Chinese football players still have a strong advantage when they are 15 years old, and they can even win the championship, why can't they play South Korea and Japan when they are 16 years old?
Recently, sports blogger Sun Shoudong published an article to discuss the issue of Chinese football youth training, he believes that in the field of football, Chinese players at the age of 16 can not play South Korean and Japanese peers, the problem lies in environmental factors, we have problems in the direction of material selection.
Sun Shoudong's views have aroused great concern in public opinion and have also caused a lot of controversy.
"Why did we start playing South Korean and Japanese peers in football as soon as we reached the age of 16? You know, at the age of 15 we still have a strong advantage (and even won the championship). The problem is clearly the environment. When we select materials, we tend to choose instant players, focusing on physical conditions and confrontation ability, but not on the basic skills of the feet. From an early age, he pursued physical superiority and confrontation intensity, while ignoring the cultivation of mental awareness. It's extremely difficult to wait until you get to the next level and then let the coach polish these aspects. After all, once the mind is formed, it is difficult to change, and football is ultimately played by the brain. ”
Sun Shoudong believes that the mainland's youth training pays too much attention to physical conditions and confrontation ability, and ignores the basic skills of the feet, which makes it difficult for Chinese players to go to the next level. Sun Shoudong's comments on the physical conditions and basic technical skills of players have attracted widespread social attention.
Which is more important, physical fitness or technical skills in football? It seems that this is an eternal topic. Sun Shoudong emphasized that the selection of Chinese football materials should not only look at physical fitness, but should focus on technical training, which is certainly correct. Football is not only a contest of strength, but also a contest of wisdom and skill. Skilled players can change the tide of the game in an instant, while good ball intelligence can help them make the right decisions in complex matches.
However, judging from what Sun Shoudong emphasizes on a daily basis, he obviously ignores the importance of physical fitness. If a player focuses only on technical training and ignores the development of confrontational ability, he will only be able to play low-intensity freestyle football, which is visually good but lacks practicality. Just like Sun Shoudong's son, in the low-confrontation competition, Sun Shoudong's son Sun Chenxi used various techniques properly, and the visual effects exploded. But in the high-intensity and high-confrontation competition, Sun Chenxi's various skills could not be shown.
Players who don't practice their physical fitness in actual confrontations will not be able to stay calm in high-intensity confrontation games, and they will not be able to use technology to solve physical confrontation problems. Football is an all-encompassing sport that tests the comprehensive ability of players, rather than a single dimension. The selection of Chinese football materials needs to seek a balance in physical fitness, technical skills and tactical understanding, and after selecting good materials, it is also necessary to go through a scientific training system and actual combat drills, so that players can continuously improve their comprehensive strength, so as to stand out in the fierce competition.
In this regard, we can actually learn from the Spanish youth training model and pay attention to high-intensity training at the U15 and U16 levels. By playing high-intensity confrontation and fast-switching football games, players can hone their skills in actual combat, enhance physical confrontation, and improve their thinking and reaction speed and teamwork skills. This holistic approach to training helps players develop a complete understanding of the game as they grow, making them more comfortable on the pitch. This will not only perfectly solve the problem of "Chinese football will not be able to play South Korea and Japan in football as soon as it reaches the age of 16", but Chinese football will also have the opportunity to catch up with South Korea and Japan.