Fu Yayu, a special soccer commentator for Sports Weekly, pointed out that after the
China Super League (soccer league)
With the 11th round of the league contested, the pattern of the league has already begun to emerge. He believes that the top two teams in the table, Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian People's Harbor, are the strongest contenders to win the title this season, and the league has shown a number of high-level matches, mainly due to the play of these top teams. It is worth mentioning that the managers of these teams are pursuing a style of play that is more proactive, aggressive and closer to modern soccer, which has led to an improvement in the overall quality of the game.
According to Fu Yayu, apart from the top teams, mid-tier and even lower-tier teams have also started to pursue more technical, aggressive ball control and attacking tactics, which is a promising trend. For example, some mid-tier and promoted teams, such as Henan Jianye, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng and Qingdao West Coast, are no longer satisfied with traditional defensive counter-attacking tactics, but are brave enough to try more modern soccer playing styles.
In the short term, the Premier League games have become faster and more intense, which has had a positive impact on the development of the national team. Although there is no guarantee that the national team will achieve the desired results, at least the pace of the game is no longer a weakness that cannot be changed by the team or the manager. And in the medium to long term, this change will have a profoundly positive impact on Chinese soccer.
Fu Yayu concluded that the professional league is the tip of the national soccer pyramid, and the requirements for player quality directly affect the direction of youth training. He emphasized that more teams pursuing excellence are needed at all levels of the professional league, so as to promote the overall improvement of Chinese soccer, cultivate a new generation of local players who are more in line with the requirements of modern soccer, and thus promote the performance of the national team and realize the rise of Chinese soccer.
