May 3, Beijing time zone, Shanghai Shenhua's plan to register new recruits for the new season has been hampered by FIFA sanctions. Media personality Song Chengliang provides an in-depth analysis of the situation.
Song Seung-ryong took to his personal social media to express his views in full:
The Chinese Super League season has yet to kick off, but the establishment of the relegation rule and the closure of the transfer window has led to a gradual increase in league talk. Today, a media reported that Shenhua is at risk of relegation due to the transfer ban, which I question. Below, I'll give you a rundown of Shenhua's transfer ban and personnel utilization strategy this year-
1. The first media open day after the Winter Olympics, Shenhua announced that this year will be a full Chinese class without the use of foreign aid, which is the first time I have heard of Shenhua full Chinese class.
2. I expressed my confusion on Twitter because the regular construction of the club is not the case. Economic crisis happens from time to time, but this year only Guangzhou and Hebei don't have foreign aid, Greenland should try to build a normal lineup even if they have difficulties.
3. The reason I can think of is that perhaps this year's budget is so limited that it can only pay the salaries of local players and there is no room for foreign aid.
4. We have to know, this year, three direct relegation places in the Chinese Super League decision, in fact, the clubs have known, only the CFA just announced a while ago, so Shenhua's decision-making program has been to know three relegation, I am still all Chinese class.
5. media open day said the full Chinese class, Shenhua may not really expected the FIFA sanctions will come so soon, otherwise the early stage will not be and big old black termination of the contract, big old black can not be signed for only half a year, so he is in the case of still have at least one year contract by Shenhua termination of the contract; but in fact, Shenhua is also left the backer, such as Bassogo, there is no termination of the contract, so after the FIFA ban came, Shenhua immediately recalled Basogo.
6. Along this line of thought, in fact, we can come to the conclusion that Shenhua is ready to the first stage of the full Chinese class, as for the second half, if not I then invested in the chant, Greenland in these years, also often summer window to smash the money, such as 2015 Deng BaBa and 2019 Sharawi, Jin Xin Yu.
7. So even if there are no foreigners or only one Basogo, Shenhua is not 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 know there's 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 comparable strength to Shenhua are Guangzhou City, Zhejiang, Jinmen Tigers, etc. Overall, Shenhua is at least 10-12th on paper, so there is no need to worry too much. Wu Jingui, the head coach, 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 my point of view posted on the microblogging, do not think that this year's Shenhua policy is only relegation, an insightful veteran clubs, or to have a voice, I take the national security as an example, the national security from the 2020 initial situation of arrears, the situation is also very general in Zhonghe, but this year, people still put together a full of foreign aid, which is a kind of attitude!
10. Back to 2 here, I still do not favor this year no foreign aid ah, 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 should be the ranking of the Greenland came so many years of the league's results in general, or should be a bit of a quest.
11. The goal is full, the reality is bone, well, let's go back to reality, even now this situation, I still think that the team has a considerable part of the veteran is not to 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 mom 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 last year, Shenhua's comment section on every official microblogging site became a large overturned car scene, 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 do not have the means 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 or not you can still use foreign aid in the summer window, but the lawsuit and the arrears have to be dealt with, or else FIFA can further deal with it, including deducting points and canceling the registration qualification, and Guizhou is a precedent for that, so Shenhua will have to deal with it in a certain amount of time in an appropriate way.
Are Southeast Asian teams relying on emulating Evergrande to advance in the AFC Champions League in a blowout?
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 success in the AFC Champions League, in fact, perfectly fits our perception of the "gold dollar soccer" impression.
Talking about the results achieved by Southeast Asian teams in this year's AFC Champions League, the article said that the previous year was the first year of AFC Champions League expansion, and Southeast Asian teams were hit hard when they came up: United City FC 0-8 Kawasaki Frontale, and Tampines Rangers 0-9 Jeonbuk Hyundai. Of course, there were some good performers, such as Baton Rouge, who almost qualified for the tournament 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, a big ambition; 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 outperforming their counterparts from our country, 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 an observation made by the owner of the Johor team once upon a time that "vision without execution is just an illusion," the author argues that it is that big ambition, coupled with the hard work to accomplish it, that has brought 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 use money to collect domestic soccer elites, supplemented by high-quality foreign aid, and use professional management tools to knead these players into a whole. Eventually, then time to precipitate 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 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, it verifies a truth: professional soccer cannot do without "golden dollars" if it wants to improve its performance, and if you deny "golden dollars", you are actually denying professional soccer itself.
