On May 3, Beijing time, Shanghai Shenhua had no chance to introduce new recruits for the new season due to FIFA sanctions. Media personality Song Chengliang posted an article that analyzed Shenhua's current predicament in depth.
Song Seung-ryong wrote in full on his personal social media:
The start date of the new Chinese Super League season is still uncertain, but with the transfer window closed and the rules for promotion and relegation finalized, talk of the league is heating up. Recently, some media reported that Shenhua is at risk of relegation due to the transfer ban, which I can only laugh at. Now, let's take a look at Shenhua's transfer ban and staffing strategy for this year...
1. In the first media open day after the Winter Olympics, Shenhua announced that they will use a full Chinese squad for the new season, which is the first time I've heard of Shenhua's full Chinese squad.
2. I expressed doubts on Twitter because this is not the way clubs usually build their teams. Despite the frequent economic crises, only Guangzhou and Hebei are also without foreign aid this year, and Greenland should try to build a normal squad even if it is difficult.
3. The reason I think may be because of the limited budget this year, which can only cover the salaries of local players, leaving no room for foreign aid.
4. We need to know that this year, the decision of the three relegation places in the Chinese Super League, in fact, the clubs have long been aware of, only recently announced by the CFA, so Shenhua's decision-making program is already aware of the three relegation, I am still the full Chinese class.
5. media open day announced the full Chinese class, Shenhua may not have expected the FIFA sanctions will be so quickly, otherwise the early stage will not be terminated with the old black, the old black can not be signed for only half a year, so he is in there is still at least more than a year's contract under the circumstances of the Shenhua terminated; but in fact, Shenhua is also left behind, such as Bassogo, there is no termination of the contract, so after the FIFA ban came, Shenhua immediately Recall Basogo.
6. According to this line of thought, can we conclude that Shenhua is ready for the first phase of the full Chinese class, as for the second half of the year, if it does not work, I'll invest again, Greenland in these years also often in the summer window to smash the money, such as 2015 Deng BaBa and 2019 Salavei, Jin Xin Yu.
7. So, even if there are no foreigners or only one Basogo, is Shenhua risky this year? I don't think it's risky, at least in terms of group strength, Greenland is always better than Evergrande and Huaxia Happiness, and in terms of team strength, Shenhua is also better than Guangzhou and Hebei, and you have to realize that there is also Chongqing, and what kind of players are they left with? You can't compare these three teams, I don't believe it.
8. Other teams with similar strength to Shenhua include Guangzhou City, Zhejiang, and Jinmen Tigers, etc. Overall, Shenhua is at least 10-12th on paper, so there is no need to worry too much. Coach Wu Jingui also has a lot of experience in relegation over the years, and his lower limit with the team won't be too low.
9. Of course, I still want to emphasize the point of view I posted on the microblogging, do not think that this year's Shenhua policy is only relegation, an insightful veteran clubs, or to make a difference, I take the national security as an example, national security from 2020 on the initial situation of arrears, the situation is also very general in Zhonghe, but this year, people still make up a full foreign aid, which is a kind of attitude!
10. Back to point 2, I still do not agree with this year no foreign aid, Shenhua this year's strategic goal is to five or six young players, with three or four foreign aid and three veterans, so that the team can still go to the impact of the league's rightful rankings, Greenland came so many years of the league's results in general, or should be a bit of a quest.
11. Wish is good, the reality is cruel, well, let's return to reality, even now this situation, I still think the team has a considerable part of the veterans can not be used, at least three or four it, I can not name so as not to give themselves trouble, even if they give them the salary to be resolute not to enroll. Wu Ma used to talk about temperature, now can't afford to use foreign aid is it, still talk about the fart temperature, you want to stay can, but kick the ball even if, even should be directly thrown into the reserve team, even though now there is no reserve team league this thing.
12. After dropping to the relegation group the previous year, Shenhua's comment section on every official Weibo post became a huge car crash, you have to do something right? At least let the fans who support you go with the flow, and then continue to use some of the veterans who have no way to contribute to the team, then how do you win back our hearts?
13. Back to the FIFA lawsuit itself, don't get hung up on whether you can still use foreign aid in the summer window, but the lawsuit and arrears always have to be dealt with, or else FIFA can deal with it further, including deduction of points and disqualification from registration, and Guizhou is a precedent for that, so Shenhua will still have to deal with it in a certain amount of time and in a suitable way.
Did the Southeast Asian team's blowout advancement in the AFC Champions League rely on imitating Evergrande?
Recently, the Japanese media "Asian Football Tribe" wrote an article about two Southeast Asian teams advanced to the last 16 of the AFC Champions League, pointing out that the secret of their successful advancement in the AFC Champions League, but it is a perfect match for our perception of the "Golden Dollar Football" impression.
Talking about the results of the current AFC Champions League on the Southeast Asian teams, the article said that the previous year is the first year of the expansion of the AFC Champions League, the Southeast Asian teams came up to be hit hard: United Township FC 0-8 Kawasaki Vanguard, Tampines Rangers 0-9 Jeonbuk Hyundai. Of course, there are also good performances, such as Baton Rouge almost qualified for the previous year.
In comparison, the performance of Southeast Asian teams in the 2022 season of the AFC Champions League is not comparable. Not only did Batangas United and Johor Bahru make it to the Round of 16, but other teams that didn't qualify also did well, such as Singapore's Lion City Mariners, among others.
Southeast Asian teams have been impressive in this year's AFC Champions League. Not only did Baton Rouge and Johor Bahru advance to the top of their group, but Johor also edged out Kawasaki Frontale, who are now second in the J-League standings, and Ulsan Hyundai, the top team in the K-League.
For Batang United and Johor Bahru's outing, the article pointed out several elements of their success: firstly, big ambitions; secondly, a collection of capable domestic players, as well as good foreign aid; and thirdly, professional management.
The article writes that the success of Batang United and the Johor team is built on "big ambitions, with dreams of one day surpassing their counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea and even further afield in the region."
The article suggests that these two teams are no different from their other East Asian counterparts, with teams made up of the best local players in their respective countries, as well as proven foreigners, and that their club management is at the forefront.
Pointing to the notion that the owner of the Johor team once said, "A vision without execution is just an illusion," the author argues that it was that big ambition, coupled with the hard work that went into accomplishing it, that got the team to where it is now.
The article states that both Batangas and Johor did not achieve their success overnight. Johor failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League in the previous three seasons, and after being relegated, Batang United started in Thailand's second-tier league, facing difficulties and their "time and money have been well spent to secure their place in the AFC Champions League today."
Some people believe that Canton's fielding of youths makes Johor's advancement less golden. Another view is that they both played at home. In response to these views, the article stated that no matter what, both Batang United and Johor won the promotion ticket.
Ultimately, the article argues that Southeast Asian teams' stellar performances in this year's AFC Champions League prove that the level of soccer in the region is on the rise, and that soon, they will see themselves as equal contenders who can compete with the Asian powerhouses.
Many people scoff at the so-called "golden dollar soccer", but we can see the rise of Guangzhou Evergrande from the bodies of Johor and Batang United. Their trajectories are very similar! All of them used money to collect domestic soccer elites, then supplemented with high-quality foreign aid, and used professional management methods to knead these players into a whole. Eventually, then time to precipitate the results. For example, Evergrande shouted that year to spend 5 years to win the Asian Championship (in fact, only 3 years to complete the goal).
From this, we can see that the rise of the two Southeast Asian teams, Johor and Batangas, is not precisely based on the "golden dollar soccer" that we have criticized and despised!
The most typical or Johor team, the domestic league 8 consecutive championships, than Evergrande also Evergrande. Malaysian Football Association (MFA) family members also do not come out to manage: you Johor to get 9 consecutive 10 consecutive championships, what is the use? Malaysian soccer went up? You advanced to the AFC Champions League 16, the national team into the final 12? The national team's performance is not good, you are to get the AFC Championship is meaningless ah!
Once again verified a truth: professional soccer want to improve the results can not be separated from the "golden dollar", you deny the "golden dollar", in fact, is to deny the professional soccer itself.
