In the new season of the Chinese Super League, as most clubs have shifted their focus to younger players, some older internationals are facing unemployment, such as Shenzhen's Lin and Wang Yongper. Because they are too old for the team to afford their high salaries, they are basically in a state of no play this season. In addition to old international players like Lin, there are also some international players who are not willing to end their careers, hoping to earn some pocket money in the twilight period. For example, we're talking about former national soccer captain Feng Xiaoting today.
According to a reporter, Feng Xiaoting, 38, former captain of the national soccer team, will soon join Chinese newcomers Dongguan United! This also means that Feng Xiaoting, 38, is expected to continue playing soccer this season. His move has also caused a lot of trolling from fans. This is because Feng Xiaoting and Mr. Gong Hanlin sprayed each other last year, with Gong Hanlin sarcastically commenting on the national football team's 1-3 loss to Vietnam, and praising the Chinese women's football team for winning the Asian Cup in the face of adversity.
Gong Hanlin's comments angered former national soccer captain Feng Xiaoting in the first place. On social media, a fan asked Feng Xiaoting if he had retired yet. Feng Xiaoting replied directly and angrily:Â "Retired, giving way to Gong Hanlin!" The Feng Gong dispute also caused a heated discussion among fans. Many fans were waiting for Feng Xiaoting to fulfill their promise. As a result, after one season at Shenhua, Feng Xiaoting has not yet retired.
Feng Xiaoting's contract with Shenhua officially expired at the end of last season. Normally, a 37-year-old player is practically at the age of retirement, not to mention his own abilities. As a result, this season, instead of retiring, Feng Xiaoting found a new job in China A. It's easy to see that while no club in the Chinese Super League wants an old international player like Feng Xiaoting, China A is still very popular. It's just that the annual salary may not be as high as the Chinese Super League.
Feng Xiaoting, like Jiang Lin, has enjoyed the dividends of golden dollar soccer. In the years he played for Guangzhou Evergrande, he earned a total of 91 million yuan and 120 million yuan for his career. Making that much money is actually great for a Chinese Super League player. Even better players like Sun Jihai and Fan Zhiyi, who studied in the Premier League, didn't make that much money. It only means that Feng Xiaoting is one of a group of lucky players who stepped on the dividends of gold dollar soccer.
During his national team days, Feng Xiaoting also made an impression on fans, certainly a less than friendly one.
When Lippi first coached the national football team, Feng Xiaoting was always Lippi's favorite.2019 Asian Cup, Feng Xiaoting really broke Lippi's heart. In the match between the national soccer team and Iran, Feng Xiaoting was eaten alive by Azmoun + snatched + assisted his teammate to break because of the loose defense. In this game, the national soccer team beat Iran, and Feng Xiaoting replaced Lippi in the first half at 28 minutes.
Looking further back, Feng Xiaoting also appeared in the National Football Team's 1-5 defeat to Thailand's youth team. At that time, Camacho started Feng Xiaoting. After the national soccer team conceded two goals, Camacho replaced Feng Xiaoting with less than 30 minutes to go.
These two substitutions by Lippi and Camacho are considered to be the biggest blot on Feng Xiaoting's career. However, Feng Xiaoting still hasn't gotten in the way of making a killing in Chinese soccer.
When you think about it, Chinese soccer is actually quite pathetic in places. The national team can't get their performance up, but it breeds a lot of assholes, like Li Tie, Chen Xuyuan, Du Zhaocai; the players aren't very good, but in the days of gold-dollar soccer, an accompanying article was pulled out of the air and was worth tens of millions of dollars and hundreds of millions of dollars.
