Can Chinese soccer get any worse? Will it turn over like it did 13 years ago? Probably not. Although fans hate irony, they pass all their resentment to the FA, hoping for a turnaround like last time. the winter of 2022 is the lowest point of Chinese soccer in nearly a decade. Let's wait and see.
In 2009, Chinese soccer shocked the giants with its anti-gambling and anti-blackness campaign. 2010, Evergrande Group took over the Guangzhou team and started to participate in the Central League in the midst of everyone's incomprehension. Relying on thunder and unconventional management mode, Evergrande successfully promoted to the Super League, thus starting the Evergrande Dynasty. Evergrande brought a lot of happy times to the fans. Although it is still controversial whether it has promoted the progress of Chinese soccer, one thing is certain that the influence of the Super League in the hearts of fans in those years is absolutely unprecedented in the world.
So, will Chinese soccer see a spring in 2023 and 2024 after it has hit another low point? The truth is that there is not much optimism about Chinese soccer, but there is no need to be too pessimistic either. The level of players is not high, but not low either.
Going into 2023, Chinese soccer is expected to see a resurgence with the epidemic largely over and the Li Tie incident rocking the country. Both the Chinese Super League and the national team's performance may surprise fans. But only if the FA can learn from the pain and change some of its previous bad decisions, such as restoring team titles, or even taking the opportunity to actually establish a professional league?
