On the morning of February 23, the Chinese Football Association issued a letter saying that the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, The Chinese First Division and the Chinese Second Division intend to restore the home and away system.
On the morning of February 23, the Preparatory Group of the Chinese Football Association and the China Football Federation convened an online working meeting with representatives of professional clubs at all levels of the Chinese Super League, The Chinese First Division and the Chinese Second Division on the preparation of domestic professional leagues at all levels and the arrangement of competition plans.
It is expected that the Chinese Super League, which is expected to restore the home and away system, will make fans excited, but then, the details of the documents released by the breaking news show that the requirements for home and away games in the league area are relatively cumbersome, such as the need for the relevant departments of the local municipal government to issue a letter of consent to undertake, and the need to submit home and backup home information. For smaller teams, especially those in the lower leagues, it can mean that in addition to cumbersome procedures, it will also increase the cost of the event.
From the morning to noon of February 23, the FA meeting was still held, and a number of reporters expressed their views on Weibo on the proposed resumption of home and away games in the Chinese Super League.
Xiao Zhao, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, said that the home-and-away system is still a "proposed" plan, which still needs to be approved before it can be implemented. So at the moment no one can guarantee that there will be no variables in the end.
Feng Zhen, a well-known football journalist, said that "China does not have good soil for professional sports", but still hopes that the home-and-away system can be restored as soon as possible.
Xu Jiang, a former Sohu sports reporter, said that the word "proposed" for the Chinese Super League to resume home and away games was very accurate. But in any case, it's a good start. Strive hard to get good results.
"Football News" reporter Lu Mi said that the clubs to coordinate with the (local) government to coordinate the restoration of home and away games, not only at the football level. The government considers more of a public health issue. And according to the situation of the club's share reform, the attitude of the local government is some support, some are not supportive, and some are not expressive. (It is difficult to form unity everywhere)
Zhu Yi, head of the China region of the "De Zhuan" website, said that the solicitation of opinions hopes to be carried out from the top down. There is no speech above, and it is difficult to open your own mouth in prevention and control below, that is, "lack of basis". In addition, the attitude of the capital Beijing is very important, and a key city needs to stand up and play an exemplary role.
Zhu Yi said on another Weibo post that the FA's documents were clear and "need to be determined according to the policies of local governments." The focus of prevention and control varies from place to place (which may also lead to different attitudes of local governments towards opening up home and away stadiums). Zhu Yi called on fans to look rationally, understand regional differences, and support local epidemic prevention policies, without comparison and insults.