Li Tie, who had been in charge of coaching the national football team, was suddenly arrested, and with it came the news that the top management of the Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, Liu Yi and Chen Yongliang were taken away by the disciplinary department for investigation.
In retrospect, Chen Xuyuan's outstanding leadership enabled Shanghai to win the Chinese Super League title with a massive 12 billion RMB. Since joining the Football Association, he has pushed for reform of the Chinese Super League, abandoning "gold dollar soccer" and implementing innovative measures such as salary restrictions and neutral names. In the past three years, 35 clubs have competed in the third tier of Chinese soccer under his leadership, five of which have played in the English Premier League, including Tianjin Quanjian, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, Wuhan Changjiang, Shandong Luneng Taishan and Chongqing.
Chen Xuyuan's prominence did not win the attention of foreign media. Spanish media outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that former national soccer coach Strikers could not help but let out a long sigh when he heard of Chen Xuyuan's arrest.
Strikers had been sidelined by the FA for no apparent reason during his time coaching the national soccer team, and the players selected were met with numerous obstacles. Angered, he resigned from his well-paid position and chose to leave.
After Li Tie took office, some of the players because of the "money ability" among the national team, or forced to join Li Tie's brokerage company. While some players who adhere to the principle of dissatisfaction and indignation quit the national team!
The news of Li Tie's arrest was shocking!
Some fans said the world-class coach Stielike's sigh revealed a number of deeper meanings.
Under Li Tie's rule, China's national soccer team has many stars such as Jiang Guangtai, Parker Hannifin, Luo Guofu, Muyi and Fernando, but they do not play alongside each other in a united front, and they can only watch the game on the bench, which is known as the "more expensive bench".
Lippi also left his post in anger after the national football team lost 1:2 against Syria. During Li Tie's tenure at the helm of the national team, Chen Xuyuan instructed to limit the playing time of naturalized players, making the national team miss the World Cup again.
Today, there is no point in discussing Chen Xuyuan's crimes. He has been arrested. I expect his successor to learn from his mistakes. Instead of rejecting the policies of his predecessor in their entirety, we should take the best and discard the dregs!
