Summary: "Grounding, adding luck, increasing talent and learning to dominate, Shanghai U18 team prepares for the U18 finals of the National Student (Youth) Games."
Xu Genbao coached Shanghai U18 team in the process of preparing for the first National Student (Youth) Games U18 finals, recently in Shanghai and the teams to start "small to big" warm-up matches, aimed at grinding the team, accumulate practical experience.
Recently, Shanghai U18 team in a warm-up match, despite a large score against Shanghai Shenhua, but Xu Genbao still expressed satisfaction. He believes that through the match, the young players were able to feel the rhythm and strength of the Chinese Super League and find their own shortcomings, and hopes that they can accumulate experience in real battles and improve their luck, talent and dominance.
Preparing for the race, the warm-up challenge is difficult
In late May, 80-year-old Xu Genbao confirmed that he would lead the 2005/2006 Shanghai men's soccer team to the first Scholastic Youth Games in 2023 and the 2025 Greater Bay Area National Games. in June, the team managed to qualify for the final stage of the tournament, which was held in Hezhou, Guangxi, in early November.
In order to better prepare for the final of the Youth League, the Shanghai U18 team often warms up, "playing big and small" to sharpen the team.
In order to solve the problem of insufficient number of domestic high-level matches, Xu Genbao decided to lead the team to train overseas first. in September, Xu Genbao, who had just recovered from Eryang, played a number of high-quality warm-up matches in Ulsan, South Korea, and the team believed that it "gained a lot".
In October, Xu Genbao adopted the strategy of "playing big with small" and arranged four warm-up matches. Among them, Shanghai U18 team and two years older than their own Shanghai U21 ladder team played a game; the third game, Xu Genbao decided to challenge the difficulty of the ceiling - with the current in the Super League standings of the top three of the Shanghai Shenhua confrontation.
Against the professionals of the Chinese Super League, the amateurs under the age of 18 have no chance of winning or losing. However, Xu Genbao asked Shenhua coach Wu Jingui to send out the main lineup so that the young players could better feel the atmosphere of the Chinese Super League. Wu Jingui readily agreed.
Xu Haoyang, Liu Ruowan vanadium and other Genbao base disciples play important roles in the Shenhua team. In the Shenhua lineup, there are also disciples of Genbao base such as Cao Jiding, Aidin, Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong. Xu Genbao shook hands with these disciples.
In the first half, both teams played with full strength and Shanghai U18 team fell behind 0-2; in the second half, both teams replaced their substitutes one after another. The non-professional youth players exposed their disadvantages in body, strength, technique and ability, and Shanghai U18 team finally lost by a big score.
Despite the fact that the win was not in doubt, Xu Genbao stayed on the field to watch the game and gave a thumbs up to the familiar Shenhua players, praising their teacher for his decades of rooted professionalism.
Xu Genbao led the Shanghai U18 team to Kangqiao for the warm-up match, and Shenhua coach Wu Jingui attached great importance to it and gave enough respect to his predecessors. In Wu Jingui's opinion, Xu Genbao is the first coach in Shenhua's history and one of the founders of the Shenhua brand. Therefore, the Shanghai U18 team enjoyed the "super VIP treatment" of Kangqiao - the game was played in the best conditions of the central field, and after the game, the "visiting team" changed clothes and took a shower before eating in the cafeteria. Before the match, Wu Jingui accompanied Xu Genbao to visit Shenhua's new swimming pool and fitness center.
Youth teams challenge Super League teams to find gaps and gain experience by playing small.
Wu Jingui helped Xu Genbao as Shenhua's assistant coach in 2001, and there is a good tacit understanding between the two champion coaches. Xu Genbao and Wu Jingui are the only gold medal local coaches in the history of Shanghai Shenhua, and they have a very good personal relationship and a good tacit understanding.
In 2007, Xu Genbao in Shanghai Dongya coaching, there were three times to Shanghai Shenhua about war: the first time, Jimenez as head coach, in Kangqiao was only 18 years old "East Asia doll army" 1-1 draw; the second time, Shanghai Dongya in the Genbao base to beat the "Shen United and "The second time, Shanghai Dongya beat Shenhua 3-1 at Genbao base. At that time, Jimenez had just been dismissed, Wu Jingui was ready to put out the fire; at the end of the year, when Shanghai Dongya was about to go to Kunming to prepare for the final of the Second Division League, Wu Jingui, who was the head coach of Shenhua, once again acted as the 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 said bluntly that he was also 17 years old, but he could feel the change in Shenhua's strength between time and space. "In 2007, he played 1-1. at that time, Shenhua's foreign coach was very ordinary, the team did not take shape; now (Wu) Jingui pinched the team very well, the overall team shape and formation have changed. At first glance, he is well-trained."
On July 14th, Shanghai Shenhua club chairman Gu Jieqing and head coach Wu Jingui made a special trip to the island to visit Xu Genbao, the first head coach in Shenhua's history.
Although it was only a warm-up match, Shenhua attached great importance to it. Club chairman Gu Jiqing also came to the stadium to greet Xu Genbao and invited the coach to participate in Shenhua's 30th anniversary activities at the end of the year. Xu Genbao also gave special thanks to Shenhua for their support of the Shanghai All-China Team. "We represent Shanghai in the Youth Institute and the All Games. Shenhua is willing to participate in warm-up matches with us, which means helping Shanghai soccer training. I want to thank Shenhua for their support."
There's one more match to go, so expect the champ to warm up.
The second day of the Lunar New Year in 2023 marks the 80th birthday of base founder Xu Genbao. He has been working quietly at the base for 23 years. As a famous Chinese soccer player, Xu Genbao has trained ten batches of disciples, such as Gao Hongbo, Fan Zhiyi, Xie Hui, Sun Xiang, Wu Lei and Yan Junling. During his coaching career, he remained at the forefront of youth soccer training in China.
On an experience and psychological level, the Shanghai U18 squad's experience has been greatly enhanced by playing against Chinese Super League rivals Shenhua.
In the 2023 season of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Tang's two Chinese Super League teams have achieved good results, in which 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 remain the backbone of the team, with Wu Lei and Yan Junling being the core players of the national soccer team. Similarly, Shanghai Shenhua has performed well this season, with Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Xu Haoyang, Liu Ruofan and many other outstanding young players from the Genbao base, of which Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong are also included in the national soccer list.
Prof. Xu Genbao's Shanghai U18 team consists mainly of the 2006 age group Shanghai Harbor ladder team training at Genbao Base, and also includes outstanding age-grade players from a number of clubs, including Shanghai Shenhua. The 1989-1991 age group, represented by Wu Lei and Yan Junling, and the 1999-2000 age group, represented by Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong, have been living, training and playing at Genbao Base for a long time. In comparison, this Shanghai U18 team has not been organized for a long time and does not have an absolute advantage in terms of overall strength in the country.
The first Student Youth Games, known as the "First Student (Youth) Games of the People's Republic of China", were held in Guangxi this year.
In Xu Genbao's plan, we have to play a fourth warm-up match, but the opponent and time have not been finally decided. 20, Shanghai Harbor team will be in the Chinese field, which theoretically may end the suspense of the league. Genbao revealed: "The fourth warm-up match has not been booked yet. I want Wu Lei to win the match, 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."
