Today, February 21, 2023, a saddening piece of news spread throughout the soccer world: Xinjiang's only seedling, Tianshan Snow Leopard Football Club, will exit the professional league stage. This news is like a bolt from the blue for Xinjiang soccer, and its impact is far-reaching. For Chinese soccer, this loss is far more than the dissolution of a club can bring.
Tianshan Snow Leopards, a breath of fresh air in Chinese soccer, is comparable to the Dalian Wanda (Shide) of yesteryear with its homegrown players as the mainstay. Nowadays, local players in Dalian's clubs are becoming scarce, while Xinjiang's team is very different, with almost all of its players coming from the local area. The pain point of Chinese soccer is not the youth training system, but the pervasive "utilitarian soccer". However, Xinjiang soccer team is sticking to the green field with sincere love and persistence.
The national football U20 in Europe on the training ground, six Xinjiang players are expected to become the first start, the performance is eye-catching. Efirdin is expected to become the core of the front line of the national football team in the next ten years. These achievements can not be separated from the contribution of Xinjiang soccer. But now, the dissolution of Tianshan Snow Leopard may lead to a gradual decrease in the number of players like Efirdin. If a region lacks a "helicopter" platform, the impact should not be underestimated. Many fans are in tears over this, especially in Xinjiang.
Is Xinjiang's unexpected exit related to Li Tie and Chen Xuyuan? Or does it stem from the foreign striker's unexplained withdrawal, which indirectly helped Huaxia Happiness? All kinds of questions, there is no definite answer yet. Past incidents, such as the foreign aid withdrawal fiasco, although several years have passed, but only involves one person, not the club level. Therefore, the withdrawal of Tianshan Snow Leopard may not be directly related to the current situation of Chinese soccer.
