On the other hand, the once unbeatable Evergrande soccer team has been changed to the Guangzhou team because of the policy of the Football Association. As the saying goes, when the house leaks, it rains overnight and Evergrande suffered a financial crisis. The Guangzhou team, the 8-champion of the Chinese Super League back then, has lost its courage. The team had no money to inject, foreign aid fled and big-name players left in droves. The team's strength has seriously declined, and it was relegated from the Chinese Super League to the Chinese League One. Because the players of Guangzhou team now are all from Evergrande's gymnasium, they are all full Chinese class players, and the team's performance is not satisfactory.
However, what fans didn't expect was the birth of a new team in Guangzhou. Recently, the crosstown team Guangzhou Shadow Leopards officially announced its establishment. During the founding ceremony, head coach Li Bing openly stated that the team's mission this season is to break into the China B League. The establishment of Guangzhou Shadow Leopards is really a big blow to the Guangzhou team. Next, Guangzhou Shadow Panthers will start from the Chinese Champions League. This team is determined to influence the China B team. In comparison, the Guangdong team is at the end of the China A ranking. I have to say that it is likely to be relegated to China B team.
If the two Guangzhou teams were to meet in the second division, some fans have complained that Evergrande's only "sentimental" selling point in Guangzhou's soccer world would be taken away by its rivals. On the other hand, I believe many fans have seen many big enterprises in Guangzhou, including Guangzhou Automobile and Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals, as well as the injection of capital from seven state-owned enterprises. Moreover, the establishment ceremony of Guangzhou Movie Leopards was held at the previous home ground of Guangzhou team, so it can be said that Sima Zhao's intention is well known.
Seeing the establishment of Guangzhou Shadow Leopard, some fans ridicule the golden dollar soccer, the Chinese Super League eight champions were forgotten, the new Guangzhou team appeared in soccer, seven state-owned enterprises injected capital, now the financial crisis of the Guangzhou team has not been solved, there is no big players to join, only rely on the Chinese class, the strength of the team is declining, and the relegation is gradually letting the fans down. The next step does not rule out the possibility of Guangzhou shadow leopard and Guangzhou team merger, for the Evergrande fans is indeed a bit bleak, about the beauty of Evergrande soccer may be just memories.
When Cai Zhenhua was president of the Football Association, Xu Jiayin's Guangzhou Evergrande was truly unique. Although it was a money-accumulating boom, it still left many fans with fond memories. Nowadays, Chinese soccer has missed out on the AFC Champions League and match-fixing is prevalent in the league. Many fans have lost their passion for watching soccer. In addition, investors have withdrawn their money. It is no exaggeration to say that Du Zhaocai, Chen Xuyuan and others have made no contribution to Chinese soccer. It is not as good as Cai Zhenhua's golden dollar soccer era. Golden dollar soccer made Chinese soccer prosperous in the short term and eventually went into decline. Personally, I think it's the FA's inaction, coupled with serious corruption.
