Section 106: New Year's Cards to the Motherland (Part 2)
During Wang Ai's short return to China, he once met with Mai Chao. At that time, he sternly told Mai Chao his judgment on this year's competitions. Don't be blinded by the good results in the past few years. Chinese football is not
It is not in an upward channel, but is still on an unstoppable landslide. In this context, any good results are vain and lack foundation.
Wang Ai used himself as an example. Among his peers, especially the children in the city, there are almost no football players. Not to mention those who play football, there are also very few who are engaged in sports. The sports school system in various places is semi-disabled, and the selection of talents is limited.
Sharply reduced. While the "theory that reading is useless" has been completely refuted, the "theory that reading is omnipotent" has actually emerged, which makes intellectual education completely transcend the category of "moral, intellectual, physical, artistic and labor" and become a dominant one.
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National investment in education is a true reflection of Chinese society at the beginning of the new century. Therefore, Ding Junhui's success will even be discussed as "whether it is correct" because he only graduated from primary school and did not even complete nine years of compulsory education.
At this stage of Chinese society, there is still some integrity. It has not yet reached the stage of profit-seeking without regard to means but only the results. It has not yet reached the era when "Daddy Ma" and "national husband" are popular. In other words, at the beginning of the new century, Chinese people
There is still persistence and innocence in my heart.
What Wang Ai and Mai Chao are saying is that the current selection of football talents can only be selected from rural children, and the selection scope has been reduced by more than half. This weakening of the foundation will determine the performance and pressure of Chinese football in the next ten years or even longer.
It's huge. We must not be blindly optimistic, otherwise the morale of Chinese society will be too high. Once problems arise, players, coaches, the Football Association and even Yan Shiduo will all pay a heavy price.
After Mai Chao thought about it for a few days, he specifically reported Wang Ai's warning to Yan Shiduo. At the same time, similar warnings were constantly sent to the Chinese Football Association from a number of football celebrities. There are always sober people, not just
Wang Ai is one. For example, Gao Fengwen asked someone to tell Yan Shiduo: "My football school can no longer be run. There are too few children, interested children, and willing parents. This trend has lasted for five years.
It’s been six years. Specifically, the generation born in the 1980s is not as able to endure hardships as the previous generation, and has less choice. Their generation has begun to pay less attention to and invest in football.”
Warnings are constantly heard, and Yan Shiduo is naturally worried. As the de facto top person in charge of Chinese football, everything in the football world is directly related to him. In the past two years, Chinese football has performed well, and he has been very proud of it. He has been interviewed by leaders, praised by society, etc., but
If his grades suddenly deteriorate, or "return to his original form" as Wang Ai said, then how much he enjoyed at the beginning will be how much "compensation" he will have to "compensate" in the future, especially when he is still sitting in this position.
He would never dare to fall into that situation. A goal or a red or yellow card in the competition would make him tremble with fear.
"I think what he said is very serious." Mai Chao whispered: "Vice Chairman Yan, you have known him earlier than I did. Although Xiao Wang has a bad temper, he never fires off cannons. He
I’m afraid I really sensed the danger.”
"So, what should we do? Where does the danger come from? If it is a problem with the overall environment, Xiaomai, you are also a cadre of the Football Association and an assistant coach of the national team. Today there are only two of us. To be honest, with my
Or the Football Association, there is no good solution. The best we can do is to publicize, promote and support the development of youth football, such as the Idiot Cup, but it will not be effective in the short term."
Yan Shiduo shook his head and sighed: "What I want to know now is how to maintain the current situation of Chinese football. Even if there is no improvement, it doesn't matter if it remains the same. No matter what, we have to get through this low period. Mai, don't think this is all for me.
I think about it myself. My grades do have a lot to do with me, but that’s not all I’m saying. The pursuit of grades is not only my political achievement, but also the needs of Chinese football. As you said, the children who play football are getting better and better.
What should I do if I come less and less? If I have good grades, can I still be motivated? If the fans praise me, don’t curse, and have good social evaluation, can it alleviate it to some extent? When the foundation is strong, good grades are needed. If the foundation is poor, good grades are even more important.
,dont you agree?"
Mai Chao nodded: "After I met with him, I thought about it seriously these days. I think he has two intentions. One is that he hopes that we can find ways to cool down the society and the fans, lower expectations, and give us some room to maneuver.
Now some media have openly shouted that 'the Asian championship is bound to be won'. In fact, it is not that easy. Not to mention that our group did not qualify for the World Cup, ranking behind Japan and South Korea. It was the Olympic team led by Shen who won the championship.
The runner-up gold medal is also accidental. And the habit of our Chinese team is that the older they are, the worse their performance will be."
Yan Shiduo nodded silently. He had already realized this argument or phenomenon after Wang Ai expressed it many times.
"Second, I think he wants us to strictly manage the national teams." When Mai Chao said this, he suddenly stopped talking.
Yan Shiduo waited for a while, turned around and looked, then smiled and said: "Wheat, it comes out of your mouth and enters my ears."
Mai Chao swallowed, looked back and then whispered: "When I met Xiao Wang, he mentioned that the national team has performed well in recent years, and the national team roster has become more valuable. There will definitely be many
If people intervene, there will be people who hope to catch this ride. Once you join the national team and have good results, a player's income will change greatly. If you are lucky enough to score a goal in a competition, the RMB here will be
It is calculated in the millions. But in this way, the quality of the national team will inevitably decrease, and at the same time, it is difficult to guarantee team unity. Some people with background dare to bully others without background, and no one without background can rely solely on their ability.
They also look down on them. We are a weak team, the players are not the best, and we are not united, how can we play well."
Yan Shiduo lowered his head, walked for a while, lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath. Thick smoke lingered on his face, covering the flickering butt of the cigarette.
A few minutes later, Yan Shiduo dropped his cigarette butt and patted Mai Chao on the shoulder: "Mai Ma, thank you for telling me the truth. I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will give you the roster of this year's National Youth, National Olympics, and National Team."
Catch it yourself. Let’s go, it’s late at night, and my driver has been waiting for me for a long time.”
The two parted. When Yan Shiduo got into the car, he suddenly called out to Mai Chao: "Wheat, convey a message to Xiao Wang for me. I hope he can take good care of his health. Each echelon needs him to play a leadership role. He is our Chinese Football Overseas Corps.
The leader, he and his friends are the largest and strongest faction in each echelon. As long as he is stable and accurate, I can feel half at ease. I, Lao Yan, don’t have anything else, but I can make the decision.
, give him a veto power. No matter what happens, I will be his backer."
Mai Chao was amazed in his heart and stood in front of the car with his face expressionless, waving his hands frequently.
"Oh, yes, one more thing." Yan Shiduo smiled: "Tell him that his New Year's card has been received by the motherland, China Football and I have also received it, thank him."
