Football God******************

The sharpest part of the novel is that it uses Maradona as a mirror of "football fundamentalism" to reflect certain structural difficulties in Chinese football and even the education system in East Asia. The collisions in the book about "discipline and talent", "collective and individual", and "utilitarianization of youth training" all hit the pain points accurately. This is not only the growth history of a young man, but also a reflection on "how we can truly love and achieve a sport."