Zhejiang, representing the Chinese Super League (CSL), beat Thai giants Buriram United 1-4 away in the just-concluded AFC Champions League group stage. A month ago, the Chinese Super League leading Shanghai seaport home 2-3 defeat Thai team Pathum United. In other words, in a month, the Chinese Super League team in Thailand suffered a "double kill". This result is embarrassing for Chinese Super League fans, but very exciting for Thai fans.
At the bottom of the match comments page on Thai media outlet "sanook", a large number of Thai fans congratulated Buriram United on their victory, and of course there was a lot of banter about the Chinese men's soccer team. Some Thai fans commented: "The Chinese men's soccer team used to look much nobler than Thailand. They took Japan and South Korea as their rivals, but in fact, the Chinese men's soccer team's level is no different from Thailand and Vietnam, and they will even lose badly. Without the help of foreign aid, the Chinese team can't win at all."
Some fans also said:- "This is a very good victory in the face of those who look down on Thai soccer and feel ashamed of losing to a Thai team. It proves that Chinese teams are not popular at all in Asia if they don't hire world-class foreign aid."
Some fans even said bluntly: "The Chinese men's soccer team used to think highly of itself, believing that it was superior to Southeast Asian teams in every aspect. The result? I thought they were a dragon, but they are actually worms."
China's national soccer team will meet Thailand in the group stage of the preliminaries. Because of the presence of the powerful Thailand in the same group, the national soccer team is bound to beat Thailand if they want to compete for one of the two spots in the group. However, the fact that two Chinese Super League teams have already lost at the feet of Thai teams before the start of the preliminaries is clearly not a good sign. In fact, it is an indisputable fact that the advantage of Chinese soccer is getting smaller and smaller. This time, how will the national soccer team pass the tough test of Thailand?
