Recently, media reports pointed out that the current situation in the Chinese Super League is worrisome, not only the overall situation is not optimistic, the first round of the Football Association Cup, there are a number of Chinese Super League teams accidentally out of the game. This is not the strength is not good, in fact, many teams have been discouraged, the economic pressure is even more enormous, and some are even in trouble. Guangzhou Evergrande, for example, has not yet assembled its first-team, and its players are struggling to find new owners. Since the parent company's economic problems have come to light, the first team has also begun to appear the phenomenon of salary arrears, and the only hope is to wait for the return of the FA's reinforcement adjustment fee. If this is the case, the status quo may still be maintained; otherwise, whether the season can be completed, and even whether the team can survive in the future, are all unknown.
It is reported that many of the third-tier teams may face disappearance after this year's league, especially those with real estate backgrounds are in jeopardy. They have struggled to fully enter the professional league despite the introduction of share reforms by the government and the Sports Bureau. In addition, changes in leadership have had far-reaching effects, such as the Cangzhou Lions moving to Cangzhou, where the future remains uncertain due to the departure of football-loving leaders.
The current situation of Chinese soccer is worrying, like a rebellious child, the former glory is like a cloud of smoke. The Chinese Super League has had its moments of glory, with Evergrande as the representative club winning the Asian Championship and showing a strength that made Japan and South Korea fearful. However, this splendor did not last long because it did not follow the laws of soccer, relying too much on the government or individual leaders' personal preferences to invest money to maintain the team's operation, which is a model that cannot last long. In addition, the so-called "gold dollar soccer" can not cultivate the real powerhouse team, history has proved this. The operation of Chinese Super League teams relies heavily on the blood transfusion of their owners, but once the owners fall into economic and debt crises, they are often unable and unwilling to bail out the teams, and it is common for them to quickly cut off the relationship in order to avoid further expansion of losses. Suning and Evergrande are typical cases, they have no patience to wait for the dawn to come. The current news that the second stage of the league, originally scheduled for December 1, may be postponed shows how dire and difficult things are, and it may be difficult to guarantee that all sixteen teams will be able to participate by then.
Our soccer can't afford to be tossed around anymore and the fans can't afford to take a hit. We need to keep our feet on the ground, even if we only improve a little bit every year, we can still see hope. Other Chinese sports can compete for gold and silver on the world stage, why not soccer? The reason for this is that we are still in a hurry to achieve the thinking, utilitarian soccer and image engineering soccer is not desirable!
