The gap is too big! On February 10, 2022, Beijing time, the Chinese men's national ice hockey team suffered a black opening at the Winter Olympics, and its debut was defeated by a score of 0-8 to the world's fourth-ranked United States team.
The match was a landmark for Chinese men's ice – it was the first time Guobing had competed in the Winter Olympics, and it was their debut at the Winter Olympics. But as soon as he debuted, he encountered the world's strongest team, although the number of shots from the national ice in the whole game was also quite a lot, but there was no goal.
The first innings of the national ice played ok, perhaps because the American team had not yet entered the state, and this inning only lost 1 point. In the second set, the American team began to exert its strength, taking advantage of the lack of experience of the Chinese team in the competition to score 3 goals in succession. In the final set, the U.S. team took advantage of the chase and scored four more goals, and finally staged a complete victory.
It is worth mentioning that 15 players in this national ice team are naturalized players, accounting for more than half. Among the 15 naturalized players, 11 are Chinese naturalized and 4 are non-blood naturalized. Seeing that The national ice has so many naturalized players, some fans can't help but sigh that this is even fiercer than the national football team.
Even though the Chinese team has 15 naturalized players, it still loses. Not only did he lose, but he also lost badly. This shows that the gap between our hockey level and the world's strongest teams is so obvious.
How strong is this American team? As the No. 6 seed of the Winter Olympics, the U.S. team has 15 college players and another 10 professional players (8 European pros and 2 U.S. hockey league players). Historically, the U.S. team has won 2 gold medals + 8 silver medals + 1 bronze medal.
I have to sigh that this American team, which has less than half of the professional players, has beaten us to no end. If the opponents are all professional players, if we do not have the presence of these naturalized players, the score gap between the two sides will probably be even bigger and bigger.
Throughout the game, the performance of the national ice team is not useless. In terms of the number of shots on goal, the U.S. team has 55 shots on target, and the national ice team has 29 shots on target. But the other side scored a goal almost every 7 shots on target, while our 29 shots were 0 goals, which is probably the biggest gap between the two sides.
After the game, the commentator admitted that the gap between the two teams is very large, thinking that our hockey population is too small, and it is not an order of magnitude compared with the United States.
Participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time, the goal of the national ice team may be the same as the first time the national football team played the World Cup - to score 1 goal, draw 1 game, or win 1 game. What qualifies, what to get a medal is a dream that cannot be believed.
The Chinese men's football team has naturalized players, including Chinese naturalized and non-blood naturalized, but failed to qualify for the World Cup in the first two rounds of the round of 12. Today, the national ice, which has more naturalized players than the national football team, also reflects the huge gap with the world's strong teams, which is even worse than the national football team playing the World Cup that year, because even against the World Cup champion Brazil, the national football team only lost 4 goals.
Whether or not to naturalize is the focus of controversy among many fans. All indications show that the naturalization of backward projects is an inevitable trend, which is the best way to narrow the gap and shorten the catch-up time. Of course, naturalization is not the same as not engaging in youth training, which should be two different paths.
For example, ice hockey, this project is still in our infancy, and what is needed is more popularization and promotion. And it is precisely the appearance of the national ice at the Winter Olympics that plays this role. If you can inspire more teenagers to like and love this sport, let local players stay in the ocean and play in the world's best professional hockey league, it is success.