Summary: "Grounding, adding luck, increasing talent, and sharpening dominance."
In preparation for the first National Student (Youth) Games U18 final, Xu Genbao coached Shanghai U18 team recently in Shanghai frequently "small play big" warm-up matches, aimed at grinding the team, to accumulate practical experience.
Recently, Shanghai U18 team as a "little brother" team, although a large score against Shanghai Shenhua, but Xu Genbao is still satisfied with the results, that is a good opportunity for young players to feel the rhythm and strength of the Chinese Super League, through the game to find their own gaps, and they are expected to learn from the experience to improve themselves.
Challenging warm-ups and a long road to preparation
In late May, 80-year-old coach Xu Genbao confirmed that he would lead the 2005/2006 Shanghai men's soccer team to the inaugural 2023 Scholastic Youth Games and the 2025 Greater Bay Area National Games. in June, the team managed to advance to the final stage, which will kick off in Hezhou, Guangxi Province, in early November.
The Shanghai U18 team has been warming up in preparation for the Scholastic Youth Conference soccer finals, "playing small and playing big" to improve team bonding.
In order to solve the problem of insufficient number of domestic high-level matches, Xu Genbao made a decision in advance: first overseas training. in September, Xu Genbao, who had just recovered from injuries, played a number of high-quality warm-up matches in Ulsan, South Korea, and the team gained a lot.
In October, Xu Genbao adopted the "small play big" strategy, four warm-up matches. Among them, the first two games with a year older than their own age Shanghai U21 ladder team; the third game, the challenge of the Super League table top three Shanghai Shenhua.
Despite the fact that the under-18 amateurs had won and lost against the Chinese Super League professionals, Xu Genbao asked Wu Jingui to send out the main players so that the young players could feel the atmosphere of the Chinese Super League. Wu Jingui readily agreed, allowing all the main foreign players to play.
Xu Haoyang, Liu Ruowan vanadium and other Genbao base disciples played well in Shenhua team, such as Cao Jieding, Aidin, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong and so on. Xu Genbao shook hands with these disciples and praised their professionalism.
In the first half, both teams played with their starting lineups, with Shanghai U18s trailing 0-2; in the second half, both teams replaced their substitutes. The non-professional youth players had obvious disadvantages in body, strength, technique and ability, and Shanghai U18 team finally lost by a big score.
Despite the victory, Xu Genbao was still on hand to watch the game, giving thumbs up to the familiar Shenhua players and lamenting the professionalism of Xu Genbao's base over the decades.
Silent cooperation, Jin Gui Genbao deep friendship
Xu Genbao led the Shanghai U18 team to Kangqiao to participate in the warm-up match, Wu Jingui attaches great importance to it and gives enough respect to his predecessors. In Wu Jingui's eyes, Xu Genbao is the first coach in Shenhua's history and one of the founders of the Shenhua brand, so the Shanghai U18 team enjoys "super VIP treatment" at Kangqiao.
Youth teams challenge Super League teams to find gaps and gain experience
In 2001, Wu Jingui assisted Xu Genbao as Shenhua's assistant coach, and the two champion coaches had a tacit understanding. Xu Genbao and Wu Jingui are the only gold medal local coaches in the history of Shanghai Shenhua, and they have a good personal relationship and tacit understanding.
In 2007, when Xu Genbao was coaching at Shanghai Dongya, he had three appointments to play against Shanghai Shenhua: the first time, Jimenez was the head coach and forced a 1-1 draw at Kangqiao; the second time, Shanghai Dongya beat Shenhua 3-1 at Genbao Base; and at the end of the year, Wu Jingui took over as Shenhua's head coach.
"In 2007, Zhang Linlin and Cao Miao Ding were only 18 years old and Wu Lei was only 16, so we forced the newly merged Shenhua to a draw." Xu Genbao was outspoken, lamenting the change in Shenhua's strength. Today, Wu Jingui has pinched the team into shape, with changes to the overall team shape and formation.
On July 14, Shanghai Shenhua FC chairman Gu Jiqing and head coach Wu Jingui paid a special visit to Xu Genbao to thank him for his contribution to Shenhua soccer.
Although it was only a warm-up match, Shenhua attached great importance to it. Club chairman Gu Jieqing personally came to the scene to greet Xu Genbao and invited him to participate in Shenhua's 30th anniversary celebration. Xu Genbao thanked Shenhua for their support to the Shanghai All-China Team.
There's one more race to go. Look for the champ to warm up.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year in 2023, Xu Genbao, the founder of the base, celebrated his 80th birthday. He has been quietly working at the base for 23 years, cultivating many talents for Chinese soccer. Throughout his coaching career, he has always been at the forefront of Chinese youth soccer training.
Shanghai U18 squad got a big boost in experience and mental level when they played against the Chinese Super League powerhouse Shenhua.
In the 2023 season of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Tang's two Chinese Super League teams have achieved remarkable results. Xu Genbao and the soccer base people have been quietly paying for 23 years, Wu Lei, Yan Junling, Zhang Linmiao, Wang Shenchao, Lu Wenjun and Cai Huikang became the core of the team, Wu Lei and Yan Junling are the core players of the national team. Shanghai Shenhua also performed well, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Xu Hao Yang, Liu Ruofan and other Genbao base disciples play well, Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong also selected for the national team.
Professor Xu Genbao's Shanghai U18 team mainly consists of the 2006 age group of Shanghai Harbor ladder team training at Genbao base, and joining the excellent age players of many clubs such as Shanghai Shenhua. With the 1989-1991 age group of Wu Lei, Yan Junling and the 1999-2000 age group of Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong and other long-term living in the Genbao base, training and competition.
The first Student Youth Games, known as the "First Student (Youth) Games of the People's Republic of China", will be held in Guangxi this year.
Xu Genbao plans to play a fourth warm-up match, but the opponent and time have not yet been determined. 20, Shanghai Harbour Team will be in the Chinese field, theoretically may end the league suspense. Xu Genbao revealed: "The fourth warm-up match has not yet been booked. I hope Wu Lei can win the game, so I will try to book the championship warm-up match to continue to let the young players open their eyes and find the gap."
