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xinhua news agency reporter's notes: today's men's football cannot just be about "playing badly"

2024-09-08

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the 0:7 defeat a few days ago shattered the fans' perception of the chinese national football team's bottom line.

it is undoubted that the chinese national football team was expected to lose by a large margin in the away game against japan, a world powerhouse. but the biggest score in the team's history was indeed surprising, and what was even more surprising was the players' collapsed state of the game.there were constant low-level mistakes, no tactics, no coordination, no fighting, not even physical confrontation...no wonder there were so many criticisms online, with “cruel and heartless” becoming the unanimous opinion of the audience.

losing is acceptable, but playing badly is not.two days later, the men's football team will face another asian powerhouse, saudi arabia, at home. the psychological bottom line of the fans must not be broken again.

on september 5, chinese players played against the japanese team after the match. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang xiaoyu

after the score of 0:7, the players' confidence, team unity, coach's authority, etc. were probably shaken. but the darker the moment, the more we need to be united in our goals, to know our shame and then be brave, and to fight back in desperate situations. as the two leaders of the football association encouraged the national football team on the 7th, we must play with a good spirit and blood. as the players also said,we must look forward and the only thing we need to do when it comes to fighting saudi arabia is “go for it.” this should be the consensus of the entire team at this moment.

chinese fans who always stick with the national football team are passionate and understanding.facing the upcoming battle in dalian, few people said that they cannot lose. but they all hope that the men's football team can at least play with the spirit of the chinese team, play at their current level and in the way they should, instead of collapsing and falling apart once they fall behind by a large margin.some netizens even said that if the chinese national team can play like the 0:1 match against south korea in every game, the trip to the round of 18 will be worthwhile.

on september 5, the starting players of the chinese team took a group photo before the match with the japanese team. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang xiaoyu

in the arena, spirit is more important than gold medals.the glory of the victor is certainly admirable, but the loser who fought hard is equally respected. fighting for the country and for honor, whether the soldiers are in high spirits and have high fighting spirit, the eyes of hundreds of millions of people are sharp.

as we all know, the chinese national football team's entry into the top 18 of this world cup qualifier is already a pleasant surprise. even if they did not suffer a heavy blow in the first game, it is not a high probability event to qualify for the world cup.the men's football team needs to have a correct mindset, cherish the opportunity to compete with strong teams, and show themselves to be humble and unwilling to fall behind.

one minute on the field is the result of ten years of hard work off the field. it is not just the chinese national football team that needs to learn humbly. almost every time the chinese national football team suffers a crushing defeat, the issue of youth training is raised. this is really scary: the problem keeps repeating, everyone keeps reflecting, but the reality is getting worse and worse.according to authoritative data, the number of youth players in china is still less than one-tenth of that in japan.japan's total population is less than one-tenth of china's.

it takes long-term effort and cannot just be verbal.since 1996, japanese football has been implementing the centennial plan. less than 30 years later, they have become a world-class team that can beat germany in a row. does chinese football have such determination, perseverance and execution?

on september 5, chinese fans cheered before the match between china and japan. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang xiaoyu

at the paris olympics a month ago, chinese people saw the strongest physique and the glory of 40 gold medals won by chinese olympic athletes; at the paris paralympic games that is still ongoing, chinese people have seen the most indomitable souls and the glory of the chinese paralympic team leading the gold medal list continuously.for the hot-blooded football players, when losing becomes a habit and when being scolded becomes a compulsory course, is it true that they do not have the courage to survive in desperate situations?

the army that is in despair will surely win. even if it is not as skilled as its opponent, it will never give in.some of the accusations, sarcasms and even abuses on the internet may be excessive, but the deeper the love, the more severe the criticism. when the majority of fans do not even bother to curse, it is the most complete sorrow of football people.