Qingdao failed to live up to expectations in the first round matchup and now have seven points with a record of two wins, one draw and 11 losses.
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The situation is quite serious. Among the three salons facing serious problems, Guangzhou and Hebei are guaranteed to be in the top eight regardless of their performance in the second stage because they managed to advance to the championship group. And although Chongqing Two Rivers Athletic is in the
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group, but previous problems did not affect their results and performance, as they accumulated 11 points with 3 wins and 2 draws in the first stage, 4 points more than Qingdao. Given the small number of matches in the second stage, Qingdao will have to complete the
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Shenzhen model offers lessons for Qingdao
For Qingdao players, in addition to how to finish
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Outside of the task, there are also concerns about how clubs deal with unpaid wages.
Qingdao has a clearer problem of unpaid wages, and the club itself is unable to fulfill the corresponding investment. Initially, Qingdao's run to the Super League was due to the strong support and financial coordination from the city of Qingdao, and in the 2020 season, the support was stronger, so the performance was stable. However, in the 2021 season, due to a number of reasons, the support from Qingdao City has dropped significantly, and the club's financial problems have become very difficult.
Previously, Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau has launched the mixed ownership reform program of Qingdao Football Club, but encountered a lot of difficulties and obstacles in the process of promotion, especially in the process of communication with relevant departments, facing policy challenges.
As a matter of fact, the difficulties and obstacles are not only the policy difficulties, up to now there are many clubs such as Taishan, Cangzhou Lions, Henan Songshan Longmen, Zhejiang, Kunshan, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and so on have completed the diversification and mixed ownership reform, so the difficulties and obstacles are related to the special situation that the main leaders of Qingdao were not yet in place at that time and have just been in place, and now these problems do not exist any more. In addition, the establishment of a leading group for the construction of a key city for national soccer reform and development in Shenzhen has provided Qingdao with a number of lessons. The leading group is headed by the mayor of Shenzhen, with the deputy head being the deputy mayor in charge, and covers dozens of units such as the city's Development and Reform Commission, Education Bureau and Finance Bureau. It is worth noting that Qingdao city in the reform and development of a target is Shenzhen, so also put forward the requirements of "learning Shenzhen". Now, the Shenzhen Municipality's plans for soccer will undoubtedly provide Qingdao with enough inspiration and learning.
According to the reporter's understanding, Qingdao is currently working to promote the stock reform program, similar to Shenzhen's leading group is also expected to be established.
At the working club level, Qingdao has 1 Chinese Super League (Qingdao), 1 Chinese First Division (Qingdao Hainiu has already reached the first division), and 2 Chinese Second Division (Qingdao Red Lion and Qingdao Youth Island, with Qingdao Youth Island still having the possibility of reaching the first division), making it the city in China with the most professional clubs. If Qingdao's National Football Reform and Development Key City Construction Leading Group can be established, it will undoubtedly provide the greatest assistance to Qingdao's soccer reform, and the planning and implementation of which will ultimately be comprehensively promoted and truly stabilized, and the problem of unpaid wages will naturally be solved.
