Shandong Taishan have so far failed to make it to the Elite League, and face a worrying road challenge in the form of Kobe Victory. Even so, the team's goal is to avoid a big loss, and even if they lose, they will try to lose a little. If Shandong Taishan were to suffer a 0-3 defeat, it would undoubtedly be a great shame in the history of the Chinese Super League.
In the face of such a situation, people can not help but ask: the Super League team suffered a succession of three-goal defeat, who is responsible for?
Some believe that the Football Association is to blame, after all, the recent intensive schedule of matches has almost exhausted the top teams of the Chinese Super League. This may be one of the reasons! Super League teams generally rely on one lineup to fight, especially Shanghai Harbor. With so many veterans in the team, it seemed only a matter of time before they lost. Shanghai Seaport's shortcoming is the lack of effective rotation, and the lack of qualified rotation players is exposed.
Take Shenhua as an example, although the rotation is relatively rich and the players are relatively young, the problem is that the team relies too much on Teixeira to score goals, and without him, the team is difficult to score. What's worse, Teixeira is always injured, which adds to the team's woes.
The above two reasons - intensive schedule and short squad - make it impossible to put the blame on the FA alone. As a matter of fact, the AFC Champions League itself is a "sewing monster" full of "bugs", the biggest of which is the lax restriction on foreign aid.
In the case of Johor Bahru, for example, they have taken advantage of this rule and have almost all foreigners in their team, which is unmatched by our Chinese Super League teams with 4 or 6 foreigners.
In the last round of matches, Hong Kong barely managed to force Johor Bahru to a draw with 6 foreigners and 1 naturalized player, while Shenhua only had 4 foreigners available this time, and defeat was assured.
The lack of sufficient foreign aid is determined by our national conditions and is the bottom line of the Chinese Super League teams. We will not over-rely on foreign aid in pursuit of results. Therefore, it is foreseeable that big losses will become the norm for Chinese Super League teams, a reality we need to be mentally prepared for.
The Japanese and South Korean teams, even with limited foreign aid, have been able to achieve good results in the AFC Champions League, and the issues behind this are worth pondering.
