On the night of March 22, the curtain fell on a World Preliminary Round match, in which our soccer team, though leading 2-0, had no choice but to shake hands with Singapore 2-2.
Today, media personality Pan Weili took to social media to express his views through a video. He bluntly stated that if our soccer team fails to break into the top 18 in the qualifiers, it is strongly recommended that international players over the age of 30 should quit en masse, allowing the post-00 players to emerge.
In the video, Pan Weili elaborated, "If our men's soccer team really fails to finish among the top 18 in the world qualifiers, I strongly support a complete blood renewal of the team. All veterans over the age of 30 and players under the age of 95 should be withdrawn from the national team. Here are my three views on this."
"First of all, whenever the Chinese team fails to reach its expected goals, the loudest cry on the internet is XXX. XXX deserves to quit the national team, however, I would like to say this: it is not that they don't want to quit, but they can't quit. In my interactions with international players, I have come to realize that many national team players aged 30 and above do not want to play for their country because, as we all know, the national team is currently in a hopeless situation. Apart from wasting their time and taking the flak, they face high risks with no reward. In fact, they all know in their hearts that their families ......
"Secondly, why can't Chinese players quit the national team? Because our public opinion environment requires that the individual cannot abandon the collective, only the collective can abandon the individual. We have witnessed the development of international soccer for many years. Even if a foreign player is at playing age, even if he's 28, if he thinks he's not beneficial to the national team or is unhappy with his coach, he has the right to declare that he will no longer play for his country without any fans judging him morally; he will consider it his legitimate autonomy. But in the Chinese climate of public opinion, you have no right to consider this matter. If you voluntarily refuse to play for the national team during a tournament year or when a coach invites you, then I am sorry, but you will not be able to play for the national team or the Chinese Super League. If you still want to make money and dream of success, this is our climate of public opinion: players will never be able or qualified to give up the national team. As far as I remember, Zhang Linlian had ended his international career in public of his own accord, the first one in history to do such a feat. If our public opinion and the national team can really accept his request, I think it's an improvement in public opinion and the times. This is what we should do."
"Finally, why do I support a complete renewal of the national team? Two days ago, when I was chatting with Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong at the national team, I saw hope in the eyes of the post-00s players because they are young and still have expectations for the national team. They are still hopeful about their individual international careers and the future of the national team. However, when I talked to international players in their 30s, I felt that they were very frustrated. If the national soccer team does fail to break into the top 18, there will be no official games for the next three years. If they still insist on staying with the team at this point, then the veterans ......
