The harshest penalty in the Chinese Super League this season! With a hot temper and insulting the referee, 28-year-old Wei Shihao should introspect himself
Reporter Cheng Shan reported On July 18, the Chinese Football Association issued an announcement that Wei Shihao, a player from the three towns who "committed non-sports acts and insulted the referee" in the match with Hegang, suspended six games and fined 60,000 yuan. This punishment is stronger than the previous punishments for violent acts and insulting gestures, and it is a wake-up call for both the three towns and Wei Shihao personally.
On July 12, in the 16th round of the Chinese Super League, Three Towns away to Harbour, the first half hour of the match, the two sides contributed a wonderful matchup, but the appearance of Ren Hang's second yellow card caused the situation to take a sharp turn, and referee Ma Ning became the protagonist of the game.
In the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Ren Hang was suspected of elbowing Cuaron while returning to defense, and Manin showed him a yellow card before turning away. It is not difficult to see from Ma Ning's subconscious reaction that he obviously did not realize at the first time that he had shown him a yellow card in the 20th minute for Ren Hang's foul on Caron, and after the harbor players reminded him, Ma Ning took out another red card and sent Ren Hang off. In fact, compared with the controversy over whether Ren Hang's foul should have received a second yellow card, the greater dissatisfaction of the Three Towns players obviously came from Ma Ning's "small mistakes" in the playing process, coupled with the previous Aziz penalty area fell to the ground and Caron made two unfavorable penalties against Three Towns, which aggravated the dissatisfaction of the visiting players. After Ren Hang was penalized, the players of the Three Towns gathered around Ma Ning to ask for explanations, and He Chao also received a yellow card for protest.
This sentiment was not dissipated by the resumption of the game, and in just one minute, Three Towns once again clashed with the refereeing team because they were dissatisfied with a tackle on the wing by their opponents. Ma Ning, who originally ran to Matijiang to show a yellow card, saw Wu Fei on the bench venting his dissatisfaction, and immediately took out a yellow card to the substitute goalkeeper of Three Towns with an "emergency stop change". And Wei Shihao, who was warming up on the sidelines, quickly became the focus, and under the reminder of assistant referee Shi Xiang, Ma Ning turned to Wei Shihao and took out a red card without hesitation. And Wei Shihao, who was dyed red, was obviously on the head, in addition to his mouth, he even applauded Ma Ning.
After the game, the outside world believed that Wei Shihao could not escape additional punishment, the last round of the match against Guoan, naturally suspended 1 game, and on the 18th, the Disciplinary Committee of the Chinese Football Association really issued a punishment announcement for Wei Shihao, which clearly pointed out that "after the referee whistled to stop the game, Wei Shihao, the substitute player of Wuhan Three Towns Football Club, committed non-sports behavior and insulted the referee", for this, the final punishment given by the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association was 6 games suspended + fined 60,000 yuan.
It is worth mentioning that in the previous match between Taishan and Harbour, Taishan captain Fellaini was dissatisfied with the referee's decision, not only accused the referee, but also withdrew from the game, and the outside world speculated that Fellaini may be additionally punished, but the on-duty referee Wang Zhe did not write this behavior into the post-match report, so the disciplinary committee did not impose additional punishment on him. And Ma Ning wrote Wei Shihao's affairs into the game report, and it was a sure thing to be chased.
According to the announcement, the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association imposed a "5+1" penalty on Wei Shihao in accordance with the provisions of Article 54 and Article 48 of the Disciplinary Guidelines of the Chinese Football Association, of which "5" was given a suspension or a ban from entering the bench or a ban on entering the stadium (hall) for at least 5 games in accordance with Article 54 "Wrongdoing, non-sporting behavior (accusation, use of offensive, insulting or abusive language, gestures or movements), and impose a fine of at least 50,000 yuan"; The reason why the penalty was heavier in addition to 50,000 yuan after the suspension was 5 games was that according to item 1 of paragraph (2) of Article 48 "heavier punishment", "personnel on the bench violated discipline".
Therefore, Wei Shihao's suspension of 6 games + a fine of 60,000 yuan is indeed "there are rules to follow" and "can't fault it". In fact, this season alone, in the China League One and the FA Cup, club officials have been suspended for 5 to 6 games for insulting referees and being suspended.
Since his debut, the two characteristics of sharp ball style and poor emotional management have almost become his two biggest labels. When he was in the Guangzhou team, he was punished twice by the team, including a one-month suspension for the Guangzhou team for a malicious foul on the opponent's player when he played for the Chinese Cup. Before his 26th birthday two years ago, Cannavaro said of him, "Every time he comes out of the dressing room, Wei Shihao seems to be covered in gasoline, and experienced opponents may carry lighters with them." I also talk to him a lot, he is not 22 or 23 years old, he is already 25 years old. And he has played for several important teams in China, and I hope he improves his emotional management. ”
Wei Shihao's six-game suspension is the harshest penalty in the Chinese Super League so far this season. Previously, some punishments identified as "violent acts" were not as severe as Wei Shihao. In the second round, Jinmen Tigers defender Yang Fan elbowed the opposing player's head, and the disciplinary committee suspended him for four games and fined him 40,000 yuan; In the 8th round, Taishan defender Judson was sent off straight red for a move in his hand, and received a fine of 50,000 yuan for 5 games after the game; Also in the 8th round, Three Towns striker Aziz trampled on Rongcheng players and suspended them for 4 games and fined 40,000; In the 9th round, Shenhua goalkeeper Ma Zhen boxed Romulo in the face, suspended for 5 matches and fined 50,000. In addition, Meizhou foreign aid Rodrigue used insulting gestures during the game and was suspended for 4 games and fined 40,000.
Wei Shihao's behavior was characterized as "non-sports behavior, insulting the referee", and he was directly suspended for 6 games and fined 60,000 yuan, which exceeded the punishment for "violent behavior". Some insiders said that "it is more serious to move on the referee than to the player". Of course, the "hands-on" of the referee is more serious, and in the 14th round of the Chinese Super League last season, Dorado "deliberately used excessive force after running long distances" to hit Ma Ning's back, causing him to fall to the ground, which was recognized as "violent behavior". After the incident, the disciplinary committee issued a "sky-high" fine of 12 months and a fine of 200,000 yuan, so Dorado left the Chinese Super League and returned to Brazil to play.
Although the punishment "has rules to follow", the fine about Wei Shihao still caused a lot of discussion. On a football information platform, the official announcement of the FA ticket alone has more than 6,500 comments. It is worth noting that most fans, in addition to commenting on whether Wei Shihao's ticket was fair, also mentioned the controversy over Ma Ning's enforcement of this game, and some voices pointed out that "the referee is also on top".
This is not the first time in recent days that Chinese Super League penalties have been the focus of fan discussion. Shortly after the fines were announced, 14 Wuhan fan associations sent a letter to the State General Administration of Sports, questioning the Football Association's fine against Wei Shihao and some of the penalties awarded by the three towns in Wuhan against Shanghai Port and Beijing Guoan. This is the second time since this month that Chinese Super League fans have "written" to the General Administration of Sports because of the penalty issue - after the match between Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Port earlier this month, 32 Taishan fan clubs jointly issued a "letter from Shandong fans to the State General Administration of Sports", expressing extreme dissatisfaction with Fellaini's goal in the home game against Seaport.
Such a "fierce" public opinion has appeared, which deserves enough attention from the league management department and the referee team. Otherwise, the ticket alone may not be enough to maintain the authority of the green enforcers, and it will be difficult to make up for the "credibility" that the judges have gradually lost.
Now that the ticket has been issued, whether it is Sanzhen or Wei Shihao, they can only accept it. Of course, Wei Shihao, who was suspended and fined, needs to "introspect". Originally, among the new signings in the new season of Three Towns, he was especially pinned on high hopes. So far this season, he has only contributed 2 goals and 1 assist in 12 appearances, and now he has to miss 6 games - the price of "top" is very painful, and the club has suffered huge losses. Wei Shihao, who is over 28 years old, really needs to wipe the "gasoline" on his body.