Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 433 Is it in your favor?
"According to the law, everything tends to develop rapidly in the early stage. That's because the starting point is low, so the development is often very fast at the beginning, and the development of our Chinese football is also the same." Pei Wei sighed: "From 94 From [-] to now, within six years, we have improved the football infrastructure on a large scale through the development of professional leagues. At the same time, we have created wealth through the league, completed the initial primitive accumulation, and trained quite a few outstanding players. Our six-year league has been very successful. But we should also see that the development of Chinese football has reached a bottleneck, that is, the level of excellent players can only reach the top level in Asia, and only a very small number of players have a level close to world-class. That is determined by their individual talents. It is impossible to suddenly speed up the development in this area. Only through long-term accumulation and precipitation can the average level of Chinese players be slowly increased, and then superstars and the world can be produced on this basis. level players."

"Although football is a team sport, no one can deny the role of stars in a team. For example, if there is no Nie Fei in this Olympic Games, it will be much more difficult for us to win the runner-up, and Nie Fei's level It is far from being world-class, let alone a Nie Fei is far from enough. However, it is impossible to mass-produce such an outstanding player. Every star has a unique development path and talent to become a star. Therefore, in this kind of In matters, there is nothing we can do. What the Football Association and various clubs can do is to improve the standard of the league and provide a good development environment and sufficient conditions for development. It is said that Yunjiatianyu’s echelon training and reserve force are the best in China. But we couldn’t produce a second Nie Fei. Nie Fei’s experience is unique. He first grew up in Brazil, absorbed the essence of Brazilian football, and then received systematic and professional training in China to achieve what he is today. You’re welcome. To put it bluntly, if I hadn’t founded the Yunjia Tianyu club, Nie Feihuan would not have had such great achievements in other clubs.”

"You're right." Xu Bing nodded in agreement with Pei Wei's words: "But does that have anything to do with what you said today?"

"Listen to me slowly." Pei Wei said with a smile: "The development of Chinese football is still in its infancy. Now we don't lack good players, but we lack world-class players. After the national team has achieved a series of good results, the interest of young people and children in football has increased a lot, and the number of primary and middle school students playing football has also increased a lot, but this is not stable. Maybe the national team will play football next time. When participating in world competitions, if their performance is not very good, these unresolute children will not continue to play football. Therefore, at this stage, our national teams at all levels, especially the adult national teams, must continue to achieve good results. Achievements can make the number of fans stable and firm. The 02 World Cup is a good opportunity. The competition is held in Asia, and it is not so difficult for us to enter the World Cup with our strength. If we can win the 02 World Cup Go one step further and create better results, such as breaking through the group stage, entering the quarter-finals, or entering the semi-finals... Think about what the enthusiasm for football in China will be like at that time! Think about the players who will become heroes after returning home What an impact it has on young people!"

Having said this, Xu Bing's eyes also became hot, obviously moved by Pei Wei's description.

Pei Wei's words continued: "Although our fan group is quite large now, more college students and adults are supporting the club and the national team. These people play football less and more college students, but they After all, we have passed the age to become a professional player, only when the age of the fans is younger, and the more teenagers participate in playing football, our football can develop faster."

"So now there is a question - can we really achieve breakthrough results in the 02 World Cup? Not necessarily. Although we are relatively strong now, the chance of football matches is huge, and with Hao The golden age of Dong and his group of players has passed, and our national team is now a little out of date. After all, the members of the Olympic team are still young. I can say that if we want to form a national team now, then this country The strength of the Chinese team is definitely worse than that of 98. At this time, if two foreign players, Deco and Adriano, who are more capable than most Chinese players, join the Chinese national team, then The strength of the national team will be stronger, it will be easier to create breakthrough results, and our Chinese football will catch up with the world's advanced level faster!"

"At this moment, it is necessary to do what is necessary, and Adriano and Deco have lived in China for many years. They usually speak Chinese and eat Chinese food. Except for the difference in appearance, they are basically They are not much different from the Chinese, they are not mercenaries, as long as they change their nationality, they are no different from the Chinese.”

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Xu Brem was persuaded by Pei Wei, and he recognized the significance of what Pei Wei said. Of course, such a big matter must not be decided by him alone. Although he has the final say in the Football Association, the Football Association is not him. For this reason, he plans to hold a meeting in the Football Association to discuss this matter.

On January [-]th, an informal meeting of the Chinese Football Association was held in BJ. Although it was informal, the participants were very formal. Chairman Xu Bing, first vice-chairman Wan Junsheng, and three vice-chairmen Zhang Long and Cheng Shengda He and Nanyong were all present, plus Yang Yun, head of the athletics department, Lang Xiaolong, head of the league department, and almost all the real power figures in the Football Association attended the meeting.

Pei Wei also attended as a non-staff member. In the past few days, Xu Bing had roughly told other people in the Football Association about Pei Wei's proposal, so Wan Junsheng and the others did not show any surprise at Pei Wei's attendance.

There is nothing specific to say about this matter. After Xu Bing gave a rough explanation, he talked about other people's speeches, but the speeches were not enthusiastic-these Football Association officials know that the two players Deco and Adriano Joining the Chinese national team can indeed bring the level of the national team to a higher level immediately, but the consequences are unpredictable.

Adriano has a strong body, strong scoring ability, can hold the ball, make the ball, break through and score goals. There is no one in China. Now the Chinese team has not many options for forwards, except for Hao Dongyue. Except for the old Yue Yao, other forwards of his generation have begun to decline significantly, and the representative of the Mesozoic generation, Yang Tian, ​​Xie Hui, and the representative of the new generation, Li Jinyu and Zhang Yulin, are indeed inferior to Adriano in terms of strength. , at least not as comprehensive as him, and Deco can bring a strong supplement to the midfield of the Chinese team, at least it can bring more support to Nie Fei.

But they also have to consider the consequences of doing so - in the Chinese sports world, there has never been an example of foreign athletes joining, no matter how bad the sports are. People represent China in sports competitions.

"In our country's traditional sports such as table tennis and badminton, many players have joined the nationality of other countries to help other countries participate in world competitions. In today's integration of all human beings, this kind of thing is common in the world. Yes, why should our athletes support other countries instead of those from other countries?" Pei Wei asked these people: "We can't always hold the mentality of the kingdom of heaven and think that we have everything. , don't need any advanced stuff from other countries...the current Adriano and Deco are not much different from the Chinese at all, except for the outer layer of skin...and they also like China very much and hope to be able to serve China Football does its part... why can't we take their request into account?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Pei Wei continued: "And now I just hope that you can prove that the two of them are indeed the talents that Chinese football needs, because as players, the sports life is not very long. If you have to wait until they have lived for eight years, Adriano can still say that he is only 21 years old at that time, and Deco is already 28 years old. What's the point? I don't think everyone can deny that they are indeed The talents that Chinese football needs, right?"

"Our concept needs to be changed, and don't think that doing so will have a bad impact in the future-the decision-making power is in the hands of the Football Association. Except for foreign players who are indeed much stronger than Chinese players, other foreign players are not allowed. This is allowed, and I think that when our football level improves to a certain level, it will be impossible for this kind of thing to happen-in which country do players who can surpass the level of Chinese players by a large margin have no main position? Is it necessary to join the Chinese team?"

"Mr. Pei, I have a question to ask. This question may be a bit offensive. I hope you don't take offense." Wan Junsheng said cautiously.

"No problem, please ask." Pei Wei replied straightforwardly.

"The question I want to ask is, after they become Chinese nationals, isn't Yunjiatianyu the first to benefit? Yunjiatianyu can free up two foreign aid spots to strengthen his own strength again... If you do this Will it cause other clubs to follow suit, and our foreign aid quota limit will become a dead letter...President Pei, have you thought about this problem?"

Xu Bing was stunned. In the Football Association, he usually focused on the general direction, and he was far less thoughtful than Wan Junsheng when it came to considering issues—this is why the two of them have always cooperated very well—the two have complementary personalities, Wan Junsheng's thoughtful consideration of problems can fill in the loopholes for Xu Bing, and Xu Bing's decisive ability and overall view can make up for the shortcomings of Wan Junsheng's caution. This is why the "Xu Wan League" is the golden combination of the Chinese Football Association.

For a moment, all eyes were on Pei Wei, including Xu Bing.

(End of this chapter)