As China's men's soccer team quietly prepares for the Round of 12 in faraway Sharjah, UAE, the internet is abuzz with talk of "
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Stay in luxury hotels, spend huge sums of money to invite warm-up opponents" storm of rumors. Although these rumors are verified to be untrue, they spread rapidly like a virus, gradually breaking the tranquility of the preparation of the national football team. What do those who spread false information actually want to do? This can not help but make people think deeply, in the end, who is torturing those who really care about, love
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of the fans' minds.
On the evening of September 16, our team played its first internal teaching match after arrival at the training base vice field in Sharjah, UAE. In view of the importance of the Top 12 and the need to protect their own interests in the game, our team did not open the game to the accompanying media reporters and other outsiders. Coupled with our team's long overseas preparations, relevant information is scarce.
Against this backdrop, any news about the team tends to attract a lot of attention from fans and the media. Especially the "big" ones.
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News that is more likely to become the center of public opinion. For example, there were rumors that our team stayed in a luxury hotel in Sharjah for 8,000 yuan per night, and even the Vietnamese media followed the trend, reporting that our team was in a position to impact the
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No expense has been spared.
As of 17 September Beijing time, our team delegation has not yet responded publicly to these rumors. The main reason for this is that the team is focusing on its preparations for the tournament, and "not responding" does not mean "acquiescence", but rather to avoid such incidents affecting the team's preparations for the tournament.
On a deeper level, our team was once again caught up in the whirlpool of public opinion after suffering two consecutive defeats in the previous 12-team tournament. Poor results naturally invite questions and criticism. This has become the norm in recent years in the foreign wars of China's soccer teams. No matter how the CFA or the national football team responds, it will only lead to endless "spit" and "bombardment". In this case, the CFA is in a dilemma when it comes to weighing the pros and cons.
However, unfounded false news or completely fictitious news will still have some impact on our team's preparation. In the information age, everyone, including coaches and players, cannot escape the influence of the Internet, and the voices of all kinds of media quickly spread all over the world, even to the cell phone news client of Li Tie, the head coach of the national football team, and Wu Xi, the captain of the team. Some irresponsible comments and lack of factual basis of the so-called "news" will naturally have an emotional and psychological impact on them and even harm. It can be said that even in the distant West Asia, the national football team is also difficult to get rid of the right and wrong entanglements and even "network violence".
Interior of our team's room at the Resident Hotel in Sharjah
A member of our team has said, "It is not clear what those who create false news are trying to do. Nor is it clear whether those who follow the trend wish our team well or not."
Our team's poor results are but a consequence of years of haste and insufficient human resource reserves in our soccer. However, our team is still fighting tenaciously in the journey to the Round of 12. Against this backdrop, any false news will only exacerbate the damage done to the national football team and Chinese soccer. If the national football team stops early in the 12-team tournament, the impact is not only on the team, but also on the whole industry, triggering social concern not only on issues such as the coach's marquee position, but also a huge industry crisis.
For Chinese soccer, if you love it, please lend a hand; if you don't love it, please stay away from it. I believe that all fans, media people and people from all walks of life who care about and love Chinese soccer can distinguish right from wrong.
