Recently, when I looked at the standings of the AFC Champions League Classic, did everyone drop their jaws as shocked as I did? That's right, our two teams, Shenhua and Taishan, are both ranked second and third! It's not just good, it's just a sight to behold! On the contrary, the Japanese and South Korean teams are collectively "dumb fire" here, which is really surprising, and I can't help but want to dig deeper
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Let's talk about the two teams of Shenhua and Taishan, everyone may be no stranger to them, recalling the past, these two are veterans of the AFC Champions League, and they once had a glorious history, but the performance in recent years has made many fans beat the drum in their hearts, for fear that they will fall into a trough again, this time they can counterattack in the standings, it is really exciting, seize the opportunity, you can talk about their performance in this AFC Champions League
With such a large competitive environment in the Chinese Super League, it is not easy to break out of a path of their own, but Shenhua and Taishan have strategized and seized the opportunity. It's all exciting
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In the last round of Shenhua's victory over the opponent, the coordination was simply a seamless, I watched a little sweaty palms, passing, running, set-pieces, these details have reached the realm of perfection, what do you say this is called? Isn't it the perfect display of tactical space? The Taishan team is also a good player, they can always be flexible on the field and always grasp the rhythm of the game, which is really impressive
But the Japanese and South Korean teams have shown some "decline" this time, looking at the dominant style in the past, and now they are hovering at the bottom of the standings, which is really embarrassing, I can't help but say, there are many reasons for this, in short, the league competition between Japanese and Korean teams in recent years has become more and more fierce, and the pressure on the players has also doubled, with the gradual loss of young players, the impact on the overall strength should not be underestimated
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From another perspective, in the early years, the Japanese and South Korean teams were in the AFC Champions League, and any team had to be afraid of three points, and now, I can't help but ask, "Where did all this go?" "Obviously, the reality has given the fans a lot of contrast, some difficult to accept, as Chinese fans, we might as well take this opportunity to be optimistic about this situation, compared with the "strong fall" and look at our own progress
This road is not simple, it still takes a lot of effort and time, the lower level of the youth training system, the improvement of the league level, the spread of the event culture, each of which needs to rise, look back, see the success in the AFC Champions League, whether we can continue to return to normal, it depends on how we adjust our mentality and find our own road to the World Cup
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Just as we look forward to the future, we can't forget to reflect on the current situation, the bottleneck of Chinese football at this stage lies in the unreasonable allocation of resources and the weak youth training system, look at those European and American teams, from the bottom of the youth training to the top league, their development is all achieved through excellent training systems and rich game experience
In fact, although we have suffered repeated setbacks on the international stage, we have to learn to look at these problems with our hearts, analyze them calmly, think deeply, adjust them slowly, and do it step by step.
I think that with an expectation and hope in our hearts, we can face the future, make persistent efforts, and let Chinese football gain a firm foothold in the fiercely competitive AFC Champions League, which is really a very feasible goal
You might as well leave a question for everyone: "Do you think the Chinese team will be able to continue to maintain its current good form in the future, or will it counterattack to become a real Asian hegemon?" "We look forward to your opinions, and we hope that our discussion will inspire more people to pay attention to Chinese football, love this sport, and promote it to a more brilliant future! Although the road ahead is bumpy, let us work together to cheer for Chinese football and realize the dream of breaking out of Asia and going to the world as soon as possible!