SportsTalk January 24 In an exclusive interview with “Football News”, Li Jinyu talked about the hot topics in Chinese football. At the same time, he also revealed that his son wanted to take a professional path, but he did not I don’t know how to go about it, and I feel confused about it.
Some fans like to compare you with Wu Lei. What do you think of the comparison between you two?
Actually, Wu Lei and I are not players in the same position at all. Our personal technical characteristics and positional characteristics are different. , not much comparison. I am essentially a midfield player, and Wu Lei’s characteristics are more focused on the wing. Although sometimes Wu Lei’s position in the league seems to be in the middle, but that is just a point in the offensive triangle. Changing positions at any time. Generally speaking, the most basic difference between central players and wide players is that central players must be ready to face the ball from all directions at any time and pass the ball to all directions at any time, which means they must have certain organization and ball distribution capabilities. And because you are always facing the opponent’s gate, you have to physically resist the opponent at any time, and you are always ready to enter the penalty area to complete the shot. Sometimes you need to participate in retreat defense.
Wider players are mainly active on the flanks of the opponent’s defensive line. Their main responsibilities are to break through from the wing, cross and cut inside. way to create opportunities for the team. Wingers usually need to have good speed and agility, as well as a certain degree of technical flexibility, and use their teammates’ passing and running interaction to tear apart the opponent’s defense. Wu Lei’s goals in the league are often scored by cooperating with the team, receiving passes from teammates, and then having teammates cooperate with him to open up the opponent’s defense and create gaps, using his speed and ability to grab points. . And I don’t have speed. Most of my goals are near the penalty area, in any position.
The general view is that Wu Lei performs better in the league because there are teammates like Oscar in the league. What do you think?
There is a big difference between the role Wu Lei plays in the national team and the role he plays in the league. In the league, Wu Lei uses him in his best position. The most accustomed way to score goals is to have teammates to support him; but in the national team, after he moved from the wing to the center, there was a gap between his change of position and his technical characteristics. Some people may say, When you get to the national team, you have to adapt to the requirements of the national team, but everyone’s technical characteristics and playing habits cannot be changed by simply changing them. For example, if a person who eats with his right hand suddenly asks you to switch to your left hand and does not let you spill a grain of rice, use Eating the same amount of meals at the same speed does not seem to be possible.
At the Asian Cup, Wu Lei often has to move in the middle. Sometimes he drops back to get the ball and then goes up. Whether it is the wing or the middle, it is not clear which teammates can cooperate with him, and he is not the type to challenge the opponent’s defense alone. Most of the time when he shoots goals in the league, he sees the right moment and acts with his teammates, but in these two games with the national team, he needs to break through the defense in the penalty area to randomly complete the shot, and the quality and placement of the pass are also very good. Very random, these are not the methods he is good at.
You have also had experience playing against Tajikistan and Lebanon, Both have scored goals. What do you think have changed in these two old rivals?
I should play against Tajikistan It was at the 1998 Asian Games. The game against Lebanon was a warm-up match before the 2004 Asian Cup. In fact, these opponents were not as easy to beat as imagined. Even though they were not ranked high in FIFA, they were good at playing. In addition to them, they also There are Syria and Vietnam. When I played for these teams, I was always kicked until my blood was spattered on the spot or my legs were covered with bruises. In this Asian Cup, Tajikistan is better than Lebanon, and Lebanon is more conservative. These two Opponents basically don’t defend very much, especially when the national team gets the ball and attacks, they don’t use the various ruthless tactics I experienced in my time. This change may be based on the change in judgment of our strength.
What do you think of the national team’s getting worse and worse after so many years of professionalization in Chinese football? Some people have even begun to call for a return to the professional system. strong>
I think we are on the right path to professionalism. Our problem lies in the failure to do some of the work that should be done. The most prominent problem lies in the establishment of the youth training system. Let me give you an example from my own experience. My son wants to play football. He said he also wants to follow the path I took as a professional player. I don’t know whether he can succeed, but I at least support him in pursuing his dream along this path. . But where is the way? The system of learning football that I had when I was a kid is completely gone. Trying to achieve the goal of entering the professional team in one city feels very confusing.
Football is just about learning It’s not enough. There has to be a sufficient number of games and competitions, which are gone now. We all understand the principle of catching football from a baby, but where to send the baby after catching it? Can you send it out? Who should I ask for the dolls that professional football needs? How good are these dolls? Who will guarantee the quality? It’s all unknown. Professionalism is just a facade, without a solid talent delivery mechanism to support it. In the end, it can only be the current situation.
