Who is in the hands of Chinese football?

There is no doubt that China has now become a big sports country. In many fields such as gymnastics, swimming, volleyball, table tennis, etc., many outstanding athletes are slowly emerging. As the world's largest sport, football has never shown any improvement in China. This makes people reflect on the future of Chinese football.

Who is in the hands of Chinese football? Or whose hands should it be in? This is the most important problem and confusion we face currently. In fact, since the professional reform of Chinese football, this issue has become very clear. Our league has introduced the club system, introduced foreign aid, and introduced investors. These measures have fully proved that football should be in the hands of the clubs and the teams should be managed by the clubs themselves. .

Although the Chinese Football Association has always been the leader in the professional reform of Chinese football, it can only play a leading and demonstration role. If the league often affects the path of professional development due to certain regulations promulgated by the Football Association, then the reform will inevitably go backwards.

The reason why Chinese football performance has continued to decline is largely due to the poor quality of youth training and the inability to replenish fresh blood in time. Fan Zhiyi, Ma Mingyu, Li Weifeng, Zheng Zhi and other older generation players have gradually withdrawn from the green field. Nowadays, apart from Wu Lei, who studied abroad, the only young athletes that most fans are familiar with are Zhang Yuning. The sluggishness of Chinese football has always been a pain in the hearts of fans.

From the perspective of youth training, Chinese football is actually in the hands of sports bureaus, schools, and even parents across the country. Compared with the complete youth training system abroad, Chinese football is far behind in cultivating the younger generation.

The first thing to bear the brunt is the current learning environment in China. From the time they are sensible, children are forced to develop the mindset of studying hard and making a lot of money when they grow up. While cultivating their morality and intelligence, they neglect sports. The second is the infrastructure and youth training system. There are very few domestic venues for young people to play football, and the youth training system is not sustainable and often breaks down.

Chinese children have never lacked enthusiasm for football. What they lack has always been persistence and training. Many young people with extraordinary talents in their early years shined in the U17 and U18 competitions, but gave up midway because their families did not support them. Chinese football has always been regarded as a passion by most people, but few people hope to turn it into a career. This is why our youth training has been stagnant. Many players have no chance to enter the club or even enter the league after going through youth training.

The professional reform of Chinese football still has a long way to go. Not only does the Football Association have to compromise on commercialization and marketization, clubs should also be more open to reduce the player market. mobility threshold. Regarding the changes in Chinese people's sports concepts, the National Education Bureau should gradually improve the training system for teenagers and truly integrate sports with learning.