Japan, China's soccer public ridicule has gone wrong since the start, and Kung Fu's soccer has decreased

Aug 19, 2025

Japan, China's soccer public ridicule has gone wrong since the start, and Kung Fu's soccer has decreased
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"China has also invested a lot of money to strengthen it, but it has started wrong."

Japanese media outlet Soccer Digest said on the 18th 'Is the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) a necessary competition anymore? The stadium was chilly, it was not possible to call European players, not during the FIFA A-match period, and lacked buzz. The level of the competition was honestly low, he said. He began to argue that he did not sympathize with the need to host the East Asian Cup.

The media began to point out that the level of participating countries to be Japan's opponents was too low. 'It is true that Hong Kong's players struggled because of its low level in every way, but neither technology, tactics nor physical strength reached certain standards. Hong Kong said that it was not worth Japan to play against the Japanese team in the early stages because it was too weak in its name value.
Japan, China's soccer public ridicule has gone wrong since the start, and Kung Fu's soccer has decreased
In the East Asian Cup held in Korea, Japan scored five goals in the first half alone against Hong Kong and won an overwhelming victory. There is so much difference in level that it is true that Japan has nothing to gain through the match against Hong Kong.




Regarding China 'China has also strengthened it by investing huge amounts of money, but it has gone wrong from the start. Representative players have excellent physique and physicality, but they have fundamental problems with kicks and controls. There is an essential problem in youth development, and the standards for what to evaluate are out of line. It lacks concentration on soccer intelligence, timing, and technology in intense situations. They strongly criticized Chinese soccer, saying that the reduction of dangerous fouls, which were so ridiculed as 'Kung Fu Football', is only their progress.
Japan, China's soccer public ridicule has gone wrong since the start, and Kung Fu's soccer has decreased
The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Kim Joo-sung of the national team, who scored the third goal of the second half of the team. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/
China may be angered by Japan's criticism, but it is true that there is no wrong word. Chinese soccer has poured so much money that Korea and Japan cannot even compare each other in financial investment. However, Chinese soccer does not give the impression that it has developed at all. A large number of China's proud prospects were selected at the East Asian Cup, but they couldn't work at all against South Korea and Japan. China lost 0-3 to South Korea and 0-2 to Japan, but managed to catch Hong Kong 1-0 to avoid last place.

Japan also undervalued Korea. 'Korea is not as serious as China, but while its physicality is outstanding, few players have shown their skills or vision to read situations on the field. There were many simple pass misses, and the closer to the goal, the more technical loopholes were revealed. The only means South Korea took to tie the game against Japan was a power play with a tall player. There was no attack using a short pass or dribble, and the accuracy of the cross was low, so there were cases where it was an accidental chance, he said.

Finally, Soccer Digest said 'How much did Japan mean to play this tournament? Failure to upgrade the form of the tournament even within Asia will leave you behind in the world'He evaluated that the East Asian Cup is not helpful for the development of Japanese soccer.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.