In one week, the first stage of Chinese Super League will be over. In a hurry, a quarter of the season's schedule has passed. As the game progresses, the ending of each team's season has been foreshadowed.
In the championship battle, Wuhan Three Towns currently have a record of 7 wins and 1 draw. The true nature of the strongest dark horse is undoubtedly highlighted. Taishan team also made timely adjustments on the road to defending the title to avoid widening the points gap with the three towns. However, the originally expected "Three Kingdoms" did not take place. With most of the games in the first stage of the Oscars unable to play, Shanghai Harbor, which invested heavily in the offseason, did not find an invincible feeling. Can they stay on top of the standings? Coming from behind largely depends on Oscar's performance after his return.
In contrast, the suspense of relegation seems to have disappeared too early. Looking at the standings from bottom to top, the three teams are neatly arranged at the beginning of the team. Among them, except for the "Deputy Squad Leader" Guangzhou City, Guangzhou Team and the Hebei team are still playing with an all-China lineup. Guangzhou City, which has lost all 8 games and has created the worst start in the history of the Chinese Super League, has not seen the dawn of hope even if it welcomes the return of foreign aid Cardona. The Guangzhou team and the Hebei team, both competing in Dalian , have become ideal targets for opponents to score points. Their weak offensive strength and full of loopholes on the defensive end make it difficult for them to have much capital to compete with their opponents.
Off the field, the players of these teams are fighting desperately for precious points. Off the field, as the short gap period in the plan is approaching, these teams are facing another difficulty ahead of schedule.
html On April 3, the Chinese professional football club's wage arrears solution was announced. The Chinese Football Association required that each club should not have new wage arrears in the 2022 season. There are three time points for salary arrears for the 2021 season and before: no less than 30% of the total amount of salary arrears shall be settled before July 31, 2022; no less than 70% of the total amount of salary arrears shall be settled before October 31, 2022; All wage arrears shall be settled before the 31st of the month. According to the above requirements, at the end of this month, each club with wage arrears must settle no less than 30% of the total wage arrears. Otherwise, they will be prohibited from registering new players in the second transfer window of the 2022 season and will be punished by deducting 3 league points. For relegation teams with limited points, such penalties will further exacerbate their predicament.
30% of the salary arrears is not much, even if it is too little, it is not too much. In an era when rich teams spend huge sums of money, the relevant figures may not be as good as winning prizes in a few games. But now, in the context of making ends meet, it is not easy to implement this policy. According to reports, the Chinese Super League last week distributed the last dividend of last year’s league to each club. The total points spent were about 3 million yuan. Comprehensive calculation, the total dividends of each team last season was about 10 million yuan. Since the problem of wage arrears of the relevant teams has existed for too long, excluding the expenses required for normal operations, it is difficult to use all of this money to pay back wages. Even if they can be "dedicated", many clubs will not be able to reach the total amount of wages owed. 30% also have some doubts.
In addition, the lagging commercial development has not brought the club a source of income to support normal operations. An unavoidable problem is that many teams are gritting their teeth and living a "hard life" while old scores are difficult to resolve.
In this context, the upcoming offseason may become a watershed in the fate of many teams. In addition, if the second stage of the Chinese Super League makes way for the East Asian Cup and is postponed to early August, the time for each team's wage arrears to ferment will further increase. By then, there will be a question mark as to whether all 18 teams can successfully enter the competition area.
It should still be noted that the restart of the Chinese Super League this season is quite difficult, but from the various signs since the first round, it can be seen that the influence of the league brand has declined, the audience has shrunk, and the attention of the competition has declined. It is an indisputable fact. During the gap period, in addition to the various teams having to rush around and prepare for games, league managers and club managers also need to re-examine the transformation and growth path of the Chinese Super League. Only by allowing more fans and more spectators to enjoy the game can the club present Only with more high-quality images can we see signs of improvement in the professional league.
The gap period is not a rest period. Dear colleagues in Chinese football, let’s work hard together.
