On June 28th, Beijing time, the seventh round of the Chinese Super League ended with a focus match. In the end, Shandong Taishan defeated Henan Songshan Longmen 2-0. In the 76th minute of the game, Henan Songshan Longmen player Zhong Jinbao tackled Shandong player Liu Yang and was directly sent off by the referee with a red card. This once again attracted the attention of the outside world to various rough and dangerous fouls in the Chinese Super League this season.
In the 76th minute, Liu Yang got the ball from the left wing. At this time, Jin Bao flashed out from the side and kicked Liu Yang directly in the calf with a flying tackle with his legs off the ground. Because the tackle was too powerful, Liu Yang was even "taken off" by Zhong Jinbao's tackle, which shows how powerful the impact was at that time. Judging from the slow-motion replay, Zhong Jinbao was obviously "targeting the person but not the ball", and it could even be said that he went for the foul to hurt someone.
Such dangerous moves did not escape the referee's eyes. Zhong Jinbao received a red card and was expelled. At the same time, the players in Shandong Taishan were obviously not satisfied with Zhong Jinbao's actions. Players such as , Song Long, and even "raised the issue" directly on the bench and asked the Henan players to argue. Fortunately, the referee and the coaches of the two teams tried their best to calm the situation and a potential large-scale conflict was avoided.
There is no doubt that Zhong Jinbao was sent off by "Zhihong", which was not unfair at all. It is worth noting that including this red card, the Chinese Super League has produced 15 red cards in the 7 rounds of the league this season. Basically, there are straight red cards in every round, and rough fouls and low-level mistakes continue. Although the Chinese Super League Football Association has issued some fines for this phenomenon, it seems to have not helped.
Indeed, in a closed competition, the mentality of players is indeed easy to become unbalanced. However, after all, this is the nominal top league of Chinese football, but it has been reduced to a "fighting arena" where violence is rampant. Is it really appropriate?
