Rumi reporter reveals that the Chinese league is on track this season, the golden dollar era has come to an end and the Chinese Super League has entered a period of stability. Under the impact of the epidemic, no super foreign aid to join, the scarcity of high-priced players, the quality of the league but unexpectedly improved. Data show that foreign aid scoring power although weakened, but more assists, key passes and offensive organization still rely on foreign aid.
Since 2020, the Chinese Super League has adopted a tournament system, and problems with the return of foreign aid have been frequent, with some foreign aiders choosing to leave. Last year, the league was opened late, and this year, home and away is fully restored, but the music department is more concerned about the cost performance of foreign aid.
A total of 89 foreigners, or 15.29%, have participated in this season's Premier League, averaging 7.4 appearances per game. Compared with 2019, the number of appearances fluctuated, but the overall trend is down. Epidemic is the main reason, some clubs are losing foreign aid due to falling wages and even affected by injunctions due to international lawsuits.
Despite the number of foreign aid appearances returning to pre-epidemic levels, the average number of goals scored per game has not rebounded. 2.08 goals per game in 2019, 1.97 and 1.2 goals per game in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and 1.56 goals per game this year, which is lower than the previous two years. The decline in the ability of foreigners to score goals is related to the decline in the purchasing power of clubs.
Golden dollar soccer ebb, salary limit order plus economic crisis, super foreign aid have left, clubs return to the era of cost-effective. The ability of foreign aiders to score goals has declined, and it is difficult for the Chinese Super League to return to the era of high-priced foreign aiders in the short term.
Despite the decrease in goals, the team system still relies on outside backs. The average number of assists per game by foreigners has rebounded this season, and the average number of chances created per game is higher than in the past three years and only slightly lower than in 2019. On the offensive end, Super League teams are relying on foreigners to a greater degree.
The overall quality of foreign aid has dropped, but there is still a gap between teams. Seaport, Taishan, Zhejiang and Rongcheng have good configuration of foreign aid and outstanding performance. Seaport won the championship, Taishan was second, Zhejiang entered the AFC Champions League, and Rongcheng improved its ranking.
Shenhua had a weak foreigner setup and scored the least amount of goals. Malele scored 11 goals but performed poorly overall. Sanzhen and Guoan have weak foreign aid configurations and experienced a mid-term loss of foreign aid and have not performed as well as expected.
