On January 12, 2022, the last two play-offs of the Chinese football year ended, dalian people 0-1, the total score of 1-2 loss to Chengdu Rongcheng, tragically relegated. Qingdao team was forced to draw 0-0 by Zhejiang team, with an aggregate score of 0-1, and it was also difficult to escape the doom of relegation.
The two Chinese League A teams, Zhejiang and Chengdu, defeated the Chinese Super League teams Qingdao and Dalian respectively, creating a classic example on the following grams, and also creating the spectacle of the Chinese league, four levels of 5 groups of play-offs, the low-level teams all won, jaw-dropping.
Earlier, the Chinese champions Hubei Huachuang defeated the Chinese Second Division side Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia 3-1 and promoted to the Chinese Second Division. Chinese Second Division side Qingdao QingchunDao defeated Beijing Polytechnic in the Chinese First Division 7-6 (penalty) and met qingdao manatees in victory, and will stage the Qingdao derby in the Chinese First Division next season. Interestingly, with the relegation of the Qingdao team in the Chinese Super League, Qingdao Football will play the three English clubs of the Chinese League one next season. In the other game, Guangxi PingguoHaqi of the Central B defeated the Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards of the Central Division 1-0 and successfully broke the first division.
Of the 5 play-offs, except for one set of penalties, the remaining 4 games were won by lower-level teams during regular time. So why do lower-level teams win so often? According to the conventional situation, high-level teams are much stronger in terms of game ability and experience, but they do not play well and are relegated miserably.
This may be a glimpse of the club's operations.
After Harbin Yiteng was relegated from the Chinese Super League, he moved to Shaoxing Keqiao, and his situation did not improve. After being ordered to be relegated to the secondary B for base reasons in 2019, it is getting worse. Subsequently, the team changed its name to Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia, but it was not able to transport the team. The league was defeated again and again, ranking last, and had no choice but to compete with the chinese champions team Hubei Huachuang, resulting in two consecutive losses and tragic relegation. In fact, this season, Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia almost to the point where no one can use, relying on a wave of echelon young people to finish the game. It's not surprising that he was relegated to the mid-crown.
From the Chinese Super League to the Chinese First Division, from the Chinese First Division to the Central B, from the Central B to the Central Championship, Yi Teng retreats again and again, there is no place to retreat, perhaps dissolution is its long-destined destination.
In the past two years, the enthusiasm of Chinese football investors has not only not increased, but has gradually faded. This makes the situation of football practitioners more and more difficult, especially players, who have nowhere to live, even if they can, there is no way to play football, even if they can play football, there may be no income. It is irresponsible to blame players for their high salaries and low performance. Players are innocent, as long as they train with peace of mind, play football diligently, and constantly improve their level, they are worthy of this profession.
The Chinese First Division teams Beijing Polytechnic and Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards, which participated in the promotion and relegation play-offs of the Chinese First Division, were not surprised to lose. These two teams are originally at the middle B level, and there is a big gap between their strength and other Chinese first division teams. In the end, the two teams only accumulated 14 points and 9 points, ranking the bottom two. The beijing polytechnic all-China class, relying on a student army to fight the world, may have an occasional flash of brilliance in one or two games, but it is difficult to make a difference in the long league.
Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard is relegated year after year, and upgraded year by year, although the operation is difficult, but the victory is not afraid of the sky, and the middle armor is used as a training soldier. Repeated defeats, repeated defeats, although to accompany the last seat, but the head coach and players have done their best, the spirit is commendable.
The weak attack line of the two teams, the tired back line, failed to make a difference in the play-offs, facing the third and fourth places in the middle two, they could not take the upper hand, but they were secretly attacked by the opponent and finally lost. Objectively speaking, Xinjiang and Beijing Polytechnic are more suitable for playing in the middle B. Hopefully, Xinjiang will no longer be in the Middle Division next season. Make up for the loss every year, "The Chinese First Division really doesn't want to play!" "Talking too much is tears.
The two teams in the Chinese Super League, Dalian and Qingdao, are not relegated for the same reasons.
Dalian people have also reported some negative news this year, especially the news of Wanda's withdrawal, which has affected the hearts and minds of the military. But overall, Dalian is indeed one of the few teams that does not owe wages and is in good financial condition. However, in terms of operation, Dalian Renren Club encountered difficulties, and the foreign coach could not be put in place until the beginning of April, josé officially arrived at the team, and the next day the league was about to start. In addition, the core foreign aid has not been able to return to the team for a long time, and in the middle of the league, in the face of the lack of foreign aid, no adjustment has been made.
Throughout the league, Dalian people played generally. Especially in key games, the psychological burden of the players was too heavy and they failed to exert their strong fighting ability. Moreover, in the important relegation games, blind optimism, after the situation deteriorated, there was nothing to do.
Dalian's situation was very good after the victory over Qingdao, resulting in three consecutive losses, 0-1 to Henan Songshan Longmen, 0-1 to Chongqing Liangjiang Athletics, and 0-2 to Cangzhou Lions. Three crucial relegation games did not score a goal, lost the initiative in relegation, and the players lacked confidence.
In the play-off match against Chengdu Rongcheng, the team played average. Sun Guowen received a second yellow card after helping the team lead with an advanced goal, and then a penalty award from the referee caused great controversy, which also led to huge trauma to the team's emotions. In the face of a huge fine for blocking and shoving the referee, the team failed to turn anger into motivation, played cautiously, overly stressed, and finally was defeated by a refractive ball, which was regrettable.
The Dalian people who are worried about internal and external difficulties have been demoted, which is really not right. The club had many opportunities to save itself, but they missed them all and ended up with no return. The terrible thing is not that there is demotion, but that it is not possible to learn from the demotion and not to make a comeback. Football City, how many heroes Haojie; Dalian people, how many young talents. However, it will take time for the youth training system to mature. If you want to return to the Chinese Super League, you need the club to make long-term planning.
If the relegation of the Dalian people is a sigh of relief, then the free fall of the Qingdao team adds a kind of sadness. Two years later, since the upgrade of Qingdao Huanghai, the most aggrieved thing is that he has not been able to play even one game at home at home, and he has returned to the Middle League.
The situation of qingdao this year has been not good, because long-term salary arrears and injuries have led to a sharp decline in the team's combat effectiveness. Even in the life-and-death moments of the play-offs, there are still players who are unable to play due to injuries and other conditions. In the first leg of the match with the Zhejiang team, Yang Weijian's guidance was overstretched and there were words of suffering. Although Alessandrini and Vukovic were finally able to start in the second leg, after a long period of neglect, Qingdao was ultimately unable to return to the sky and was relegated.
Such a team with average attack and defense, it is also reasonable that it has not been relegated.
These 5 groups of duels, the low-level teams all won, but also shows that without foreign aid, the gap between the teams is not large, not to mention, the last two of the high-level teams are not the top two of the low-level, but the third and fourth places. Maybe that's the allure of football.
When the prosperity fades, when the hustle and bustle dissipates, when the bubble is squeezed out, when the wounds heal, we believe that Chinese football will eventually usher in the dawn. No matter how long the road is, there will be an end, and even the darkest night will greet the morning. In 2021, the darkest moment of Chinese football will eventually pass. In 2022, the Illuminati will come again.
Downgrading is not the end of the century, and upgrading is not a smooth road. Football brings us joy and sorrow, tells us to be stoic and hardworking, reminds us that the details determine success or failure, warns us that the game is not over until the last second.
In 2022, we are eager to fight side by side with our beloved teams in the stands and fight to the end, whether it is the Chinese Super League or the Chinese Second Division. Every stadium is where we fight together.