I have to admit that the Chinese men's soccer team's performance was "amazing". Thanks to the "great help" of the Singaporean goalkeeper, they almost made it to the Top 18 in 36 matches. Unfortunately, the lack of real strength of support, the national team in the 18 encounters almost completely destroyed, the first three rounds of the painful loss of 12 goals, reduced to 18 teams in the largest number of goals conceded by the team. It wasn't until the fourth round that the team barely managed to beat Indonesia, which was seen as a weak team, at home, but it was almost completely overpowered by its opponents during the match. Such was the performance of the Chinese men's national soccer team that FIFA President Infantino could hardly hide his disappointment.
Infantino, who has traditionally praised Chinese soccer, was relentless in his criticism of the national football team during his visit to China. He said bluntly, "We are deeply dissatisfied with the development of Chinese soccer in the past few years. We must make changes to bring Chinese soccer back to the top of the world stage."
Although the words used were not overly harsh, it is well known that the seriousness of such a heavyweight's reference to "dissatisfaction" in his heavy-handed remarks is self-evident.
Behind Infantino's criticism, there are really two fundamental reasons. On the one hand, the performance of the Chinese men's soccer team in recent years is indeed worrying. On the other hand, the dark phenomena in Chinese soccer are also the key factors leading to this situation. These phenomena are inextricably linked to Li Tie, the former national team manager who has been dismissed.
Although Li Tie is still insufficient in comparison with Du Zhaocai, Chen Xuyuan, Yu Hongchen, Li Yuyi, etc., the harm he has caused in the field of Chinese soccer is enough to be described as "grave sins". As for the specific behavior of Li Tie, I believe that the netizens who are concerned about Chinese soccer have a clear idea, so I will not repeat it here.
It is worth mentioning that Li Tie was unique in facing the trial of many bigwigs in the soccer industry, but he was not subject to any trial. This also reflects the seriousness of Li Tie's case. After all, the first trial has been conducted seven times, and each session of the court has been more than six months, and so far there is still no first instance judgment. Once the verdict comes down, Li Tie may face the severe punishment of death sentence or even death penalty. If Li Tie is eventually convicted of a felony, this will undoubtedly also become a disgrace for the former national team manager.
