In Beijing, the capital city, the two sessions of the National People's Congress were held, and the discussion on the topic of soccer was once again hotly debated. This not only reflects the fact that soccer is still in the spotlight in China, but also proves that "soccer is the world's number one sport". However, the sports sector, especially soccer professionals, but this topic rarely speak out, and even taboo to call themselves soccer practitioners, which reflects the social status of soccer in China's embarrassing. The root cause of all this, I'm afraid, lies in the lack of soccer results.
For a long time, we have lacked a consensus on the basic question of "what is soccer". Each has its own term, and it is difficult to reach a unified understanding. In this process, the concepts of "soccer" and "competitive soccer", "soccer" and "professional soccer" are often confused. are confused and often lumped together. For example, when the competitiveness of the Chinese men's soccer team in the international arena declines year by year, and the results of intercontinental competitions are poor, we pay more attention to "competitive soccer" because success or failure is the hero. However, how many people are really discussing the issue of competitive training?
Looking back, whenever the results of a major competition are unsatisfactory, we talk about almost everything from the system to the mechanism, from the club to the league, from the number of players to the motivation of playing soccer, to the income, and from the race of the people to the spiritual level. But have these discussions really brought substantial changes?
One important reason is that the social influence of soccer is enormous and involves a large number of stakeholders. The interests and positions of various parties are different, leading to divergent views and making it difficult for the entire Chinese soccer community to form a consensus. Executives at different levels have different interests and starting points and different understandings, so even if good policies and initiatives are introduced, they may be biased in the implementation process due to insufficient understanding and limited ability of the executives. If Chinese soccer wants to move forward together, the first problem to be solved is this dilemma.
Hiddink, the famous Dutch manager, once said, "Football does not need popularization and system, but professional soccer must have a fine and perfect system and system." However, it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to expect quick results in one or two years or two or three years. Therefore, I am afraid that it is difficult to quell the arguments and heated debates about soccer in the short term.
