As a weak promotion horse fighting for relegation, Nantong Zhiyun doesn't have much presence on the pitch this season. Except for the FA Cup, Wuhan Sanzhen can be said to be no good.
But off the field, Nantong Zhiyun can be said to have quite a personality, especially their owner Fan Bing, who made headlines in early July when he became angry with the Football Association over refereeing issues.
To many, Fan Bing's anger at the FA is because the club's interests have been violated and he is a reasonable party. I wonder if Nantong Zhiyun can be treated equally when they make a fool of themselves - the clashes between fans at the match between Shandong Taishan and Nantong Zhiyun not long ago were brought up for discussion.
The Nantong Branch Cloud is consistent, at least in terms of the statement of the announcement so far. Aside from some springy writing, the overall organization of the announcement is clear, does not avoid the facts, and can be considered candid.
What is truly regrettable and sad is the experience and identity that was taken away from two players.
Goalkeeper Shi Xiaodong joined the team in 2020. At that time, he set a flag to make 100 appearances for the team, and on July 21, he achieved this "small goal" in the Chinese Super League match against Henan.
Shi Xiaodong played an important role in Nantong Zhiyun's promotion from the Central League. He had given a magical performance in 9 consecutive games. Now it's ridiculous and ironic that he was taken away just after practicing his vows.
As for Xu Junmin, he caught the last train of golden dollar soccer and played for Shanghai Shenhua. Later, he chose to leave because of his positional discomfort and exposed shortcomings.
Thinking of Shanghai Shenhua players Sun Shilin, Zhu Jianrong, Qin Sheng has long been taken away, Xu Junmin this accident, is likely to be a historical legacy.
Of course, common sense tells us that when one insect appears, there are thousands behind it. After soccer's anti-corruption and mafia purge of many big names, they fell into a brief period of calm. Now with the Nantong Zhiyun announcement, it seems to be a reminder that Chinese soccer is still a long way off.
This reminds Ball of a comment he read under the Women's World Cup news recently -
Someone asked: what song should be played before a Chinese women's soccer game when they play Loud Rose, and what song should be played for a national soccer game?
Someone answered, "Tears from the iron window."
For a while, a lot of people chimed in, clapping their hands and filling the comments section with happy air. Ball didn't know what he could say, but he couldn't seem to refute it.
Respect has to be earned. Chinese soccer, please fight for more.
