Since the former national football coach Li Tie was taken away for investigation, the head of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Jiayuan, was also put on the cusp of the storm for a while, and Li Xuan, a football registration record, publicly bombarded Chen Jiayuan for indulging in playing cards and mahjong during the World Preliminary Round of 12. Especially in the past month or so, it is undoubtedly the darkest moment for Chen Jiayuan.
Rationally speaking, the criticism that Chen Jiayuan has encountered is not unjustified, after all, during his tenure, a total of 34 teams in the Chinese Super League, China League A and China Second League have withdrawn, not including Shenzu, Wuhan Yangtze River, Hebei Men's Football Team and Guangzhou City Team, which are now on the verge of disbanding due to salary arrears and debt problems. There is also a bizarre event such as the 2020 Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu withdrawing from the league in the second year of winning the championship. The Chinese Super League's ranking in Asia has plummeted from third in Asia to sixteenth, with only one place in the 24-25 AFC Champions League.
At the same time, the Chinese men's football team also slipped to 80th, the lowest ranking in nearly five years, and even lost to Vietnam, which has not lost in more than 60 years, on the first day of the Chinese New Year. The national football naturalization strategy completely failed, leaving Evergrande's naturalization cost of nearly one billion yuan in vain. Football celebrity Chen Yiming even exposed the strange rule that the Chinese Football Association stipulates that there are only 3 naturalized players on the field.
However, just when the public opinion of the majority of fans was already in the city, Chen Jiayuan played three trump cards in a row, and suddenly reversed the situation. Let's take a look at what three things Chen Jiayuan did.
First: Supervision and training, leaving aside the connection with Li Tie's case
During his term of office, Li Tie, a head coach involved in match-fixing, was elected as the head of the Football Association, and Chen Jiayuan could not be blamed. In fact, after the men's football team missed the World Cup in Qatar in advance, Chen rarely appeared in public. Even after the Chinese women's football team regained the Asian Cup title after 16 years, he did not publicly congratulate him. He also did not attend the winning ceremony of Wuhan Three Towns, the champion of the Chinese Super League. This caused a lot of fans and media to speculate, and everyone was curious to know where he went.
However, in the past two days, Chen Jiayuan's whereabouts have finally been made public. Just two days ago, Chen Jiayuan led the team to inspect the training of the national team. In the process of inspection, Chen Jiayuan also stated that not only the Football Association should strengthen the inspection of national teams, but also with the help of the power of society and public opinion, the relevant data of national teams will be made public and subject to the supervision of the whole society. I have to say that just shouting the field of slogans, Chen Jiayuan is called the second, I am afraid that not many people dare to call the first place.
Through this appearance and statement, Chen Jiayuan also dispelled the speculation of fans and media in the past month or so, and also cleared out that he was not related to Li Tie's match-fixing case, at least so far, Chen Jiayuan is still very safe.
Two: Take over the women's football team and regain the trust of your superiors
At present, the Chinese Football Association has restored the management of Chinese women's football, and for Chinese women's football, the pressure is still considerable this year, they will participate in the 2023 Women's World Cup jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia. You know, in 2021, the Chinese women's football team performed well in the Olympic Games, but its performance on the Olympic stage was not optimistic, conceding 17 goals and scoring only 1 point in the group stage. It is also evident in the match that the gap between women's football and the top European and American teams, whether against Brazil or the Netherlands, is still visible to the naked eye.
Similarly, in this Women's World Cup, the Chinese women's football team will once again play against European and American powerhouses. It is a big challenge for the female football player and coach Shui Qingxia. Under such circumstances, the decision of the General Administration of Sports to relinquish the management to Chen Jiayuan can also be seen that Chen Jiayuan has regained the trust of his superiors.
Three: Officially debuted, want to make a big difference in 23 years
Chen Jiayuan will officially appear in a five-star hotel in Suzhou on January 15, Beijing time, to hold a work meeting, summarize the work of the 2022 Football Association and also inform the 2023 work plan, which makes Chen Jiayuan continue to hold the position of the head of the Chinese Football Association this year, and this year's Women's World Cup trip and men's Asian Cup results will most likely determine Chen Jiayuan's stay.
It is worth mentioning that the FA Cup final will also be played in Suzhou on January 15, when Chen Jiayuan will most likely attend and award the trophy to the overall champion.
Chen Jiayuan's term of office is 4 years, and his achievements in the past 3 years need not be said, and everyone can see it. There is no doubt that he will definitely want to fight a turnaround battle in 23 years.
So do you think Chen Jiayuan can hand over a satisfactory answer sheet in 23 years and be successfully re-elected as the head of the Football Association? Welcome to the comments section.