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xinhua news agency reporter ma bangjie

kenichi uemura, a 50-year-old japanese football coach, has worked in china for five years and has coached several youth training teams. he is currently the head coach of the chinese u16 men's football team and is familiar with the characteristics of chinese and japanese players. he believes that compared with japanese players, chinese players have significant advantages and disadvantages. how should chinese players, especially those in the youth training period, play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses? uemura's views are thought-provoking.

in an interview with xinhua news agency reporters, kamimura elaborated on his views.

advantage 1: strong execution

uemura believes that passionate execution is a major advantage of chinese players. he said: "i can feel that unlike japanese children, chinese children will passionately execute the coach's requirements. when the coach makes a request, the players will go all out to complete it, and their execution is very strong."

"they are better than japanese children in this respect. objectively speaking, japanese children will habitually ask questions after receiving instructions from the coach. i am not saying who is good or bad, i am just objectively evaluating this phenomenon. japanese children may be better at thinking, but chinese children react and execute the coach's requirements very quickly and passionately."

kamimura believes that chinese players' strong execution ability makes them particularly suitable for the currently popular high-pressure tactics.

he said: "defense on the field includes three parts: the frontcourt, the midfield and the backcourt. backcourt defense is a passive defense because the goal is behind you. the closer the defense is to the opponent's goal in the frontcourt, the more active the defense is. from the player's mood, active defense is definitely better than passive defense; when active defense is successful, he will be happier. if the player has this kind of execution ability, he can well meet the coach's requirements for frontcourt pressure. once the player can successfully steal the ball in the frontcourt defense and form a transition, he can threaten the opponent's goal more quickly and effectively."

"we can make good use of the strong execution ability of chinese players in high-pressure operations in the frontcourt, which is very effective," he said.

advantage 2: excellent physical condition

"everyone now has this view that chinese children are definitely better physically than japanese children. chinese children are tall, strong and run fast," said uemura.

then he changed the subject: "but if they don't use these advantages, they don't have these advantages at all. you have to learn to use your physical fitness, which is your gift."

he said: "an ideal football player should have excellent physical qualities, hone his skills and enhance his understanding of the game from an early age, receive scientific education and develop scientific thinking and concepts."

uemura said that if a child has a physical advantage, he will tend to use this advantage instead of practicing his footwork or thinking about the game situation. children with thin physical conditions can only deal with big players by improving their personal skills or understanding of the situation when they are young.

"but when they are 15 or 16 years old, everyone's body has developed, and the physical advantage of the older kids no longer exists. at the same time, their skills and brain speed are not as fast as those of the younger kids, so they will be left behind," he said.

through these stories, kamimura shows that chinese children have outstanding physical conditions, but if they do not receive scientific training, this advantage will backfire on them and cause irreparable losses.

disadvantages: lack of independent thinking ability

uemura believes that many chinese players rely on the coach's instructions during games and cannot make judgments based on the situation on the field. "most of the players i have seen since coming to china are like this."

he said: "the coach will analyze the opponent before the game, but you can't guarantee that the game situation will be exactly the same as your analysis. this requires the players on the field to adapt to the situation and make adjustments. the main body of the game and the judgment based on the needs are ultimately the players themselves."

uemura said that once a chinese player made a wrong move during a game. he asked the player why he did that, and he replied that his coach had asked him to do that.

he said: "you can't just do what others say. you have to make a comprehensive analysis based on the situation on the field, the position of your teammates and the opponent's defensive intentions, and make a more reasonable decision."

kamimura believes that many chinese players' lack of independent thinking ability is related to their living environment, educational background and training methods.

he believes that in football training, players should be given opportunities to think independently. it is better to teach them how to fish than to give them fish. players should be told the criteria and methods for making decisions, and they should not make decisions for them.

kamimura said that after players make decisions, coaches need to give them feedback in a timely manner. correct decisions should be encouraged, and suggestions for improvement should be made for errors. "first, give players a benchmark and method for judgment, then give them time to make judgments, and finally give them feedback. this is a virtuous cycle. as long as there is enough time, players can develop independent thinking ability and their ability to read the game will also improve accordingly." he believes that the best way to train players' decision-making ability is to play games.

kamimura said that his coaching experience in china showed that as long as the coaching method is appropriate, chinese players can develop the ability to think independently.

he used the improvement in defense of the u16 national football team he coached as an example to explain. he said that defense duties are generally divided into three aspects: marking, protection and positioning. defenders need to judge their responsibilities based on the situation on the field. when some players first joined the team, they only performed a single defense duty. after more than half a year of training and competition, they are now able to switch between these three roles according to the needs of the game. they have made great progress in independent thinking and decision-making.

uemura's words point out the pain point of our youth training field: where are the coaches who are willing and able to train scientifically and cultivate players' independent thinking ability? (end)