As a player who is easily caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, Yang Xu did not choose to hide himself. When Chinese football was scolded on the hot search, he publicly appealed that what Chinese football needs is not wanton abuse, but the establishment of a correct ecological chain environment and youth training system. In a recent online interview with this newspaper, Yang Xu opened his heart again and responded to the controversies about him and Chinese football one by one, saying that he had too many concerns in Shenhua, which led to the loss of his true nature as a shooter. In addition, he proceeded from the current situation of the youth training in China and Japan, and pointed out the gap between the two countries’ football level.
In the past, he came to Shenhua with the halo of “top scorer”. Yang Xu was the focus of attention. In the twilight of his career, the outside world still expects him to “kill the Quartet” on the court. However, in the past two years, the mark left by Yang Xu in the blue shirt is no longer related to scoring, and he failed to catch up with himself.
“Cao Yunding said I didn’t take this place as my home”
In Yang Xu’s impression, the impression of visiting Hongkou Football Stadium in the past is always very deep. “Hongkou Football Stadium is a place that makes the visiting team feel very excited. Because the stadium is so close to the stands, the voices from the fans of the home team are particularly harsh. The high-pressure feeling brought by this kind of game makes me feel very special. It’s comfortable. Especially when you are being marked by the opponent, the attention of the fans and the attention of the opponent will make you more excited.” This may explain where the pressure came from when Yang Xu finally became a member of Shenhua.
“Since I came to Shenhua, I have been carrying a lot of baggage. When I first came, Da Jinzi (Jin Xinyu) was injured, and then Moreno was also injured. You must carry the banner of (offensive), and you You came with the halo, everyone has so many expectations of you, and you put a lot of confidence and pressure on yourself, and the two coexist. But slowly, the pressure gradually suppressed the confidence, and I am A more introverted player, when he calms down by himself, will pull this emotion deeper and deeper. In the second half of Shenhua’s first year, he felt more negative and didn’t like to meet people. I don’t even like to talk anymore.”
In fact, the teammates had already seen Yang Xu’s mentality problem, “Xiao Cao (Cao Yunding) told me that I didn’t take charge of this place. He said that I was not like a host, like a guest, you should shoot. Shoot, don’t have any scruples, because you are a striker, and you shoot when you need to. We cooperate with you, you are the last person to score, and you are too polite every time now.”
“Everyone said that it would be good to pierce this layer of window paper. But in many cases, the more you want to pierce it, the less calm you are. Why did I play so many good games and score so many good games before? I scored goals because of my calmness. At those times, when I knew that the ball was about the same, I felt that I could shoot. But after coming to Shenhua, I always felt that I had to adjust the ball to the time when I felt the most stable ( to shoot), but that means the best time has passed.”
In the voices of fans or sarcasm or encouragement, Yang Xu, who has a relatively quiet personality, can only get back on the right track through self-adjustment, “Until now, I have slowly adjusted. I also hope that this year, I can seize the opportunity and calm down. Go to training, hoping to give yourself a good answer. I hope the epidemic will end soon, people will return to normal life as soon as possible, and fans will return to the stadium as soon as possible. “
As Chinese football continues to be affected by the epidemic, Yang Xu appealed to fans to show more understanding and tolerance, “Shanghai has a very deep football culture, and the base of football players and fans is also very strong. Don’t let this culture slowly disappear, we must It gradually became stronger, and when it came to Shanghai, everyone’s first impression was that the atmosphere of Shenhua’s fans was very good, and Shanghai’s football market was very good. The second is that under the current circumstances, it is not easy for investors , Greenland has also been helping the team to get out of the difficulties, I hope everyone can bear more of each other and be more tolerant.”
“Sino-Japanese Football Gap in Youth Training Concept”
The current Chinese football has fallen to its lowest point. Yang Xu said that at such a low point in Chinese football, if even football practitioners remain silent, then the industry will be in a real cold winter, which is why he has stood up many times to express his views.
Regarding the current public opinion environment for Chinese football, Yang Xu bluntly stated that the influence of negative news is neither controllable nor unimaginable. “There are too many voices from the media now, and those who don’t know what they don’t understand will be transmitted to the ears of the players, including the head coach. And the good things don’t spread very quickly, but there are some not so good things. Things will spread so fast that you can’t even imagine it.”
“Many things will affect the normal performance of players, that is, some things that we could take risks and try boldly will become cautious because of this, in order to be safe, in order to make ourselves not responsible. So the burden on the players is actually very heavy. Yes, after all, the national team is valued by many people. If you have problems again, it will cause a blowout of public opinion. I think this kind of pressure will really bring a heavy impact on people.”
The pressure of players comes from performance, and the root of this problem is not caused by the players themselves. Yang Xu analyzed that only the establishment of a correct ecological chain environment for Chinese football and a scientific and advanced youth training system are the core, but the current youth training system of Chinese football is still in the primary stage of football skills inspection. “I have also learned about the youth training of some of our neighboring countries, including the youth training in Japan, and now my children are training under a youth training system in Japan.” Since his son is playing in a youth training institution, Yang Xu is very concerned about this aspect. Knowing and researching for many years.
In the communication with foreign youth training coaches, he saw the gap more intuitively, “I know a coach, he is the youth training director of Kawasaki Frontale. He said that when they are selecting candidates, unlike us, one country is one country. There may be only a few hundred people in the age group, and we go to select the number of players who can form a team. But in the age group they want to select, there are about 1,500 people in a single city to choose from, and they only choose four or five from them. Personally, how competitive would you say they are?”
“The situation in China may be that if you play well, I will pick you out immediately. But not in Japan, when you play well, they also look at your usual way of thinking, the way you speak, Including your thoughts and many other aspects. They say that through your language and organizational ability, you can see what the upper limit of this player’s playing is. Such selection criteria are incomprehensible to us at the moment.”
“Jinyuan Football has made the top layer of Chinese football too prosperous and overshadowed too many problems at the bottom. Now we have toppled it down many times and started over again, we found that our foundation is not solid at all. We need more top players to take root in the youth training, and let them do the output of culture and technology, so that Chinese football will have a chance.” Yang Xu said.Return to Sohu, see more
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