Media man Chilling made a sharp comment on the second round of the AFC Champions League group stage on social media. He pointed out that the three teams of the Chinese Super League in the game all lost, this situation reflects the decline of the overall strength of the Chinese Super League. If this trend continues, the Super League team in the AFC Champions League quota will shrink, this trend has begun to emerge.
In the second round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, Shandong Taishan lost 0-1 at home with Yokohama Mariners, Wuhan three towns away from 1-3 against Pohang Iron, Zhejiang team also lost 1-2 at home to Melbourne. Ice commented on this:
On the second day of the Asian Champions League, three Chinese Super League teams suffered back-to-back defeats. They lost to teams from Japan, South Korea and Australia in the Asian Champions League, which undoubtedly exposes the current league level of the Chinese Super League. In the past, the East Asian top four teams that could be on par with Japan, South Korea and Australia now seem to be indistinguishable from the top teams in Southeast Asia.
If the super foreigners leave again next year, the strength of the team will further decline. If the Chinese Super League wants to remain competitive in the Asian Football League, it cannot indulge in the high investment era of the past. If they continue to lose, losing places may become inevitable. In the long run, it may even fall into the predicament of not even being able to participate in the Asian Championship.
