The Chinese Super League (CSL) is in full swing and has attracted a lot of attention. The power structure has been reshaped since the demise of top players such as Chen Xuyuan and Du Zhaocai, and the emergence of new blood such as Gao Hongbo and Sun Wen. Today, Gao Hongbo is not only in charge of the league and the NSA, but also has refereeing duties. The buzz continues to be whether Gao Hongbo is expected to become the new head of the Football Association, in charge of the Association's core departments, the strength should not be underestimated.
Professionals do professional things, Gao Hongbo initially won the fans optimistic expectations, however, some of his decisions have caused controversy, such as the abolition of the complaint mechanism, give the referee absolute authority. Although I understand the need to establish authority, but the Chinese Super League referee law enforcement and professional ethics need to be improved, errors in judgment caused fans dissatisfaction.
The match between Shandong Taishan and Tianjin was a classic, with the score going from 0:2 to 3:3, but controversial because of the referee. The players tried their best to give a great game, but the referee did not do anything, and the wrong judgment made the game much less interesting, and even turned into a brawl. Fans complained that some referees abused their power and blatantly blew black whistles.
Observing the Chinese Super League, Hao Wei's Shandong Taishan seems to receive special attention from the referees in every round. Fans have complained that the team is being suppressed, such as in the Shanghai Shenhua game, where the referee missed a penalty kick and a foul in the Taishan penalty area was not penalized in time, leading to an escalation of the situation. The referee's unfavorable decisions against the Taishan team caused widespread concern.
Shandong Taishan problems are frequent, Hao Wei was investigated, the team replaced the coach, Hao Wei seems to become the Taishan team's predecessor. Hao Wei was accused of participating in fake ball and agent benefit transfer, seriously damage the team's reputation. Shandong Taishan may face relegation crisis this season.
Hao Wei and Shandong Taishan problem certainly exists, but the impartiality of the referee is indispensable. Many fans are dissatisfied with Gao Hongbo's policy, that the level of refereeing and professional ethics in the Chinese Super League needs to be improved, and the abolition of the complaint system allows referees to have nothing to worry about, which damages the fans' experience of watching the game and severely dampens the fans' enthusiasm for soccer.
Gao Hongbo and the players conflict constantly, both the national team and the league, such as with Sun Jihai discord, was accused of emotional intelligence is not high, authoritarian hegemony. Now that Gao Hongbo has taken over the FA, he immediately establishes authority for the referees, and his style matches his character.
Technology has specialization, Gao Hongbo from player to coach, the understanding of soccer is beyond doubt. But the current policy obviously does not apply to the league, the fans call for finding the road suitable for the development of Chinese soccer, in order to get out of the dilemma, to achieve rapid development.
