With the "general environment" is very sluggish, the development of Asian football has also shown signs of stagnation or even regression. After the results of the 2022 U23 Asian Cup lottery were released, some fans were surprised to find that there was no Chinese men's football team participating. This team with a population of 1.4 billion is among the best in the world in terms of resources and influence. The withdrawal of the national football team will inevitably make this U23 Asian Cup bleak. On the other hand, the J-League actually gave the "green light" for the survival of the club, and after making adjustments to the previous series of rules, the Japanese Football Association was actually discussing allowing the club to be named. How is it good that the J-League's move to abolish the "neutral" team name is contrary to the Chinese Super League?
The U23 Asian Cup does not have a national football team, is there still such a game to watch?
As the 2022 Qatar World Preliminary Tournament draws to a close, the U23 Asian Cup is also about to begin. Recently, the results of the group draw ceremony of the competition were also officially released, and a number of Asian teams became "seeded teams" to advance to the peak of Asian football that young players dream of. What I didn't expect was that the Chinese men's football team did not participate in the event, and the original national football team chose to withdraw from the tournament before.
It is reported that because the U23 national football team of the 99th age group of the Chinese men's football team, due to the influence of the environment and international health and safety, chose to withdraw from the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup qualifier in Tajikistan in October 2021. In fact, the enthusiasm of fans for the national football team to play in this event is also insufficient, because the U23 national football team has only won one of the four competitions before, and has not completed the qualification. This time, the direct non-participation may also be related to previous track records.
Contrary to the Chinese Super League! The J-League abolished the neutral name to save the club
With the deepening of the reform of the Chinese Super League, most of the clubs have entered the share reform link, and after the official establishment of the "neutral" name, the club has also gained huge support. However, after everything "comes back to life", the Chinese Super League club still has to rely on itself. Unexpectedly, the J League opened a new "self-help measure" and even vetoed the long-standing "neutral" name change.
According to domestic media sources, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the J-League, a series of major reforms will be carried out. The first abolished the club's "territorial restrictions" and allowed the J-League to relocate its home stadium to football, business and youth training. Even, the J-League will rename the club in the future. It turns out that the Japanese football economy is affected by the general environment and needs more income to maintain the development of the team. So, the J-League began to overturn the previous rules and carry out drastic reforms.
As the saying goes: "You can't go a thousand miles without accumulating steps." The Chinese men's football team has begun to prepare for the next World Preliminary Tournament after losing to Vietnam, and a large number of clubs in the Chinese Super League have a financial crisis and can still continue to prepare for the 2022 season and show tenacious survival. However, Asian football was affected by the general environment, and it did not let the Chinese men's football team participate in the competition, nor did it effectively imitate the Chinese Super League for serious study. Therefore, Asian football still has a long way to go.