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I know this belongs in the sports thread but I will post the short version here while the more detailed version is in the sports thread. China played Indonesia in football today and lost 0-1. That means they are out of qualifying for the world cup next year.
Just fugging frustrating to watch. Can solve semiconductor and Ai but completely lost on how to develop a system to have a semi competent football team.
Just fugging frustrating to watch. Can solve semiconductor and Ai but completely lost on how to develop a system to have a semi competent football team.
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This football team shit is a curse fr.
I can't believe China beat Thailand by a very very narrow margin to get to the next stage only to lose it to Indonesia.
I'm almost angry about it because I feel like the Thai team deserved a chance at the next stage since they actually try to be better while China has made no real progress. I feel like nothing will be learnt again and they will just blame the coach and get a new one who encounters the same problems as before.
Upon reading your comment, I must admit that I do question reality sometimes....
Finland being Threads losers kinda makes sense.
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One thing that is constant so far is the Chinese National football team will always find ways to embarrass us.
I wonder why it's so hard for China to find a dozen people good at football. Is the sports culture in China significantly different from neighboring countries like Japan and South Korea? They have significantly higher FIFA rankings compared to China and SK and Japan have been qualifying for every world cup since 1986 and 1998.
On the other hand Chinese Women's team seems to be comparatively much better. They have played every world cup since 1991, except for one and have won a silver.
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In 10 years China can cheat by using realistic Unitree decoys.
Japan wasn't always good. But they analysed what worked and what didnt. They spent decades building up local talent. Today is a product of that hard work.
China on the other hand never figured it out. They tried hiring foreigners who were rejects elsewhere and we know that doesn't work but costs a lot. But we can see the vast majority of Chinese players flat out suck. I believe the selection process is completely wrong and needs to replaced entirely. Fun fact, Wu Lei who is the star striker and the only good player imo wouldn't have even gotten in the team coz he wasn't tall enough and had to get a special recommendation. He also played in Spain for a while while most Chinese players never left China.
Team sport infrastructure is a different beast from single sport. It has to be good or you will fail. You can't rely on a single genius to mask it like how even though MMA ain't big in China, Zhang Weili is currently a UFC champ.