On May 18, reporter Chen Yong insightfully pointed out on Weibo that the second phase of the Chinese Super League could face cancellation if China's national soccer team successfully advances to the Round of 12 tournament.
Chen Yong emphasized in the follow-up microblogging, for the Super League teams, the top four of the fight can not be underestimated, must go all out to win.
The logic behind this is that although the Chinese Super League season was scheduled to run for 30 rounds, the Football Association has made it clear that "if the second phase of the defense and control situation is critical, the game will be postponed to the third phase and a notice will be issued at the end of the first phase."
In this way, the second stage may cease to exist and the third stage will be directly related to the championship and relegation. Points standings should be based on a double round-robin system for the respective groups, which is the fairest approach.
At the moment, the defense and control situation is the key factor, and I have confidence in that. However, have you thought about the situation of the national soccer team? Once the National Football League advances to the Top 12, the second phase may disappear without a trace.
Let's give it all we've got for the next 6 to 14 rounds.
