Toward the end of December 20, the Football Association unveiled the second batch of debt clubs liquidation prologue, and Wei Shihao immediately issued a microblogging, the so-called "access" qualification of the Guangzhou club questioned (Note: in fact, only for the liquidation of the public, but not yet access to the actual power, and not on the list of publicity). Yang Liyu and Yan Dinghao followed suit, relaying and following up on the hot debate. This incident was like a prairie fire, spreading rapidly on the Internet, and even climbed up to the hot search, a time "boiling".
Wei Shihao did not expect that his move triggered a chain of reactions. As if he had lit the fuse, Zheng Kaimu then followed up by retweeting the FA announcement, questioning, "Cangzhou Lions have owed players' wages for four consecutive years, so why are they still on the list?" Yan Zihao, Zheng Dalun, Xu Xuchen, Wang Peng, and Wenda followed suit, supporting Zheng Kaimu's tweet.
Even more dramatically, Oscar has spoken out publicly, saying that he "has not received any money from the Cangzhou Lions Club, not even a dollar". However, perhaps because of the rumors of impending naturalization, Oscar "extra confession" of love for Chinese fans, Cangzhou team and club, expressed his desire not to Cangzhou Lions Club dissolved.
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On December 19, the CFA released its 2025 season calendar, with the opening matches of the Chinese Super League, Chinese First Division and Chinese Second Division coming up on February 21st, March 15th and March 22nd. With the access deadline looming, clubs with publicized debt settlements fear that they will face more questions. In other words, the FA's nerves are on edge until the opening of the new league season.
In fact, while debt repayment is important, the matter of default is not mentioned. Wage arrears have not emerged only in the past two years, but are a historical legacy, the result of a long period of accumulation. Access to wage arrears has also been a common phenomenon in the past years, otherwise Zheng Kaimu would not have mentioned "four consecutive years". Moreover, default on payment of wages is not unique to soccer, but is also a social phenomenon.
However, there must be a reason behind the publicity of the Guangzhou club, such as the club has reached an agreement with the players, otherwise there would not be only one salary arrears (note: this is the salary owed to former coach Carnavaro). Wei Shihao's public questioning has embarrassed the management and triggered a public outcry, as he often "exposes" new news of salary arrears. Some fans see this as a challenge to authority, breaking the "windowpaper" and having a very bad influence.
In fact, despite being a player with a strong personality and strength, Wei Shihao's role in the national team is relatively limited. At least, he is not the main force of Ivan's tactical system. Especially his impact and defense ability are far from Ivan's tactical requirements. As a striker, his scoring ability is far less than Zhang Yuning, Wu Lei and even Fernando; as a winger, his confrontation ability is far inferior to Bai Hailamu and Xie Wenneng; as an attacking organizer, his role is not even as good as that of Zhang Yuning who is pulling back to receive.
If Serginho and Oscar can complete the naturalization process before March, representing the national team to play in the 18 matches, Wei Shihao's status will be even more marginalized. At that time, he may no longer "interesting", continue to create "hot", only to suffer, digging their own graves. Some netizens even speculated that the lack of big-picture thinking Wei Shihao may be blocked by the national football team.
Of course, this is only the speculation of netizens and may not be true. However, if it is true, then it is a small loss that will outweigh the gain.
