Ronaldo's China Tour Postponement Insider: Injury is the Root Cause, the Organizer Has Been "Hoping for a Miracle"

Cristiano Ronaldo led Riyadh to China to play in China became a hot spot in football circles as soon as it was revealed at the end of last year. On the one hand, the president's size and influence are properly top in the football world, and he has been associated with China several times and has a good impression, which also makes everyone look forward to his new performance; on the other hand, the success of Messi's visit to China led by the Argentine team has brought a good experience to many fans, and they want to interact with the superstar again and go to the passion of the field of this event in person.

However, after suffering a huge reversal today, the organizers officially announced the news of the postponement of the event, which can be regarded as a very unpleasant semicolon for everyone's expectations. After the press conference, although the overall feedback was relatively calm, then there was some not very "optimistic" news, which made people helpless. The dissatisfaction of the fans is completely understandable, after all, the expectation value has risen so high, and it is close at hand, and it is difficult to accept it when it is suddenly announced that it is gone.

So, what happened that caused this incident to take a huge turn? How to explain the delay? How will this matter end after that?

Question 1: "Postponement of the game", how to understand

Obviously, this "postponement of the game" can only be regarded as a "delaying strategy". Considering the schedule of Riyadh's victory and the format of the Saudi league, especially the upcoming Asian game in February, and the European Championship in mid-year, the aging veteran Cristiano Ronaldo can no longer be tossed. Precious time has passed, and it will be too difficult to "meet again". Therefore, with a high probability, this "postponement" is basically equal to the "indefinite" of the future meeting, and it is not easy to enjoy Ronaldo's football performance in the land of China again.

Therefore, at the press conference, the organizer did not explain the ticketing issue at all, but talked about how to refund the ticket and compensate for the machine wine very "actively". This is "abnormal", and it can also be seen that they want to "step back".

Question 2: Why is the cancellation so "complete"?

Cristiano Ronaldo is the reason and the only reason for people to watch Riyadh's winning game, needless to say. This is true whether it is Chinese, Japanese, Korean, European and American fans. The president suffered an injury and could not play, which naturally reduced the excitement of the game, and at this time, it was inevitable to cancel the game.

Of course, no one said that Talisca, Brozovic, Laporte and others were not ornamental and not stars. But how many of them will pay their own money to watch their friendly matches? If you take 10,000 steps back, even if you want to watch their games, you can't pay this sky-high price. Therefore, Ronaldo's inability to play is equivalent to the game not being able to play, and cancellation is inevitable.

Question 3: Was it improvised, or was it premeditated?

In fact, as early as last week, before Riyadh came to Shenzhen, some media reported that Ronaldo suffered a calf injury and had to be out of action for at least 1-2 weeks before he was eligible. At that time, many fans realized the "seriousness of the problem". Sure enough, as soon as the saying became a prophecy, Ronaldo really "lay down". Therefore, this is definitely a "premeditated" situation, not a temporary encounter.

Of course, "premeditated" here is a neutral word, not a derogatory one. However, fans have the feeling that they have been deceived, which is inevitable. You must know that when they picked up the airport and had dinner with Ronaldo, they didn't expect that things might be so bad (before they just passed VS Shanghai may not be able to play). So the problem is a bit explosive.

Some fans said that Ronaldo was dissatisfied with the dinner arrangement (drinking "wine" in circles, too "Chinese workplace atmosphere"), so he chose not to fight angrily. However, such "inside information" should be listened to, and it is impossible for the president to be so stingy. He stated at the press conference that China is his second hometown, which can be regarded as a refutation of such a low-level "conspiracy".

Question 4: Whose "responsibility" is greater?

On the whole, there must be problems with both the organizers and Riyadh. A simple rhetorical question can make both sides speechless: Since the situation of Ronaldo's injury was known for a long time, why did he still want to come to China with a lot of people? Although Ronaldo cannot participate in the next games, he did not say that the next various activities will be cancelled. So, will the arrangements of sponsors and the invitations of many "Internet celebrities" and "anchors with goods" continue or not? If they continue, it is obviously a purely commercial behavior.

Riyadh would rather send the whole team not to play than to come to China, so naturally this aspect of the problem is also taken into account. Therefore, the "cooperation" of the two sides is quite tacit.

Of course, only the fan base is hurt. Running all the way to watch the game, even if the tickets and wine can be reimbursed, how can the time spent be compensated? How to explain the good leave to the supervisor? More importantly, who will fill the broken heart?

Question 5: How much impact

The impact this time is relatively "far-reaching", after all, this is the second time that this has happened in China. For the first time, Messi and Miami's trip to China was forced to end, which disappointed many fans. In terms of reputation, it is estimated that it will become more and more difficult for wealthy families to cooperate in the future. Attracting the attention of fans will naturally be "not so simple", and commercial activities carried out under the banner of celebrities will inevitably be "blacklisted" by many fans.

On the whole, the cooperation between the organizers and Riyadh is bound to be a failure, especially for fans. It is understandable to want to rely on celebrities to make money, and it is also welcome to use this to open up the Chinese football market. The premise is that you must be professional enough and take a serious football game as a foundation. Without the ontology, the remaining derivatives are all floating clouds.