Original title: the 6th king! Coach of China blind football team winning the Asian Cup: firmly believe in victory
On the evening of October 6, Beijing time, China beat Iran 1-0 to win the 2019 Asian Cup for the blind in Pattaya, Thailand.
In 2019, China won the Asian Cup finals of blind football
The Chinese men's blind football team was established in 2006. At first, it had only 6 players. Later, it absorbed 8 people from the National Games for the disabled to form a complete team. Over the past 13 years, they have won the runner up of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, the runner up of the 2010 World Championships and the champion of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Paralympic Games. In addition, they have won five Asian Championships. Coupled with this title, the Chinese blind football team has reached the top of Asia for the sixth time, and successfully won the ticket to the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
After the Asian Cup, Le Jiankun, coach of the Chinese blind men's football national team, told Red Star News: "there is no bonus for winning the championship this time. Generally, the way out for blind football players after retirement is to open their own shop for massage or go to work."
The players have been trained for about 10 years and won all three games in the group match
After winning the championship, the Chinese blind football team embarked on the journey home. They will return to Beijing from Bangkok on October 8. During the turnaround, Le Jiankun told Red Star News: "a total of 16 people from the Chinese blind football team participated in the Asian Cup. In addition to 10 players, there are also guides, coaches and team leaders. The youngest players are 20 years old and the oldest are 30 years old."
Le Jiankun said: 'the selection of players is to select good players from each provincial team through the annual national championship, and each provincial team will find seedlings willing to participate in blind football training from the provincial schools. Players usually train for about 10 years. For example, the 20-year-old player in the team has received football training for seven or eight years. "
In 2004, blind football was included in the Paralympic Games, which also attracted the attention of PE teachers like Le Jiankun. Since 2005, Le Jiankun has led the team. From the school team and provincial team to now, Le Jiankun has become a coach of the Chinese blind football team.
In this competition, the Chinese team won all three games in the group stage. They beat South Korea 8-0, India 5-0 and Thailand 2-0 to advance to the knockout stage. In the process of winning the championship, the most thrilling is undoubtedly the game in which the semi-finals drew 2-2 with the Japanese team and won 5-4 with a total score after a penalty shoot out. Le Jiankun said that the game was very relaxed, 'I'm not nervous because I firmly believe in the strength of the team. Although we were ahead of the Japanese team in the game, we were overtaken by the Japanese team later, but I still firmly believe that we can win the final victory.'
China's original creation of hitting the ball back and forth between two feet
Even if healthy people want to play a smooth cooperation in the game, they also need to run in all year round. The blind players running in the dark need the team cooperation of athletes, coaches, guides and goalkeepers to complete each wave of attack. Le Jiankun said: "blind football is a newly developed sport. It entered China only in 2005, so we should combine the characteristics of blind people in training and train them accordingly."
In the previous interview, Le Jiankun once recalled to the Red Star News reporter the initial relationship between these blind children and football, 'because they can't see it, they wrap it in plastic bags so that they can hear the sound when the ball rubs against the ground'.
In 2019, China won the Asian Cup finals of blind football
'I think the ball must always be within the control of their feet.' To this end, Le Jiankun designed a way of carrying the ball with two feet moving alternately and the ball hitting back and forth between his feet. This technical key is unique in China.
In Le Jiankun's opinion, it's OK to say whether it's technical essentials or action demonstration. The biggest problem is the cognitive deviation from blind children.
'I first told them that they would have & lsquo; Little doubt & rsquo;. Later, I used a stopwatch to test their passing strength, proved the strength and speed of the ball they played, and gradually dispelled their stubbornness. "
There is no bonus for winning the championship. Most of them 'do massage' after retirement
Since its establishment 13 years ago, the Chinese blind football team has become a world-class strong team. They have caught up with strong teams such as Brazil and Spain in only a few years. As the 'Asian big Mac', the 'fear of Korea' criticized by the sound national football team has nothing to do with the blind national football team. They have an obvious advantage in the perennial war record with Japan and South Korea.
In the 2019 Asian Cup final of blind football, China played South Korea
In the world of blind football, the Chinese team's technology is recognized as the best in the world. " What we lack is our understanding of football, that is, our awareness of coordination and running in cooperation. " Le Jiankun objective analysis.
Although the Chinese blind football team won the championship this time without a bonus, it has practiced blind football, which has also greatly changed the outlook on life of these players. Le Jiankun's vision of these children's life is to hope that they 'first have self-confidence and more aggressive. After football training, their self-confidence will be enhanced, and their ability and confidence to communicate with the outside world will also be enhanced. In their daily life, their living abilities have been greatly improved. "
However, after these blind players retire, most people can only use the massage technology learned in the school for the blind to 'do blind massage', 'the way out for ordinary blind athletes after retirement is either to open their own shop for massage or to work.' Le Jiankun seems a little helpless. He still hopes that his disciples can gain more happiness in this project.
The five-a-side (blind) football match is a game of attack and defense for the purpose of breaking the opponent's goal and scoring. Each team consists of five players and five substitutes, including one goalkeeper and one substitute goalkeeper. All the players are blind except the gatekeeper. Only the goalkeeper can touch the ball with his hand in the specified area. In the game, the attacker's goal is to kick the ball into the opponent's goal and score, while the defender tries his best to prevent the opponent from scoring.
Each team has a guide behind the opponent's goal to assist the team's front court attack with language. At the same time, the coach and goalkeeper are the language guides in the midfield and back court respectively.