In the first leg of the FA Cup semi-finals, after Shenhua faced a 1-5 defeat to its rivals in the same city, Shenhua Club formally appealed to the Chinese Football Association about the controversy that arose in yesterday's match.
Illustration: Shenhua Appeal Network Diagram
In yesterday's game, Shenhua conceded three goals in the opening 25 minutes, after losing 2-4 in the second leg of the First Stage of the Chinese Super League, the Beijing-Shanghai Battle, and losing the title group quota, not long after, it was once again defeated by the opponent's blitzkrieg. However, the club believed there were multiple penalty issues in the second half of the match.
In this complaint, the disputes mentioned by Shenhua Club include: first, when Moreno fell in the penalty area, the opponent Wei Zhen was suspected of pushing people, but the referee did not award Shenhua a penalty; second, before the opponent Paulinho scored, the opponent Oscar snatched Sun Shilin's legs and hand movements from behind; third, before the final game, the opponent Abraham had obvious fouls on Yu Hanchao with the ball, after which the opponent Oscar deliberately hit Zhao Mingjian's brain, and directly returned the hand in the face of Sun Shilin, who tried to push himself away. As a result, both were sent off with red cards.
In the appeal, Shenhua Club said: "In several key battles and focus battles in the 2021 Chinese Super League, the team has repeatedly encountered the double standard of referees' penalty interference, so the team has helplessly lost the qualification to enter the championship group, and the club's image and the interests of investors have suffered huge irreparable losses." The club also said: "We have also complained to your association on these issues several times, including the blowing of valid goals in the league and SIPG matches, and the league management has twice formally admitted to our club and apologized." But what is intolerable and chilling is that this extremely obvious and enough to influence the trend of the game has once again appeared in the key matches of the Chinese FOOTBALL Association Cup. ”
Pictured: In yesterday's derby battle, Shenhua lost 1-5 Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Mingyan photographed
After falling into the relegation group in the league, the FA Cup derby suffered another fiasco, which Shenhua fans could not accept. Fan clubs, including Blue Devils and Shenzhihua, have issued an open letter to Shenhua Club: from now on, they refuse to go to the scene to watch the Shenhua team's matches. The open letter of the fans' club read: "It cannot be said that the players on the field do not have the spirit of hard work, but people can't see the sense of honor that the team must win the 'game that can't be lost', and can't see the shame of the derby and the hope of the league to reach the top!" ”
A senior Shenhua fan and the head of the fan club said: "Now this Shenhua team has completely incomprehensible... The youngsters next door all scored and we were still a bunch of U35s. What other reason is there for such a team to continue to support? It is better to refund the package ticket, the eyes are not clear, which day to see the hope, and then return to the scene to support. ”
Pictured: The Blue Devils announced their presence on the scene to support the team
Many fans questioned the Shenhua team's idea of building the team: "In 2021, the Shenhua first-team registration list has a total of 33 people; of which 3 are 23-28 years old, 8 are 20-22 years old, and 22 are 29-39 years old. In addition, there are only 2 people in the 20-22 age group with a relatively stable starting record (Wen Jiabao and Zhu Chenjie), only 1 person in the 23-28 age group (Bassogo), and it is known that 23-28 years old is the golden age of footballers. ”
In fact, in the 2019 season, shenhua team used a large number of young players under flores, but the performance slipped into the relegation zone. After that, the club returned to the strategy of veterans, signing Zeng Cheng, Feng Xiaoting, Yu Hanchao, Wu Xi, Qin Sheng, Zhao Mingjian, Yang Xu and many other experienced veterans in the past two years. At the same time, Zhou Junchen, Liu Ruovan, Jiang Shenglong and other young generals will be rented out for exercise. At that time, the management of Shenhua Club explained that according to the assessment, although these veterans were over 30 years old, they were still in their playing years and could play a key role in improving the strength of the Shenhua team. In 2019, the team, led by South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee, lifted the FA Cup. In the playoffs of the Chinese Super League last season, Shenhua and Harbor met in the knockout rounds, and the two sides did not distinguish between winning and losing in the two rounds, and finally decided to lose on penalties.
However, this season in the Chinese Super League, Shenhua failed to qualify for the championship group after introducing strong reinforcements such as Wu Xi and Adrian, which discouraged fans. Now swallowing the FA Cup semi-final first leg 1-5 point difference, if Sunday's second leg can not be overturned, Shenhua this season has ended early. What needs to be decided by the club now is whether the team needs to adjust its thinking and give young people more opportunities to grow while relying on veterans. (Chief reporter of Xinmin Evening News, Jin Lei)