With summer creeping up on us, the
China Super League (soccer league)
The fire of the league has been rekindled, and with less than a month left in the tight schedule from July 18 to August 12, the teams will have nine intense matches, one every three days, such an intensive schedule unprecedented in the history of soccer.
According to the rules, after the first stage of 14 rounds of the league, the top four of the Gusu district will enter the championship group with the top four of the Guangzhou district, and the two teams that have not played will play two rounds of 8 games, and the whole year's league will decide the ranking of the season with the total points of 22 rounds. In the end, the top 1 to 8 teams in the Championship Group will be the finalists of the season.
China Super League (soccer league)
of 1 to 8; while 1 to 8 in the relegation group corresponds to 9 to 16 for the season. Therefore, the upcoming matches are crucial for each team and will directly affect the final standings at the end of the season.
"The intensive schedule is breathtaking."
Due to the fact that the months of September through November are required for
national soccer team
out of the World Qualifying 12 to make room, while also making room for the
national soccer team
Setting aside more than half a month to prepare for the season
China Super League (soccer league)
Not only was the league reduced from the initial 30 rounds to 22, but the schedule was also drastically compressed, with teams playing a game every three days.
Although there have been some three-day matches in some conference tournaments, such a long stretch of consecutive fixtures is a rarity in international soccer. Not to mention the fact that the matches are played in the hot weather of July and August. During this time, temperatures in Gusau and Guangzhou often soar above 35 degrees Celsius.
Many players expressed their concern: "One game in three days is difficult to recover in itself, and now they have to play in such hot weather, which is even more exhausting. I'm really afraid that I'll faint on the field." After the first five rounds of the game, many players are afraid of the hot and humid climate in Guangzhou, "Guangzhou this hot and humid climate is very difficult to tolerate, the last stage of the game to play to the later almost can not run, the next stage really do not know how to cope with it, I hope that do not be overly fatigued and accidents."
Questions raised over choice of 4:30 p.m. kickoffs for multiple games
This time, in addition to the Gusu Olympic Sports Center, Kunshan Sports Center and Jiangyin Sports Center, the outer field of the Olympic Sports Center will also undertake some of the events, which are
China Super League (soccer league)
For the first time, the outfield of the stadium was used as the playing field. In addition, almost every round of the Gusau tournament had at least one match scheduled for 16:30, an arrangement that was also questioned. After all, Gusu in July and August is often 35 degrees Celsius, not suitable for outdoor matches in the afternoon.
The explanation from the FA was that due to the replacement of the turf in the inner field of the Gusu Olympic Stadium Center, the seasonal change of the turf in the Gusu Sports Center had not yet met the requirements for the matches, and in order to ensure that the four matches in each round of the tournament were played on the same day, the Gusu Region had to activate the outer field of the Gusu Olympic Stadium Center, as well as the need for some rounds in the Kunshan Sports Center or the Jiangyin Sports Center to be scheduled for two matches on the same day. As the lighting system at the Gusu Olympic Sports Center was not up to scratch, matches at the venue had to start at 4:30pm.
It looks like the FA has made a lot of efforts for this, but with the remaining nine rounds of the first phase of the league starting in mid to late July, which was confirmed more than a month ago, why didn't the FA coordinate the fixtures with the relevant parties in Gusau well in advance.
This year, in preparation for the World Preliminary 40, the Gusau Olympic Sports Center has been carefully prepared for a long period of maintenance of the turf, for which the
China Super League (soccer league)
The venue was not used for the first five rounds of the tournament, but instead traveled hundreds of kilometers away to the Jiangyin Sports Center. While
national soccer team
It ended up being only one game against Guam at the Gusau Olympic Sports Center, which doesn't hurt the turf.
The reporter noted that in early July, Wang Feng concert in Gusu Olympic Sports Center, the day Gusu also fell a torrential rain. Therefore, causing the Gusu Olympic Sports Center to be unavailable when the league resumes is likely to be triggered by this concert. According to the latest schedule, the Gusu Olympic Sports Center will begin to receive
China Super League (soccer league)
League, where Shenhua and Harbour will play their second derby of the season.
