With the bell ringing on January 6, the curtain slowly fell on the 2021 Chinese Super League season. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers showed strong fighting spirit in the final round of matches and successfully achieved the feat of relegation. It was a miracle that the team, which had a lot of uncertainties at the beginning of the season, managed to survive the relegation. However, despite the successful relegation, Jinmen Tigers still face many challenges next season.
Domestic soccer media Soccer Daily provided a comprehensive summary of Jinmen Tigers' 2021 season and an in-depth analysis of the team's prospects for next season. The report pointed out that the biggest challenge for Jinmen Tigers is the instability of the composition of the personnel. Most of the main players in the first lineup are on loan, such as Barton, Kadar, Li Songyi, Jin Yangyang, Chen Korui and Shi Yan. These players have been instrumental in the relegation process this season, but their future destinations are in doubt. If these loan players are recalled by their original teams or plan on their own, the Jinmen Tigers will have to face the dilemma of reorganizing their team once again.
In addition, the Jinmen Tigers in the early season in a hurry to form a team, Yu Genwei one person in the general manager and head coach of the two positions, which is rare in the Chinese Super League. Coupled with the failure of the introduction of foreign strikers during the summer transfer window, the future of the Jinmen Tigers in the management and coaching team is likely to usher in changes.
In order to ensure the continued survival of Jinmen Tigers, shareholding reform has become a top priority. The reborn Jinmen Tigers were taken over by the Tianjin Municipal Sports Bureau last year and resolved the club's previous debt problems by spinning off the company. This season, the team's operating funds mainly come from several local state-owned enterprises in Tianjin. However, this mode of operation is not a long-term solution, and it is necessary to promote share reform, clarify the direction of development, and find stable investors to ensure that Jinmen Tigers can move forward steadily next season. (W/DD)
