According to the latest report of the Football Newspaper, among the 4 Chinese Super League teams that qualified for the AFC Champions League this year, 3 teams have taken the initiative to request withdrawal from the Football Association, and only 1 has clearly expressed its willingness to participate.
I would rather be a deserter than a deserter! Who is the only true warrior of the AFC Champions League in this Chinese Super League? The football newspaper did not say so.
This season's AFC Champions League has only reached the second round, and the only two remaining Chinese Super League teams have lost 4 matches, and none of them have been spared a fiasco, scoring 0 goals in 4 games and conceding 25 goals. Although we are playing against the professional team of the opponent with a non-professional youth army, the one-sidedness of the game and the collapse of the army are still unbearable to witness.
The fiasco has also caused questions from the outside world, and many people have questioned, knowing that it is a pebble that hit the stone, why did not directly withdraw from the race in the first place.
Why don't these Chinese Super League teams withdraw from the AFC Champions League?
Football reported the inside story.
It is reported that before participating in the AFC Champions League, there were 3 Chinese Super League teams that asked the Football Association for withdrawal, and only one team that was not afraid of losing expressed its willingness to participate. Since the club has asked for instructions, why did it not withdraw from the competition in the end?
It turned out that, considering the Chinese market, the AFC Champions League sponsors did not agree to the withdrawal of the Chinese Super League team! Sponsors believe that since the first team of the Chinese Super League cannot play, they may be able to play in the reserve team + echelon mode.
After weighing the pros and cons, the Teams of the Chinese Super League unanimously chose to send the Youth Army to the battle. After all, if the reserve team is withdrawn, there may be a first team that cannot even train.
So here's the problem! Who is the only Chinese Super League team that has expressed its willingness to play? This is first of all to exclude Changchun Yatai, as they announced their retirement early.
The remaining 3 teams Shandong Taishan, Guangzhou and SIPG, which of them is willing to participate? A careful analysis shows that there are certain appeals.
For example, Taishan, Shandong! Due to their suspension last year and the failure to participate in the AFC Champions League, they may not want to miss out on the AFC Champions League for two consecutive years, especially wearing the title of Chinese Super League champion.
Speaking of SIPG, they lost face last year after being eliminated by the Philippine team in the AFC Champions League qualifiers, and this year they also want to prove themselves again, so it is understandable to plan to participate, although in the end they gave up for some reason.
Finally speaking of the Guangzhou team, last year's dispatch of the youth army has suffered a series of tragic cases, it is reasonable to retreat, but considering the club's operational difficulties, if the AFC Champions League competition can be divided into some participation fees to fill the family, it is also worth the trip.
When the Warriors are tragically killed, or retired as deserters, it is a dilemma for the Chinese Super League team, and they will be scolded anyway!
Choosing to withdraw from the competition, of course, will be scolded less, but will be criticized for not having the spirit of the bright sword. Just like staying in the ocean, you never know how big the gap is when you don't go out. Can't find the gap, you are still willing to be a frog at the bottom of the well in China, thinking how cattle you are.
And choose to participate! It is the difference between standing and dying and dying with encouragement. Horizontal and vertical are dead, and sometimes it is better to be vigorous than to perish in silence.