Our soccer team is gearing up for its 13th World Cup campaign. Although the Asian region has 8.5 seats due to the expansion of the World Cup, with the way our soccer has been performing in recent years, with naturalized players and a bit of luck, a top 10 finish doesn't seem out of reach. But let's not forget that the World Cup places still need to be grasped by luck!
Our players are becoming increasingly sophisticated on the international stage. Take Wu Lei for example, despite his ageing talent gradually showing its upper limit, the overall environment of the Chinese Super League has had a positive impact on him since his return from La Liga, making him expected to become a future star of the national team. Similarly, Wei Shihao has no experience in La Liga, but his strength should not be underestimated. Apart from the players' own strength, luck and the performance of their opponents, the intervention of the FA is also a key factor! Now that Song Kai has taken office, he has set out to change the three major persistent problems of our soccer!
First of all, the abolition of the national football world preseason charter treatment. Cai Zhenhua period, had the courage to arrange for international players to spend huge sums of money chartered flights to participate in the event, although the final failed to do so, but Chen Xuyuan era, the leadership of the Football Association is in a moral dilemma. Now, international players no longer enjoy chartered flights, if you want to revisit the old dream, the only way to shine on the World Cup stage!
Secondly, Song Kai is no longer with the team to supervise the World Qualifiers. In the past, leaders of the FA often traveled in person, putting pressure on the players that was hard to notice. Now, Song Kai's absence allows the players to prepare for the tournament with ease and go all out!
Finally, the FA leadership no longer intervenes in the affairs of the national team. Over the years, there have been frequent changes in the leadership of the FA but few ex-internationals, whose eagerness to intervene has led to a proliferation of amateur management specialists who have pushed Chinese soccer into a difficult situation. However, according to national team coach Jankovic, the leaders of the FA are now fully cooperative, creating a good teaching environment for him and trusting his decision-making, which is the support he needs most.
It can be said that Song Kai has not been in office long, but has already experienced the shadow of the women's soccer team's World Cup exit. The new FA team is working hard to eliminate the drawbacks and create a new atmosphere, which is expected to dawn on the talented players of our soccer!
