What is missing in Chinese football? Low football culture is a flaw

In June 2014, the World Cup in Brazil was in full swing, but the national football team sitting in front of the TV kept "laying down". The World Cup has ignited the passion for football among Chinese fans, and has also become a permanent pain in the hearts of Chinese fans. While watching the World Cup, people reflect on why the national football team always lingers outside the World Cup. Lack of skills? Lack of energy? It seems to be the case, but it doesn't seem to be the same thing.

The national football team lacks skills, that’s for sure. However, if the reason for the failure of the national football team is simply attributed to a lack of technology, it may not be convincing. The national football team has studied all technical schools, including England, France, Germany, Spain... As long as it is a strong European football country, the national football team has hired coaches from that country, but what is the result? Not only that, we also sent young people to study in Brazil. The players' skills may have improved, but the level of Chinese football has not improved. Moreover, with the development of the Chinese Football League, the technical level of Chinese players should have improved compared to 20 years ago. However, the national football team has regressed from being a regular in the top ten Asian tournaments of the World Cup to the embarrassing situation of being scored 5 goals in a row by the Thai team. Obviously, the root cause of the low level of Chinese football is not technical.

It is certain that the national football team lacks spirit. The two games in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil impressed Chinese fans deeply. Algeria and the United States both scored two goals in overtime. With the strength of these two teams, there is no hope of equalizing the score. It is only a matter of time before they are eliminated. However, the two teams did not give up their arms and still did not give up any offensive opportunities. In the end, each scored a goal at the end of overtime. This goal could not change the fate of these two teams, but their persistence and persistence won the respect of the fans. If the national football team encountered this situation, it might have collapsed long ago.

In the opinion of Professor Wang Zongping, director of the Business Research Center of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, among the three major football matches, fighting spirit has the greatest impact on the results of football matches. He believes that in volleyball, technical strength factors account for about 90% of the impact on the result of the game, basketball accounts for about 70 to 80%, and football only accounts for 50%, which means that football is more likely to defeat the strong by the weak. The national football team is not strong when it is strong, and even weaker when it is weak. It must be because it lacks the spirit of the Algerian and American teams who know what is impossible and do it. However, Wang Zongping believes that from the perspective of the World Cup in Brazil, we should reflect on Chinese football from a deeper level, that is, from the aspect of football culture.

In live TV broadcasts of the World Cup, we can often see a family of three watching the game in the stands. Wang Zongping, who has visited developed countries in Europe and the United States many times to inspect physical education teaching, said that it is very common in Europe and the United States for a family to be a sports fan. They not only like to watch sports games, but also often participate in sports activities. Sports have become a part of life. There are many fans in our country, and there are also many fans who stay up late to watch the World Cup, but not many can go to the stadium to play football. Without participating in sports activities or playing football, it is difficult to truly experience the fun of sports and football.

There have been many misjudgments and omissions in this World Cup. Some misjudgments directly led to some teams losing or being eliminated. However, we rarely see excessive behavior from players and fans. Players still Playing football conscientiously, the fans are still enjoying the game. Looking back at our domestic games, once a misjudgment or controversial penalty occurs, "match-fixing", "black whistle" and curses will immediately sound. Wang Zongping believes that this situation is certainly related to the fake gambling in Chinese football, but it is also related to the lack of good fan culture. In the eyes of many people, the game is about winning and losing, and the only content of the game is winning and losing. Paying too much attention to the outcome of the game often causes the game to be seriously distorted and flattened. With this kind of thinking, it is naturally difficult to feel the charm of the game.

In the past two days, a joke has been circulating on the Internet:

"Why is China so bad at playing football?"

"Bad luck, you always encounter A strong team."

"My skills are not good, I always score goals"

"The physical education class is occupied by other teachers!"

Wang Zongping said. , this joke poked at the weakness of Chinese football.

Brazilian children can play football before going to school. The most popular career for boys aged 8 to 12 in the UK is football players. American children will choose a favorite sport from an early age. Basketball, rugby and baseball players often become campus stars. Sports is the foundation of all education. We also place our hopes for Chinese football on youth and campus football. However, the fact is that there are fewer and fewer football fields on campus. Not only are physical education classes always occupied by cultural classes, but the number of physical education classes is also The intensity and quality also declined, becoming a gentle physical education class. During the World Cup, many teachers and parents like to watch games and talk about football, but if their children and students go to play football, how many teachers and parents will really support it? In such an educational environment and social atmosphere, can football take root on campus and sprout among young people?

Criticizing the national football team and criticizing Chinese football has become a great pleasure for people, but has anyone ever reflected on how much of our love for football is like Ye Gong Haolong? We all know that in a football desert lacking a strong atmosphere, it is impossible to expect a broad mass base, let alone build a strong national team. Although China's football talent training system and mechanism need to be reformed, does the cultivation and formation of football cultural atmosphere require the support of each of us to be consistent in our words and deeds?