Chapter 381 Ten years of sharpening a sword
Watching Wu Lei running back to the court and playing football with those young players, Xu Genbao sighed:
"When Wu Lei first came to the team, everyone thought he was short and easy to bully. He wanted to hit him with his body and shovel him. As soon as he kicked, hey, I found that this kid's ball quotient was too high, so he didn't even think about touching him. He scored a goal with three or two passes."
Ren Pingsheng looked at Wu Lei's body, which was still thin, and sighed:
"The domestic football environment is too eager for quick success and instant benefits, and everyone wants to achieve results as soon as possible, which just ignores teaching players according to their aptitude."
Xu Genbao clapped his palms with a folding fan, agreeing:
"You're right. Look at the football schools in China nowadays, those provincial and municipal sports schools, why do they choose tall and fast people who choose tall and grow fast? You're not thinking about getting big and small, and getting results early."
When talking about this topic, Xu Genbao seemed to sigh deeply:
"How we chose the national team back then, we all rely on playing one level at a time. It's your skills and your cooperation. If you choose players based on your size, why are you playing football? It's better to practice track and field."
Ren Pingsheng agreed with his point of view very much, and his interest was aroused by Xu Genbao, talking about his understanding of Chinese football.
"This is the consequence of pursuing short-term results and short-term effects. In order to become famous early, you can falsely report your age and change your bones. Let older children compete with real children. So you see the national Olympic team and the national youth team have all had good results. They are all 'golden boys'. As a result, when they grow up to the adult team, they reveal their true level and quickly become obsessed with everyone."
Ren Pingsheng's words hit Xu Genbao's heart. He slapped the folding fan and said:
"Well, this is why I set up a football base by myself back then. Let me tell you that the 100 children here are all picked out by me. If you have falsely reported your age, don't, and don't, don't."
When Xu Genbao talked about his youth training philosophy, he kept talking.
"I choose these children who play football mainly look at three points: First, technology. No matter how they develop, the foundation of football games is technology, otherwise you might as well practice rugby. Technology includes both personal dribbling and shooting ability, as well as understanding of the position on the court, sense of space on the court, and execution of overall tactics. These are also called ball quotations. Just dribbling and shooting, but the ball quotations are not high."
"The second is the rate. The rate is not the absolute speed. This is the easiest thing for players who change age to take advantage of loopholes. The speed of older children is definitely better than that of younger children. But the speed is natural. You can change your age, but you can't change your speed."
"When I first saw Wu Lei, I found that the child's speed and pace frequency were very prominent. Of course, his speed was not as good as a child 2 or 3 years older than him, but his short-range sprint and running position are quite distinctive. When someone does one move, he can do 2 to 3 moves, which is more important than anything else in football."
While Xu Genbao said, he also practiced to Ren Pingsheng to see, so that Ren Pingsheng could listen with relish.
"Finally, what I value is style. There are two aspects of style. On the one hand, it is style on the court. Football is a competitive event, not a treat or a lady embroidery. You must have a fighting spirit and a fighting spirit. You don't even have the energy to fight. What's the use of good skills?"
Ren Pingsheng nodded and agreed:
"This is the most dissatisfaction thing about the Chinese men's football team. Many times, when the game is behind, there are still many people walking on the court and watching their teammates play. It seems that they lose if they lose, and they have nothing to do with them. Why is the North Korean team respected by so many people? Because they fight every game. You can lose, but you can't lose the game, you can't lose."
Xu Genbao opened the folding fan and fanned the fan duct:
"Yes, I want to talk about the other side of what I am talking about, off-court style, that is, lifestyle. Why do you think the men's football players can't run in the second half? Is it because our coaches don't know how to teach them, and we don't give them professional training conditions?"
"Of course not. We have been professional for more than ten years. The salary of professional players has increased by how much more than when they were in the sports team. But what about these players, once they become famous and get high salaries, they go to bars, play women, play women, and PCs, and are addicted to these things. They are not physically strong in the official competition. Is it strange?"
Ren Pingsheng recalled the messy gossip news in the football world in his previous life, which was indeed what Xu Genbao said.
Domestic players have poor self-control. They do not have the self-discipline of professional players at all. Many new stars and geniuses who were favored back then, once they entered a professional team, they quickly fell into a big dyeing vat and quickly lost their former glory.
He nodded and agreed:
"To be honest, professional players are not as bad as professional players under the previous national system, their willpower, self-discipline and team consciousness."
Xu Genbao waved his hand, closed the folding fan, patted his thighs, and said:
"Yes. So, what is happy football and what is the training system? This thing is suitable for foreign players, but not for Chinese players. Let me tell you that Chinese people need people to manage. The stricter you are to them and the higher the requirements, the harder they can devote to training and competitions. If you are to be strict with them, it is for their own good."
Although Xu Genbao's view is about Chinese football, many fields are actually based on analogy.
China is a country with a very long history. It was lagging behind for a long time in modern times. It is very different from the West in terms of national quality and social system. It is not feasible to copy the Western system.
Oranges grow in the south and tangerines grow in the north and tangerines grow in the north.
Many systems and cultures may be implemented well in Western countries, but they may not work in China.
Everything is only followed by the Western horse's leader, and only a tiger can be drawn but not a dog.
Whether it is Chinese football or China's development, it needs to take its own path.
While Ren Pingsheng was thinking, Xu Genbao was still recalling his youth training philosophy.
"You said why did I choose Chongming at the beginning? In addition to the cheap land here, more importantly, it is a purely closed environment. When it gets dark and the ferry stops, you can only stay on the island. There is nothing on the island. When you eat enough, go to bed and practice football when you wake up. Such a closed environment is suitable for the development of these children."
Xu Genbao said it quite simply. In fact, he has always implemented a militarized management style in the management of Genbao base.
From the first day of its birth, everything has been as strict and depressing as a military camp. There are about 100 football teenagers on Chongming Island who have been away from their parents and families at the age of 9 and 10, and have been training with Xu Genbao for a long time. Many players with outstanding skills have personality and have various problems, but no matter who they are, Xu Genbao's management philosophy is just one word "hard".
Players who entered Chongming Base were not allowed to leave the base without Xu Genbao's approval; their parents can only visit twice a year, and the visit time must be controlled within half a day; whether they take a nap or go to the toilet, they must report to the coach, and they must not go without approval; in summer, the air conditioner is not allowed to turn on, and they can only turn on for one hour if they turn on; after turning off the lights at night, you are not allowed to chat...
There are dozens of rules like this. Whenever a young player violates the rules, he will be punished to stand at the least, and suspend training at the worst. This high-pressure education method that is always there, can make people feel uncomfortable and has also established strict self-disciplined living habits for these young people who are forming their outlook on life and worldviews.
It can be said that the tough management of Genbao Base is a good screening mechanism for players and teams.
Players who can withstand Xu Genbao's high-pressure teaching will definitely be able to resist the temptation of money and a comfortable life in the future and maintain a good competitive state; while most of those players who cannot stand the discipline and quit midway will not achieve much in the future, and no matter how good their talents are, they will not be able to fulfill them.
For example, Zhang Linfan and Cai Huikang were both considered to be of average talent and were on the verge of being eliminated, but they survived the difficult days by practicing hard to surpass their teammates and became international players one after another.
Having said this, Xu Genbao told another story.
"A few years ago, there was a child who was very talented and played similarly to Wu Lei, but he was too naughty and couldn't stand the discipline. He ran away after practicing for three years. Later I inquired about it that he played in a Class A team in Baoshan and was also the core of the team. I came to him and wanted to persuade him to come back, but failed.
"Baoshan's team paid the salary, and no one was there to take care of it all the time. The flower world of Dahanhai is so fun, much better than the ghost place of Chongming."
When Xu Genbao mentioned the past, he looked regretful on his face, and he thought he had a lot of feelings for his former disciples.
Ren Pingsheng couldn't help asking:
"What happened later?"
"After two years, I will go to Baoshan to find him again. The head coach of that team told me that the kid will not play anymore and will go to a bar to work. Now no one knows what he is doing."
Xu Genbao shook his head and sighed:
"Many people think that I have good talent and can succeed if I practice casually. Just like this child, after I come out, I get oily because no one cares. I often pretend to be sick in training, soak a thermometer in the hot water of the water drinker, take it out 60 degrees, shake it, and give it to the team doctor for a while, and you can take it for three or five days if you have a fever. Football is easy to become deserted, and once you come a few times, you can't keep up.
Ren Pingsheng nodded and said:
"This is a project that tests perseverance and endurance. Whether you can endure hardships and endure loneliness determines how much you can achieve in the future."
Xu Genbao slapped the folding fan in his hand and replied loudly:
"Yes, 'I can endure hardships and endure loneliness', this is the purpose and feature of our base. When I founded this base, I put forward the slogan: "I have been sharpening my sword for ten years, and I dare not test my sharpness. If I have another ten years of sharpening my sword, I will be unstoppable. I have been preparing for it for ten years, and I will spend ten years to polish my mind and practice such children. Whether it is technical and tactical level, stadium style and lifestyle, I must lay the best foundation for them."
"It's not that I, Lao Xu, bragging, these kids will be the cornerstone of the Chinese men's football team in the future."
The rise of Xu Genbao's speech finally let go of his forbearance over the years, revealing his arrogant nature as he used to be quick-talking.
"Give me ten years to give you a national team with a good style and courage to fight."
Seeing Xu Genbao chatting with the young man, who was full of ambitions and excited, Ren Pingsheng felt that he had met another person again.
Although Xu Genbao is engaged in football, he has the kind of quality that Ren Pingsheng is very familiar with.
When facing difficulties, do not complain or give up on yourself, but be brave to accept reality and challenge reality. Only in this way can you overcome difficulties and succeed.
This is the thinking of the strong, this is the quality of the strong.
Xu Genbao, who has this quality, will succeed sooner or later even if Ren Pingsheng does not appear.
But since Ren Pingsheng has caught up with this timeline, he must use his abilities to help Xu Genbao's dream and burn a fire.
Ren Pingsheng calmly waited for the old coach to finish his speech, and then he calmly added.
"Guide Xu, it may take less than ten years."
Chapter completed!