The Football Association is paying more and more attention to youth training, one of the manifestations of which is to set up a multi-level national youth team early, and organize the national youth team to go overseas to compete with strong teams, and at the same time collect information on young age players who stay overseas and supplement them to the national team at any time. The 08-year-old Chinese U16 national junior team, under the leadership of Japanese coach Kenichi Murakami, recently went to Japan for a series of training games, and the poor performance of the national youth team has attracted widespread attention and discussion. Dong Lu, in particular, raised sharp questions about the team's performance.
The U16 national youth team played 4 warm-up matches in Japan, against 3 school football teams, as well as the same age echelon of the Kobe Victory Boat, in the latest game, the national youth lost 1-6 to the Kobe Victory Boat echelon, and the other three games were also 1 win and 2 losses, almost conceding 4 goals in every game. Dong Lu publicly expressed his doubts on social media, and he was very puzzled whether this national youth team had a main lineup, and the team lost from Japan to Europe and from Europe to Japan in half a year.
Whenever I lose, I will explain that the national youth is a small fight against a big one. If you are the same age, you will say this, if you lose in the first half because you didn't play the main team in the first half, and lose in the second half because you didn't play the main team in the second half. Dong Lu mercilessly criticized the national youth, and at the same time directly pointed out the team's confusion in lineup arrangement and tactical use. He even sarcastically said that if the Chinese football player 09 loses like this, the fans will report him. Dong Lu's team did perform much better than this 08-year-old team, almost undefeated in Japan, and if they go to Europe to play against the giants, they can also win and lose each other.
At present, the composition of the U-16 national team is mainly composed of students from Evergrande Football School. In the previous Romania Invitational Tournament, the team only managed 1 draw and 2 losses, scoring 5 goals and conceding 12 goals. In a recently concluded match, the U16 national team lost 1-6 to the same age team as Vissel Kobe, Japan, which is undoubtedly disappointing.
Dong Lu's doubts are not unreasonable, as a youth training person, his concerns also represent the views of some fans and people in the football world. I even feel that this Japanese coach is not as good as Dong Lu's, and if the official does not do well, it is better to let him, a social organization, organize the team to practice. The performance of the U16 national junior team really needs to be paid attention to by the Football Association, and in-depth analysis and improvement should be carried out in many aspects, such as coach selection, tactical arrangement, player training and game strategy. There is still a long way to go in the youth training of Chinese football, and more patience and scientific planning are needed in order to cultivate players who can truly win glory for the country in the international arena in the future.