If you have time and interest in youth football, the animated film Ao Ashi (Newcomer to the field) may be a suggestion for reference. Unlike Captain Tsubasa many years ago with his magical but unrealistic shots, Ao Ashi is a product of modern football, bringing many messages, lessons, deep philosophies, and values in youth training rather than a purely entertainment product.
It is difficult to list all the contents, but Ao Ashi reflects an important part of the way Japanese football has developed from school to youth training at clubs. Many mindsets are entrusted in it, with the starting point - and also the biggest difference of Ao Ashi - being the way to break down the "individual stands above collective" ideology. The guiding context, each orientation detail is very small but of great significance for the adaptation of young players.
From the perspective of professionals, predecessors and managers, the heart and vision are emphasized. They are willing to go far to find potential factors, evaluate, orient, create conditions, but do not indulge. Personality is still respected, can still be promoted when necessary and appropriate, thanks to strictness. Strictness becomes a shield to protect young players from illusions, and also a boost for truly eager factors in the face of the harsh competitive reality of professional football.
To be a professional player, you must care about your body", "Youth training is not nailed in the framework of prejudice but is a process of arousing potential and respecting difference" or "The quintessence of football is when there is no ball"... are a few sayings showing that youth training is a comprehensive ecosystem. Along with technique and tactics is the participation of psychology, data analysis science, rehabilitation medicine and nutrition. Many other factors, from family, logistics to time...
For a long time, Vietnamese football has often been caught up in short-term achievements or depended on innate talents. Paying too much attention to technique and tactics and ignoring many other angles, mostly producing generations of players who play football mechanically, lack creativity, and have little thinking and vision.
If animated films convey realistic ideas, there is no reason to refuse to learn!
