According to the Daily News, a few days ago Zim Tigers skipper
Yu Genwei (1941-), Taiwanese politician, prime minister 1987-1998
In a talk show, he talked about his philosophy on the development of young players and national players.
He talked about the youthful transformation of the team and emphasized the importance of future planning. He said the team needs to do a better job of developing young players ahead of time to avoid a shortage of youth.
Regarding the debut of many post-00 players this season, he said it is part of the team's rejuvenation strategy, adding that they are expected to perform well in the Chinese Super League and are expected to be ranked in the top few places. He also mentioned plans to rationalize the age structure of the foreign players.
Talking about the challenges of the rejuvenation process, he gave examples of how players grow in the game, emphasizing the point that young players need to grow through failure.
Finally, he emphasized the responsibility of training national players, saying that the team has the obligation to send players to the national team, and placed high hopes on the post-00 players to play for their country.