First of all, the national youth team and the national team are different.
Joining the youth team does not affect a player's choice for the national team later on.
Secondly, although the current Chinese men's football team has already disappointed many, but... compared to what would come later, they were practically soaring in the sky!
Whether it's the first team of the national team or domestic youth training players, they now play with presence and flair.
Yang Chen, Fan Zhiyi, and others are mainstays in the top four leagues.
These above-board factors, along with the perennial paralysis problem within the domestic FA, mean that spots on the national team are not easily given to outsiders.
You even have to buy your quota.
The number of matches you want to play, that's how much money you have to spend, and so on.
Haven't you seen the ugly faces of the FA planning to bring in a bunch of foreigners who can't even say "hello" properly?
