On November 25th, China's soccer landscape played host to a much-anticipated Chinese Super League (CSL) showdown, with the Beijing-Shanghai battle between Shanghai Shenhua and Beijing Guoan ending in a 2-1 victory, with Guoan having the last laugh. Although the game had limited impact on the overall pattern of the Chinese Super League, Guoan's victory not only allowed them to temporarily overtake Henan, but also allowed them to further shorten the gap with Shanghai Port. It is also worth mentioning that Zhang Xizhe became the first player in Guoan's history to break the 50-game league goal barrier.
However, even if it is a top "giants showdown", the heat of the game is greatly reduced due to the World Cup match time conflict with Iran against Wales. From the social platform on the topic of Beijing Guoan 2-1 Shanghai Shenhua traffic, as of press time, the relevant traffic is only a little more than 10,000 times; at the same time, the World Cup Iran 2-0 Wales game traffic has soared to 210 million times!
Even though the kickoff time of the Chinese Super League is an hour and a half later than the World Cup, the huge contrast in attention still cannot be ignored. Former national security player Zhang Xiaobin appealed to fans on social media to pay attention to the Chinese Super League, but encountered fierce trolling from fans in the comment section. Some fans even teased, "Do you mean you want us to give up the full house and eat slop?" Some fans even said bluntly, "What's the point of watching such a league?"
The competitive level of the Chinese Super League has taken a nosedive this season, with scandals both on and off the field. Coupled with the poor schedule, the Chinese Super League is almost on the verge of collapse. The Chinese Super League at this time "crash" the World Cup, seems to be not self-conscience. But in fact, the Chinese Super League also has its own difficulties, in order to complete all the games before the end of the year, had to be scheduled during the World Cup kickoff. This embarrassing position of the Chinese Super League, can be said to be a word of truth.
