Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 160 What is Success?

"Success also depends on the starting point. Different countries have different indicators of success in football." Pei Wei took a puff of smoke: "Countries like Brazil, Argentina, Italy, and Germany are not successful if they don't win the World Cup. , the runner-up is a failure. As for us in China, going to the World Cup is considered a success in a certain sense... This is on the competitive level."

"Then our goal is not wrong." Xu Bing said: "Isn't hitting the World Cup also a manifestation of success?"

"But the development of football is not just shown in the World Cup." Pei Wei smiled: "I think, based on the current foundation and level of our Chinese football, the success at this stage should be the following: 94. To enter the World Cup The final stage of the game means that the level of our national team can be regarded as the first-class in Asia, but there is also a great chance of hitting the World Cup, otherwise it will not happen that only Brazil in the world will not participate in a game All the World Cup finals... Didn't France not participate in the [-] World Cup? But who can deny that they are a world-class team? Therefore, entering the World Cup is a standard, but it is not the only standard, let alone for Going into the World Cup and doing things like stopping the league."

"No one said to stop the league? How come the more you talk about it, the more confused I become?" Xu Bing asked wonderingly.

"I'm just making an analogy." Pei Wei came back to his senses: "Second, whether the league is competitive, whether it can continuously send fresh blood to the national team, whether it can cultivate excellent players, and whether it can form a team. A kind of football atmosphere... In this regard, our league is developing well now, and there is no negative news, but it seems that we have not done enough to train young players. The club basically relies on the old players of the former professional team to win the world , the national team comes and goes with just a few people..."

"I understand." Xu Bing laughed: "You are still angry that the national team only called Yunjiatianyu two players, aren't you?"

"How can that be!" Pei Wei shook his head hastily: "Our team still relies on foreign aid. Only Hao Dong and Sun Chenghai have really reached the level of the national team. Although Nie Fei is absolutely qualified to enter the national team in my opinion team, but with the current tactics of the national team, even Peng Weiguo can’t guarantee the main force, let alone him... It’s normal if he doesn’t make it. I don’t mean the national team! I mean the teams of various clubs, in the team Those who take the lead are either veterans or foreign aid. There are not many young people at all. Even the players of the National Olympic team are rarely able to play the absolute main force. Now the players of the national team are still in their prime. Wait for them What should I do if the state starts to decline? The future national team should always be dominated by young people, and we can’t rely on a group of veterans to compete for the World Cup.”

"What you said makes sense." Xu Bing frowned: "But isn't it a bit too worrying? Players always have to make their debut slowly. After a few years of playing, there will definitely be new blood."

"That's why we need to give these newcomers a chance." Pei Wei went on to say, "Now there is an Olympic Youth League in the country, and players of the right age for the next Olympic Games will participate. This is good, but is it good for players of other age groups? Is it a bit unfair? They don’t have the opportunity to exercise, and their success rate in the future will definitely be relatively low, but no matter what age they are Chinese players, they may become the pillars of the Chinese national team in the future.”

"Then what do you think should be done?" Xu Bing asked thoughtfully.

"It's very simple. It's enough to form a youth league for all age groups and let them grow up in the competition with each other. And these young players have great plasticity, and players with different styles can be bred from them. In this way, our The national team will not have a headache because there are no players with a suitable style. The development of players is also of great benefit to the club. Way." Pei Wei said quickly.

"But there is still a problem with this." Xu Bing thought for a while: "Our country has a vast territory. If teams of all ages are organized into a league, it will be a big burden on the club in terms of travel expenses. Are these clubs willing to invest in this?"

"My Chairman Xu, how is the National Olympic Youth League held? Why are those clubs willing to participate in such a competition?" Pei Wei laughed.

"You mean... to be held in different divisions? But the National Olympic Youth League is only held every four years. If this is done, it will be held every year. The cost is still too high. These clubs may not agree." Xu Bing thought for a while and shook his head. explain.

"We can change it." Pei Wei said: "Just like the National Olympic Youth League, it is divided into two divisions, the North and the South. Below the two divisions, there are three divisions. They play round-robin matches. The top two in each division enter the North and South divisions. In the finals, there will be twelve teams, and then they will be divided into groups to play knockout matches until the final champion is determined. One thing to note is that the round-robin matches in each division should be played a little longer, for example, each opponent must play at least four games, so that Mutual training can be guaranteed, and because the distance between the participating clubs in each competition area is relatively short, it should be acceptable to the club. As for entering the final finals, it is also a competition for national honors. I think the club I will not let go of such an honor, I think this should be a compromise."

"Hmm..." Xu Bing thought about it: "The whole country is divided into six small divisions. Each division is considered to have six teams. They will play four rounds back and forth. Then each team can play at least twenty games. In this way The training intensity should be enough, and the last twelve teams will play the cup competition, and the time consumed will be greatly shortened, which is within the acceptable range of the club... Yes, this proposal is good."

"What's more, the situation I just said is only the echelon under 17 years old, such as the two age groups of 15 and 13 years old. The players below this are too young, and they only need to compete with the nearest echelon of other clubs. Playing against matches is enough. As for the age group over 15 years old, that is, the 17-year-old age group, this basically belongs to the category of the second team of the club, right? In the two-level league A, A and B, the second-tier team follows the first-tier Team action, whoever the first team plays in the league with, they will play a first-team match against the second-tier team of the first-team opponent, and they can play in the training base of the home team. The Football Association can arrange some newcomers who have just become referees to enforce these The game is also an exercise for them! Moreover, the meaning of the second-tier team's game is much more. Some first-line players who are injured can also find their status in this kind of game, so that the substitute players can play in such a game. I think the clubs should be more willing to accept it if they maintain their form during the game. At the same time, there are still points to be scored in such a game, which can be made into a reserve league. To compete for the national championship...isn't that also an honor?"

"At that time, the adult team will have a league to play, to win the championship and avoid relegation, the reserve team will also have games to play, and they can also compete for the reserve team championship. With more honors, the club will be more motivated and the fans will be more interested... ...And these measures make the club's expenses not big, and the Football Association also trains the reserve team of referees through these increased games, isn't this a good thing?" Pei Wei vividly described a huge blueprint for the future .

"I will discuss these matters with Xiao Wan." Xu Bing took a pen and paper, and quickly wrote down what Pei Wei said just now. During this time, he also wrote down a lot of Pei Wei's amazing words. It is also the reason why he and Pei Wei have been wasting time together: "Go on, it seems that you haven't finished what you said just now, what is the current level of football in our country to be called success, let's go on."

"Okay, let me move on to the third point." Pei Wei lit another cigarette and handed one to Xu Bing: "Third, how many players play in high-level leagues is also a standard. You say , Is our league now at a very low level in the world? Even in Asia, I am afraid it is difficult to compare with the Korean and Japanese leagues that started earlier than us."

"I don't deny that." Xu Bing nodded.

"But no matter how low the level of the league is, there will always be a group of outstanding players whose level is above the average. These players may be due to their own talent, or perhaps because of acquired hard work. Anyway, their level will improve after training in the league. It’s not much, so what should I do? Then I should play in a higher level league to improve my level again. Hao Dong is definitely China’s current No. [-] striker. It's just because the overall strength of the People's Liberation Army is not enough. As soon as he came to our team this year, he scored eight goals in the thirteen rounds of the league, and he made our forward strength rise several levels. The ball can also create opportunities for other players... I dare say that this year's top scorer is definitely him. In the Chinese league, there is no defender who can stare at him."

"Speaking of it, you still want to send Hao Dong out... But what about next year's World Cup qualifiers? What if the European team he goes to won't let him go? What if he gets injured in Europe? If he can't play, he won't be in shape. What should I do?" Xu Bing asked sharply.

"If he goes to play in Europe, it doesn't mean that he is not Chinese." Pei Wei said: "The World Cup qualifiers are a game stipulated by FIFA, and the club dare not let him go. Dong will definitely be able to come back."

"Come back temporarily? Isn't that why you didn't cooperate with your teammates?" Xu Bing asked immediately.

"Almost all the Brazil and Argentina national teams play in Europe. Why is there no problem with cooperation? Chinese football will go to the world sooner or later. If you keep using this reason to keep players from going out, how can you cultivate high-level players? A player with a high level? And after being influenced by high-level leagues in Europe, his level will definitely rise a lot, and it will be the Chinese national team that will benefit at that time. I think the benefits after his level rises should be less than the so-called lack of between him and his teammates The cooperation needs to be great? And he and the group of the national team have been teammates for several years, oh, they didn’t cooperate after playing in Europe for half a year? Nothing! As for what to do if you get injured in Europe...do you stay in the team? Will China not be injured? This probability is the same everywhere, not to mention that Europe is much better than us in terms of sports medicine. As for the problem of not being able to play games, our club will definitely pay attention to this. If he is transferred, he will definitely be arranged to go to a team that can play games, instead of letting him sit on the bench in Europe to waste his youth. And not only Hao Dong, we will send more players to Europe in the future, so that Their level improves faster!"

"Perhaps what you said makes sense, and Hao Dong is now a player of your club. If you are willing to let him go to Europe, our Football Association will not interfere with you." Xu Bing sighed: "Maybe what you said is right, right? Now the Chinese league needs the flow of players, and if a few Chinese stars trained by our league can emerge from the Chinese league, it can be regarded as a kind of affirmation of our work... let’s talk, what else?”

"It's nothing." Pei Wei smiled: "Have you entered the World Cup finals, whether the league can cultivate outstanding players, and how many players play in the world's highest level league are all criteria for evaluating a country's football level." …These three things are indispensable. Weah is great, right? Everyone thinks he is a world-class star after winning the World Footballer. Liberia's regular league, so no one thinks how high the level of football in Liberia is. In 94, Bulgaria eliminated the defending champion Germany and entered the World Cup semi-finals, thanks to their possession of Stoichkov who played for Barcelona. And the main players of the champion Brazil are almost all from the top five European leagues... Doesn’t this explain the problem? The development and success of a country’s football level must be comprehensively developed to a certain level, and a qualitative change can only be formed after sufficient quantitative changes have been accumulated. Yes, in this process, there may be setbacks and failures, but we cannot lose confidence in sticking to the right path because of setbacks and failures.”

"What is more beneficial to us is that the relatively mature league organizations in Europe have pointed out a correct path for us, that is, to do a good job in the basic construction of the league in a down-to-earth manner, and to vigorously cultivate the ability of young players so that players Get the right way to train - there are no shortcuts, that's the only way to succeed!"

PS: Chapters of [-] words... The last few chapters have written less about writing competitions, and these points of view account for a lot. I hope you will not read it boringly.In fact, these things are more difficult to write than the game. I hope that everyone can understand something after reading it... The originally bright future of Chinese football is actually ruined by the idea of ​​​​quick success and quick gain.

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