Introduction to the book "Counterattack of the Grassroots Football King"
When Wang Defa, a 36-year-old ordinary fan, the football world ushered in the most incredible legend. At that time, he had a passion for football and a knowledge of modern tactics, but he was rejected from professional leagues due to his "advanced age" and became a laughing stock in the football world. But with extraordinary tenacity, he started from the lower leagues and defeated doubts with his precise shooting and ghostly movement. Within 3 years, he became a giant in the Chinese Super League and became the oldest Golden Boot winner in the league.
At the age of 44, when everyone thought it was time for him to retire, Wang Defa wore the national team's No. 10 Jersey and stepped onto the field of the Qatar World Cup. Faced with France, Brazil, Argentina and other football giants, he led the Chinese team with the appearance of an "ageless myth", used speed and wisdom to tear apart the iron barrel formation, saved the team with key goals, and finally defeated Croatia in the final. As the oldest champion captain in the history of the World Cup, he won the Hercules Cup and wrote a shocking miracle of Chinese football.
After retiring at the age of 45, Wang Defa did not stop. Well aware of the weak foundation of Chinese football, he spent all his savings to establish the National Youth Football League and traveled to remote areas to sow the flames of football. He broke the "talent only theory", valued the cultivation of love and will, formulated a scientific youth training system, and imparted his experience on the field and modern football concepts.
After ten years of hard work, a spark started a prairie fire. The young people he trained have emerged from grassroots leagues, competed in international arenas, and recreated the glory of winning the World Cup, allowing Chinese football to truly stand on top of the world. This is not only an epic counterattack by one person - from grassroots fans to world champions, from
