The sweeping army of the greenery

Chapter 17 Talking (Part [-])

"What's the use of being a runner-up, especially to win the weak Asian Cup, only the championship is worth something." Sun Chenghai disagreed: "The runner-up is nothing."

"That's true," Li Tiancheng nodded, "Then I won't comfort you blindly, Brother Hai. I read from the media that they lost to Japan because of the referee's loss in the final? It's a bit unreasonable that the host also suffered from the referee's loss. "

"Listen to them talking nonsense. You know what the media is good at. The national team didn't benefit from referees in the finals, but they did in the previous games!" Sun Chenghai was annoyed: "It's just that their strength is not as good as that of Japan, and their players in Europe have no chance at all. Participating in the Asian Cup, Nakata Hidetoshi and the like are all preparing for the new season."

"They defeated us with half the main force!" Sun Chenghai sighed a long time.

"Are they really that good? The gap is that big? I remember that Japan started professional reforms around the same time as us?" Li Tiancheng clenched his fists.

"The gap is so big. There is really no one in our Chinese football team. Ali Han even asked me to play forward."

"It's not that my brother is boasting. I'm indeed one of the outstanding Chinese players." Sun Chenghai put his elbows on the table and clasped his hands to his mouth: "But I really can't play as a striker."

"I can play full-back, full-back, and midfielder. I can't, but I can also play central defenders. I don't think anyone in the national team can play better than me. In the end, I was asked to play forward! And substitute!"

"Of course there are many reasons for this, but the striker is really gone!" Sun Chenghai shook his head.

"I remember the old saying that we have forwards and defenders, but we don't have a good midfielder." Li Tiancheng loosened his fist.

"That was in the past. In the past, we had all types of forwards. There was no shortage of high center forwards and fast horses. They were all above the standard! Now?" Sun Chenghai didn't even shake his head: "Hehe, now there is a shortage of players in every position!"

"Is it really that weak?"

"It's really that weak. How many football players are there in China now? Any football powerhouse must have a lot of players!" Sun Chenghai flicked his fingers: "Why are there so many players? Let's take England as an example. The pyramid system has been established, the top of the tower is the professional league represented by the Premier League, and the lower level is semi-professional, districts, regions, amateurs and so on.”

"Roughly estimated, in the entire English football league system, there are more than 7000 clubs playing games. Football clubs are spread all over the country. They can't have many players. Professional players are all killed from so many people. No matter how bad they are, they can be as bad as they are. where?"

"Why are there so many clubs? They can make money!"

"Back to Japan, hatred is hatred. It must be admitted that Japan is a real professional reform. Various industries and echelons have formed a scale and formed benefits." Sun Chenghai's face became more bitter: "How can there be any professionalization in China? To say that it is a semi-professional is flattering, it is simply a grassroots team!"

"I really don't know much about the domestic league, but I often see news that the league has been suspended for several months to make way for the national team's training camp." Li Tiancheng added water to Sun Chenghai: "I really can't understand, the club is like this Obedience? How much money will be lost!"

"You've got the point. They can't lose much money at all. A normal league must pay attention to profitability, but Huachao doesn't pay much attention to it. The income is too little, and there is no profit at all." Sun Chenghai's face was dark.

Li Tiancheng is even more puzzled by this statement. A league can be roughly divided into three parts: the event organizer, the club, and the players.

Players have to play football to earn wages.

Clubs earn money by participating in competitions, paying salaries to players and benefits to owners.

The tournament organizer organizes the game, and only after earning money can it be possible to organize the game in a long-term and stable manner, so that clubs and players can have balls to play.

Therefore, a normal professional league fundamentally must be profitable!
"This is really fresh, Brother Hai, let me hear it, and it will increase my knowledge." Li Tiancheng pursed his lips. Why does it become weird whenever it involves Chinese football?
"Generally speaking, the main income of professional players is salary. Playing games to earn money is simple and clear. It's the same everywhere. There is no need to say more." Sun Chenghai wrung his fingers one by one:
"The income of the club is mainly from tickets, broadcast fees, sponsorship fees and various peripherals. The income of the event organizer is mainly from broadcast fees and sponsorship. This is the source of income for the Healthy League."

"Yes." Li Tiancheng nodded subconsciously.

"The main source of income for Huaxia Club is the direct injection of funds from holders, followed by sponsorship. Ticket revenue should be the mainstay, but the reality is that it is almost negligible. The income of the event organizer is also mainly from sponsorship." Sun Chenghai smiled.

"This is too deformed, can it last for a long time?" Li Tiancheng frowned.

"So, Chinese football is patched up every year, and there are constant twists and turns." Sun Chenghai sighed: "In normal leagues, the income comes from the games, and the games have to be watched by people, whether it's on-site or broadcast, or other aspects, in the end it is the fans who pay the bill. "

"Our Chinese football culture is weak. With few fans, the overall purchasing power is limited. This is the root cause of the weak foundation."

Sun Chenghai waved his hand to stop Li Tiancheng, who was about to interrupt: "But football is already the number one sport in the world, and it has enough influence among ordinary people and non-fans. Every time the World Cup comes, it is a basic operation for thousands of people to empty alleys, even if they don't watch it at all. People can talk about it with gusto."

"This has made many companies value the influence of football and are willing to invest in football, which is essentially just advertising."

"It's nothing. This is at least a good start. With the charm of football, we have a large enough population in China. After a long time, we can have enough fans. Slowly convert ordinary people into fans like Japan. The path is feasible."

"It was true when the professional reform started. The league was hot and the football market was hot. At that time, it was the best time to spread football culture. It's a pity that no one did this kind of hard work. Instead, there were scandals like match-fixing and black whistle. Constantly, it directly extinguished the enthusiasm of the fans."

"As a result, the so-called professional football in China has been formed. Our leagues and clubs can only survive through blood transfusions from financial sponsors."

"It has not been industrialized like European football at all, it has not provided a large amount of GDP for the country, it has not provided a large number of jobs for the society, and it has not really become a tertiary industry."

"Football should have a pyramid structure. The bottom foundation is the fans, and the top can form many clubs at all levels, leagues at all levels, and finally form a system."

"Why do foreign countries trust their children to play football? Because they can live well by playing football."

"Because they have leagues at all levels and many clubs, they need a lot of talents in all aspects. Even if they can't become a star, they still have enough job opportunities!"

"People's league has become a system, and youth training has naturally become a system. Small players really can't play, and there are enough football-related jobs waiting! If it doesn't work, there are still enough opportunities to turn to study!"

(End of this chapter)