The leadership of the Chinese Football Association has been replaced, and new faces have been produced
October 16, 2022 is an important day in the history of Chinese football. On this day, the Chinese Football Association completed the leadership election, announced the new leadership team list containing 7 members, and the Football Association carried out a major change from top to bottom.
Seeing the newly announced team list, many fans and the public were very surprised. The newly elected president of the Football Association is Song Kai, a layman who does not understand football at all.
Song Kai has been engaged in sports management for many years, but he has nothing to do with football, and his understanding of the game is almost zero. The sudden appointment of a layman to take charge of Chinese football came as a big surprise.
In addition to Song Kai, the new leader of the leadership team is Vice Chairman Xu Jiren. It is also puzzling that Xu Jiren's background is actually the media, and he used to be the vice chairman of the China Sports Journalists Association.
A media person has to manage football, which is unprecedented in the industry. Whether Heo Ki-in is up to the task of the Football Association is full of doubts.
In addition, the other two newly appointed vice chairmen, Yang Xu and Yuan Yongqing, as well as Secretary General Li Yingchuan, are also completely new faces in the football circle. None of them had any previous experience in football.
This reshuffle seems to be a major change of the Chinese Football Association, and almost all of them are new people.
Among the new seven-member leadership team, the only familiar face is Sun Wen, the vice chairman who remains in office. In the past few years, Sun Wen has done a lot of work in promoting the development of women's football in China, and it has been relatively effective.
It was undoubtedly wise and a little comfort to keep her in office.
The whole leadership team seems speculative at the moment. One by one, laymen who don't know much about football have taken over the leadership of Chinese football, which has worried many fans and industry insiders.
Gao Hongbo and Fan Zhiyi have their own destinies
This change of the Football Association has had a significant impact on the fate of two other well-known personalities, Gao Hongbo and Fan Zhiyi. Among them, Gao Hongbo no longer held a leadership position, but was transferred to a technical position; Fan Zhiyi directly missed the new leadership team.
Gao Hongbo has held key positions in the leadership of the Football Association for the past few years, but his work has not been outstanding. What everyone is more familiar with is that many years ago, Gao Hongbo served as the head coach of the national football team, and led the team to achieve very excellent results and won the love of fans.
But after taking on the leadership role, Gao Hongbo's ability was limited.
In this adjustment, Gao Hongbo withdrew from the leadership position and was reappointed as the technical director of the Football Association. We can see that the arrangement of the Football Association is very reasonable, allowing Gao Hongbo to return to his best technical guidance position, and I believe that he can better play his strengths.
The glory of the year still exists in people's hearts, and if Gao Hongbo can create brilliance now, his personal image will also be reshaped by fans.
Another veteran, Fan Zhiyi, is in a more awkward situation. Fan Zhiyi did not appear in the new team this time, and was obviously marginalized. The reason for this result, many people believe, is that Fan Zhiyi is too outspoken, and the needles in his words are unacceptable to some people, so he has become the object of ostracism.
Indeed, Fan Zhiyi has always dared to publicly criticize the status quo of football and vigorously criticize it, which is very inappropriate within the system. But the majority of fans highly respect Fan's style, because he dares to say what they really think in their hearts.
Fan Zhiyi's departure is undoubtedly regrettable.
The change in the fortunes of the two veterans indicates that the redeployment of football talent by the new team has quietly begun. We are waiting to see their new initiatives, and we hope that everyone can play their due role and jointly promote the development of Chinese football.
Chinese fans are buzzing about the new team coming to power
After the new leadership of the Football Association was elected on October 16, Chinese fans immediately launched a heated discussion. They continued to express great concern about the new team coming to power, and also expressed their views on the next development direction of Chinese football.
Among the fan base, there is a general consensus that the fundamental way out for the Football Association lies in insisting on promoting youth training. In order for China to transform football from a big country to a strong country, it must start from the grassroots level, so that more and more children can love and systematically learn this sport from Xi an early age.
Therefore, the first task of the Football Association is to implement the national football popularization plan, vigorously promote school football in schools around the country, provide more professional venues and facilities, and make football a part of children's lives.
The situation must not be reduced to rhetoric and rhetoric, but must be truly universalized.
On the other hand, it is also necessary to be persistent in nurturing human resources. You can't change the head coach and players again and again, which ultimately leads to a big reduction in the effectiveness of training and running-in.
Football takes a long-term view, and good coaches and players need time to grow. The Football Association must give them enough time and space to allow all kinds of talent to mature.
Of course, the anti-corruption work must not be relaxed. Only by returning football to its true nature and getting rid of the shackles of interest groups can it grow healthily. The new team must maintain a high-pressure posture and severely punish any behavior that undermines the integrity of football, and will not tolerate it.
We look forward to the new team listening to the fans and making the right choices. As long as they are sincere in planning and building for the future of Chinese football, they will definitely be able to bring a new situation.
The reform task facing the new team
After the announcement of the new leadership team on October 16, the task of reform of Chinese football fell on the shoulders of these newcomers again. The newly appointed team of the Football Association shoulders the important mission of putting Chinese football on the right track.
For the new team, the most urgent task is to create a sunny football environment. One of the reasons why Chinese football has been sluggish is that it has been untransparent for a long time.
Many decisions are made in the dark, resulting in choices and decisions that often deviate from the essence.
The new squad must change this situation and bring football back to the light of day. It is important to get straight to the point in management and operation, increase transparency, and incorporate the opinions of more professionals and fans, rather than over-centralizing power.
At the same time, we can't rush and want to get football up in the short term. This approach often backfires and does more harm than good. The revitalization of football needs to start from the foundation and need to be built for the long term.
The new team must understand this, otherwise it will be difficult to make substantive progress.
On the other hand, there is also a need for a change in the individual's view of political performance. We cannot pursue opportunistic reforms in order to achieve political success during our time as an official without regard for the consequences. This will worsen the football environment.
It is necessary to focus on long-term development in order to make football grow healthily.
It can be said that the newly appointed leaders of the Football Association are facing a situation where opportunities and challenges coexist.
There is a long way to go for Chinese football to return to glory
Although the Chinese Football Association has completed a leadership rotation, there is still a long way to go to bring Chinese football back to glory. We cannot be blindly optimistic just because we have a new leadership team, and this will take a long time to achieve.
First of all, there is a lot of work to be done, and it is by no means achieved overnight. From the training system to youth training support, from league construction to referee level, from market operation to international exchanges, all aspects need to start anew and polish the signboard of Chinese football.
This requires a lot of hard work and sweat, as well as a lot of manpower and material investment.
Secondly, the collaboration of all parties is also crucial. Not only within the Football Association, but also the entire Chinese football family must unite and move towards a common goal.
No club, referee, coach, player, school, fan or other link can be left behind. Only by uniting together can we gather the majestic force to move football forward.
Finally, the new leadership of the Football Association needs to be given time to adapt and grow. They are all newcomers who have just taken over Chinese football and need to go through a run-in before they can play a role.
You can't deny them just because you haven't seen the effect for a while, and you can't point fingers at will.
The development of Chinese football is in an important transition period, and the replacement of the leadership of the old and new football associations also makes people full of infinite reverie about the future of Chinese football.
While we have high hopes, we also need to give the new leaders of the Football Association plenty of time and space to adapt to this role. It's important to remember that drastic change at the beginning of your tenure isn't always the best policy, and a lot of times it needs to be done steadily.
We hope that they can find the right way to make Chinese football continue to develop healthily at the very beginning.
Of course, the development of football requires the cooperation of all sectors of society, and it is not just a matter for the Football Association. Whether it is a football school, a club, or a large number of fans, they should actively participate in this benign social cause.
Chinese football can only prosper when everyone sincerely pays for it and cares for it.
The new year is just around the corner, and let's look forward to the future with hope.
I believe that with the joint efforts of all walks of life, a new era of Chinese football will come.