While some teams in the Chinese Super League have gotten a breather during the long break, Chongqing is facing a very different situation. While other teams are enjoying their vacation, they are still looking forward to it, just like the Tianjin Tigers at the beginning of the year. Now, some of the players have spontaneously returned to the base to maintain their status. However, the talks between the investor Jinsheng Group and the Chongqing Municipal Government have so far been fruitless, and everything seems to be shrouded in a fog.
After the fifth round of the league competition, the 16 Chinese Super League teams have a short break. After the break, the teams assembled and prepared for the restart of the league in June. However, Chongqing is the only exception, and the players have yet to receive a specific date for the resumption of training.
Looking back at the first five rounds of the league, Chongqing's performance impressed the outside world, but behind all the hardships. Against the backdrop of repeated ups and downs in winter training at the beginning of the year and the loss of a large number of key players, the Chongqing team remained tenacious and fought hard to end the season with one win, one draw and three losses. Such a report card may seem poor, but considering all the negative factors, the team undoubtedly added a few points of sadness.
During the team's vacation, the club's staff also went to work and rested, and the entire club was plunged into a state of "silence". It is reported that the staff has recently received back pay, but the players are owed seven months of salary is still unaccounted for.
This vacation, the players' nervousness can be briefly relaxed, but the new worries come one after another. Other teams have collected vacation preparation, and Chongqing players are still in the "vacation" state, when to resume training has become a question in their minds.
Despite this, the players need to recover physically. At the beginning of the year, the winter training program for the first team was suspended for a month due to financial problems. Upon returning to the team, many issues remained unresolved, and judging from the first phase of the tournament, the team did suffer due to the lack of winter training.
Therefore, in this rest period, the players do not want to repeat the same mistake, due to the training is not systematic resulting in injuries and illnesses make them difficult to bear, after all, the team bench depth is limited. In the case that the club has not yet informed the assembly time, Chongqing players can only return to Yanghe training base and train on their own.
The current situation of Chongqing team is quite similar to that of Tianjin Tigers at the beginning of the year, when Tianjin Tigers delayed the release of the winter training assembly notice due to the investor's problem. With the help of the relevant departments, the club eventually regained its life and received government-led support in many aspects. Although it is not well off, at least it has got rid of the plight of long-term salary arrears.
Going into this break, Wuhan Jinsi Group, the investor of the Chongqing team, has begun talks with the relevant departments of Chongqing Municipality. The outcome of the talks will have a direct impact on the team's ability to play in the league, which restarts in June, as well as its future fate.
Over the past period of time, senior executives from Wuhan Jinsi Group have traveled to Chongqing to discuss the club's future with government authorities. However, as of now, no substantial progress has been made. Wuhan Jinsi has expressed its attitude towards the club to the Chongqing government, but the future of the club remains uncertain. As a result, the club's staff, first-team players and fans have no choice but to wait.
Negotiations can wait, but the team's business cannot be delayed. The sixth round of the Chinese Super League is about to restart on June 21, and if it is delayed for too long, the quality of the team's training will surely affect its performance in the league. In addition, the first-team team also needs to implement numerous tasks as soon as possible, especially the second transfer period to attract reinforcements and the return of Brazilian foreign aid. If the delay continues, it has become a luxury for the club to talk about results, and the most realistic goal is to prepare for the Super League play-offs.
