When it comes to Chongqing, a municipality directly under the central government of Sichuan, there are many similarities between the people of Chongqing and Sichuan, such as the same hot pot. However, Sichuan is cool and pleasant in the summer, while Chongqing is hot in the summer. As a result, Chongqing people are addicted to spicy food, which they call "hot and spicy", while Sichuan people prefer "numbing and spicy". Chongqing, a mountain city, contains the spirit of climbing high and never giving up, its temperament is not ostentatious, but reveals a kind of toughness. As a city in the west separated from Sichuan, Chongqing has risen rapidly to become the fourth largest municipality in China, with rapid economic growth that has left other places in the dust. The city has skillfully utilized its mountainous terrain, with buildings and roads staggered to create a unique urban landscape.
Next, let's talk about Chongqing soccer. Chongqing soccer is low-key and introverted, does not have the dominance of Sichuan Quanxing, nor the short-lived splendor of other teams. Chongqing soccer is about quiet perseverance. The representative team is Chongqing Lifan. Since 1997, Chongqing Lifan has been carrying the flag of western soccer for more than 20 years, and has been playing in the first division and the second division.
China Super League (soccer league)
Chongqing Lifan has been in and out of the Chinese Super League and lower leagues for 20 years, and has been lucky enough to escape relegation after finishing at the bottom of the table a few times. Sometimes, due to the problems of other teams, they even managed to enter the Super League as a substitute. The chaos of the Chinese Super League seems to be hard to find in this team.
Chongqing players are mostly practical-oriented, such as Wei Xin, Wu Qing, Feng Jin, Huang Xiyang, etc., they are down-to-earth, and it is this player qualities to make Chongqing soccer become a "can not be defeated small strong". In contrast, Sichuan soccer is a bit embarrassing. Even if the Sichuan nationality Wang Jianlin has said that his love for soccer, but after repeatedly said that he did not want to invest in the soccer industry, quickly turned to Dalian soccer. So what exactly drove them to soccer? Private owners such as Chongqing Lifan and Henan Jianye are what China's professional soccer league really needs. Observing the mature soccer market in the West, centuries-old clubs have relied on ideas rather than money accumulation. So why is it so hard for us to last 20 years in soccer?
We salute this indefatigable and strong Lifan team.
