In Beijing on March 15, Feng Xiaoting's long article on social media platforms triggered a heated debate, and reporter Zhao Yu gave an in-depth analysis of it. Zhao Yu pointed out that the ups and downs of soccer skills are not directly related to the level of salary, and that the problems of Chinese soccer are so complex that they are almost confusing.
Zhao Yu mentioned in his article, "For Feng Xiaoting's long article, some people questioned whether it came from him or not, I don't think it matters. No matter who authored it, as long as it is posted on his personal microblog, it represents his heart." The lack of exclamation points in the article is comforting, as too many of them seem too vulgar. However, the excessive number of parentheses in the article also seems redundant; a direct statement would have sufficed. The penultimate paragraph seems like it could have been deleted, and seems out of place in this opinion piece on a specific event. Of course, everyone is free to express themselves, and there is no harm in not deleting it.
Feng Xiaoting's article expresses his emotions and reflections on the current state of Chinese soccer, all of which are valuable. Soccer needs more authentic voices, especially from within the industry. Other players' thoughts should also be fully expressed. Unfortunately, due to various complications, many people are unwilling or afraid to speak the truth. The complexities of the internet have allowed people to learn much of what they are unwilling or afraid to say.
Over the years, the phenomenon that Chinese players' income is not proportional to the level of soccer has been widely spat upon, summarized in the phrase: "Playing so poorly, why do you get so much money?" It is true that players' incomes during the peak of soccer investment are high and do not match their value. But this is also determined by the market, the abnormal state of the market will inevitably lead to a variety of mismatches.
Now that the market has cooled, players are no longer earning as much as they used to, and there are even cases of unpaid wages and non-payment. It has been almost a year since wages were owed and surprisingly, they lost to Vietnam.
You'll find that there is no direct, inevitable link between the level of soccer and the level of pay. If it's just a case of "too much money and no results", that's fine, everyone has the right to criticize, and it has nothing to do with good or bad results.
If we want to find a solution to the problem, we must not discuss the level of salaries and the standard of soccer as the main conflict, and then take it for granted that the standard can be raised by making less money. If this is really the case, will it not be too easy for soccer to get better.
The truth of how to improve the standard of soccer is actually very simple and clear to all, only that Chinese soccer has been complicating simple problems over the years and has come to this point step by step. Sometimes I feel sad, but I am also filled with a sense of powerlessness.
