A comparative analysis of the Chinese national team and naturalized players reveals the following key differences:
1. Mental competitiveness
In the arena of international competitions, Chinese national team players often show nervousness, anxiety and uneasiness, especially in the adversity of the score is down, it is often difficult to turn the situation. Once encountered with the opponent's tight defense, they are in a daze and difficult to open the deadlock. The national team players' psychological quality and stress-resistant ability need to be improved.
Wei Shihao and Junior Zhang Yuning
Although the coach noted after the match that the usually well-trained players often underperformed in official matches, in contrast to the naturalized players.
2. Gap between ball sense and ball intelligence
Soccer is not only a physical game, but also a battle of intelligence and emotion. However, most of the players in the national team regard soccer as a profession, and their mastery of techniques such as stopping, passing, shooting, standing and defending is too dependent on the coach's guidance, lacking innovation and creativity. In contrast, players such as Junior Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei have performed better in this regard.
Brazilian players, as well as those with experience in Europe, are more prominent in this area.
3. Impact of playing habits
When handling the ball, national team players tend to stop and observe before passing or adjusting their shot, and this programmed kicking habit is reflected in all their movements. However, sometimes it may be more effective to pass the ball directly for a shot on goal, but they think it is the wrong thing to do.
Lowe's and Eckerson's stellar performances with the national team speak volumes.
Luo Guofu and Wu Lei
4. Lack of basic skills
The national team's lack of fundamentals was exposed against strong teams such as Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia in the 12-team Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. Players performed poorly in possession, passing and defense, leading to easy loss of possession.
5. Weakness of resolve
Domestic players generally have a lack of confidence, and after losing too many times, they often lose the belief in winning. This lack of confidence is directly reflected in the game, manifesting itself in the form of not daring to move, not daring to take the ball, not daring to attack, and even not concentrating on defense.
6. Impact of successful experiences
Naturalized player Alan was the golden boot of UEFA Cup, Jiang Guangtai is in a solid position at Evergrande, Luo Guofu has performed well at Luneng and Evergrande, and Eckerson has played well at Shanghai SIPG and Guangzhou Evergrande. Their success stories determine their height, which not all domestic players can reach.
Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
These six points are where the gap between the Chinese national team and naturalized players lies. (End of article)
