific backwardness
Xu Xin pointed out that there are many aspects of lagging behind, such as the rhythm of the league, he played slower in the league, to the national team rhythm is obviously different. In addition, there were competitive players in Asia in the past, such as those who participated in the 2015 Asian Cup, when the national team's strength and form were better than now.
Another point is that due to the long hours of centralized training, it is impossible to see their families, which definitely has an impact on the players' state, and everyone will be in an irritable mood, resulting in the inability to play to their own strengths. In addition, pressure is also a factor. Putting on the national team uniform is a huge pressure. They really want to play a good game, but sometimes their ability cannot be reached and they can only play 30% of their strength when they arrive on the field.
