To this day, after witnessing the FA's series of "god operation", it has been difficult for the FA to introduce any initiative that would arouse the surprise of fans like me. However, the FA's latest ludicrous new rule still leaves many fans, including me, shaking their heads in disbelief.
The Football Association (FA) recently made a resolution to postpone the match between Guangzhou Evergrande and Beijing Guoan in the fifth round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) for no more than two reasons: firstly, most of the main members of the national team in the current edition are from Evergrande and Guoan, and secondly, the upcoming World Preliminary Round match between China and Guam. In order to protect the national players, the Football Association decided to have the two clubs postpone their showdown.
First of all, this behavior of the FA seems too amateurish. Looking around the five major European leagues, no league has ever postponed a match because one of the giants had too many national players. Such a practice equates the Chinese Super League with an affiliate of the national team, and from a professional point of view, it is not the responsibility of the professional league to make sacrifices for the national team. However, over the years, the FA has always blamed the professional league for its mistakes. For example, youth training is the duty of the FA, but the FA has failed to do a good job, but the interests of the Chinese Super League have been damaged and the league has been made to take the blame.
Secondly, this decision by the FA undermines the fairness of the league. If it is to be postponed, why not let all teams postpone? This round of the national team not only has players from Evergrande and Guoan, but also Shenhua, Shanghai Hong Kong and Shandong. It is reported that these teams are not only not postponed this round, and the selected national players can not participate in this round of Chinese Super League matches, in order to avoid their injuries. Shenhua, Hong Kong and Shandong's national team players are the main players, they can not play, the impact on the team is self-evident, so, the fairness of the Chinese Super League?
In addition, the first two rounds of this round of the World Qualifying Tournament for the national soccer team are Guam and Maldives, two teams whose players are mostly non-professionals, and whose previous matches we have always won by a landslide. Is it necessary for the FA to be so nervous? We are playing at home! In fact, from the time Lippi resigned in anger and the FA chose Li Tie, a rookie coach with little experience at the national team level, it was clear enough that the FA didn't expect much from the national soccer team's advancement to the World Preliminary Round 12. Li Tie's reputation and seniority, the Football Association first find a pot to carry, the two are just a hit and miss! But if you lose to Guam and the Maldives, the consequences and pressure can not be borne by anyone, so the Football Association is like a big enemy.
Taking a step back, according to the FA's current criteria, if it advances to the Top 12, then shouldn't the Chinese Super League be suspended? Or in order to protect the national players, the FA might as well introduce a new rule: all other players in the Chinese Super League are forbidden to foul the national players! Haha!
