Although the Chinese Super League break has arrived, Shandong Taishan, Wuhan three towns and Zhejiang team still shoulder the heavy responsibility of the AFC Champions League.
In the second round of the AFC Champions League group stage, all three teams suffered defeats, and Wuhan Sanzhen performed particularly poorly, losing 1-3 to POSCO on the road. In fact, Sanzhen's performance was quite good, with plenty of fitness, and the essence of passing and ball control was still evident in the transition between offense and defense. If not for Xie Pengfei's first-half red card for shoveling, Sanzhen would have been able to pull out of the match with a clean sheet.
Although Xie Pengfei's shoveling was not intentional and his movement was not too big, he unexpectedly won the praise of the POSCO players. However, the red card was controversial. Any referee would not hesitate to show a yellow card for such a dangerous move.
The Chinese Super League referees may be an exception. Under the epidemic, the Football Association has not hired foreign referees to enforce the law for several years, and local referees have become the protagonists. However, their enforcement level, business familiarity and on-field control are all in dire need of improvement.
In the game, the foul decision is not fair, yellow card issued inaccurate, red card judgment of a single phenomenon is not uncommon. The 20th round of the Super League Shanghai Harbor and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger battle, harbor defender Zhang Lin shoveling tomorrow, destroying the other side of the attack and lead to its season reimbursement, Zhang Lin Miao only received a yellow card, the Football Association has not been additional penalties. Such judgment triggered the fans and the media to question.
The inconsistency of refereeing and the fact that players often escape red cards for excessive action has led to a mentality among Chinese Super League players that the size of the action does not matter. In the international arena, this realization has led to the repeated loss of Chinese players. Xie Pengfei's red card in the AFC Champions League is an example. Hong Kong team failed to enter the AFC Championship, but let the three towns lost Xie Pengfei, should bear the responsibility of the AFC Championship defeat.
Despite the fact that Wuhan Sanzhen only drew 1 and lost 1 in their initial match in the AFC Champions League and ranked at the back of the group, they still have the possibility to get out of the tournament. We hope that the Three Town players will remember the lesson and avoid unnecessary fouls. At the same time, I call on the Football Association to solve the refereeing problem as soon as possible, so that the team will not suffer more losses in the international arena...
