The official microblog of Jinmen Tigers disclosed the shocking news: the player "tomorrow" unfortunately suffered a serious injury during the game, after the preliminary image examination, his left foot cuneiform bone fracture. He is expected to miss some time due to the injury.
Recalling the scene of the accident, tomorrow was unfortunately shanked by Zhang Linpeng during the match between Shanghai Port and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the 20th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), causing him to fall to the ground in agony and to be replaced 10 meters away for a check-up. After the match, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers head coach Yu Genwei expressed his concern about tomorrow's recovery, however, unfortunately, his worry came true. Zhang Linpeng's shoveling action was clearly controversial, with his right boot studs sinking deep into the ankle of his former national soccer teammate. Despite such a serious foul, Zhang Linpeng was only given a yellow card and the VAR video assistant referee failed to intervene. This sparked a wide-ranging debate about whether his actions should have been penalized with a red card. Journalist Chen Hua took to his personal social media to fiercely defend the matter, arguing that Zhang Linpeng's shoveling should not be considered a red card. He argued that the nature of the action determines whether a red card should be shown or not, and that the backward shoveling is the real red card foul. However, his view has caused quite a controversy on the internet. Some fans questioned why VAR did not intervene if Zhang Linpeng's action was a red card. This series of events triggered a discussion about the referee's ability and the spectators' soccer literacy. From the reporter's point of view, it seems that the fans have an oversimplified view of the incident, and he even accused some "soccer-illiterate" spectators of being ignorant of the rules. But such comments certainly provoked more anger among fans, especially when the reporter seemed to lack sympathy for what happened to the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers players. All in all, the incident not only revealed the complexity of the rules on the soccer field, but also the differences between the media and fans in interpreting the rules and expressing their opinions.
