As night falls and the clock strikes nine in Beijing, a soccer event for the future quietly changes. The Chinese Super League officially released a heavy announcement that our national men's soccer team will soon embark on the journey to the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian qualifying round of forty. After much deliberation and discussions with many parties, the Football Association and the Preparatory Group of the Working Alliance have joined hands to reschedule two matches in the fifth round of the 2021 Chinese Super League, one between Henan Songshan Dragons and Guangzhou, and the other between Beijing Guoan and Hebei, which will be announced at a later date.
During the intense preparations, a picture of the discussion meeting came into view.
The new training session for the national football team, originally scheduled to start on May 20, was brought forward to last week in response to unforeseen circumstances. The preparatory group of the working alliance quickly convened the general managers of the 16 Chinese Super League clubs to carry out an online meeting. At the meeting, discussions were held on two postponement options: firstly, the overall postponement of the fifth round, and secondly, the postponement of the two matches originally scheduled for May 15th and 16th. Given the large number of international players in Guangzhou and Guoan, option two was initially recognized, and the matches of the two teams will be postponed to August 8 or 9. Taking into account the uncertainties of accommodation, venues and weather, it was finally decided that only two matches would be postponed.
Behind the extension is the persistent pursuit of soccer dreams and respect for national honor. Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Harbor, Shenzhen and other clubs with a number of international players, also felt the impact of this adjustment. Shandong Taishan has expressed its understanding of this, and the monitoring team of the national football team in the Guangzhou tournament has also withdrawn from the Oriental Hotel.
Guangzhou beat Cangzhou Lions 2-0 in the fourth round of the Chinese Super League, with goals from Gao Junyi and Yang Liyu earning the team three valuable points and two consecutive victories. However, Guangzhou postponed the fifth round to the second stage due to the national team's "early preparation", which undoubtedly had an impact on the team's morale. Guangzhou's head coach Carlo Cannavaro, after complaining about "raising soldiers for the country", is afraid that there is more dissatisfaction in his heart, and the spark between the words needs to be ignited urgently!
