what do you know about Chinese football

[jimmycall]

The players in China have a great deal of freedom.The allocation of time is according to themselves. It seems to be a great football nation except for some scandal.

[domengo]

qaulity of football is definitley not up there, even compared to other asian leagues. The Chinese Super League has a number of imports which help add diversity to the game.

I would say its top 6 Asian Leagues behind J-League (best asian league) K League, Iran, UAE & Saudi leagues.

[DanneS]

足球

Zu Qiu is fun.
One day in future 中国 will be best Asian nation. Zhong guo will kick Korea's ass.

[AloneSoul]

I know that for having a 1+ billion people it's pathetic to not be able to find 11 players that will make a competitive team :p

[srex]

I know that for having a 1+ billion people it's pathetic to not be able to find 11 players that will make a competetive team :p

there r worse ones like india

[DanEvensen]

相信我, 你不要看:-D

Chinese football is nowhere near as good as it should be.

I lived in China for about a year total. I was there until about a month ago. While I was there, the Wuhan football club left the Chinese league in protest. It was something about one of its players being handed a suspension too harsh for a foul. There was a lot of talk in the Chinese language publications about disbanding the entire league, and about how the whole thing is based on corruption.

Just like everything else in China, there's a lot of hype and not a lot of substance. Chinese football has been hyped up for the last few decades, and we're still waiting for it to come to fruition. I'd recommend trying to catch CCTV-5 streams whenever you can to get a feel for what the sport is like over there, but you probably won't be very impressed.

If you want a challenge, try playing as a Chinese club in Football Manager. I did that until I realized that all my good players were signing foreign deals as soon as they possibly could. It's frustrating.

[raring]

Was there a Li Fushong who played for the China national team some years ago? I remember that name from Actua Soccer:p

[chriswvtr]

I know that they have 11 players on each team and a football.


So about the same as an average Man Utd fan knows about the premiership.

[Dogme]

I know that they have 11 players on each team and a football.


So about the same as an average Man Utd fan knows about the premiership.

And most of them are in China.

[May261999]

I know that they have 11 players on each team and a football.


So about the same as an average Man Utd fan knows about the premiership.

Wow, you're original. The funny thing is that a good number of football fans in China are............you guessed it - Liverpool fans. Your brethren, it seems.

[chriswvtr]

Wow, you're original. The funny thing is that a good number of football fans in China are............you guessed it - Liverpool fans. Your brethren, it seems.


Yeah and they'll know fuck all too.

[tsteling]

I expected a rapid progress in chinese football after 2002 World Cup but nothing like this happend. There must be some obstacle which obstructs development. And WCQ 2010 appearance is a shame in my opinion.

[yuanlincas]

假球、黑哨、殴打裁判、殴打球衣、赌球、吸毒、嫖娼……

[hibby1875]

^That doesn't help my education. I know fuck all about the Chinese leagues/national team - but I'm willing to learn if you're patient & when I believe in a team I'm a highly passionate supporter. ;)

[kublacan]

Zheng Zhi is a tim thats about it :)

[flier5]

^That doesn't help my education. I know fuck all about the Chinese leagues/national team - but I'm willing to learn if you're patient & when I believe in a team I'm a highly passionate supporter. ;)

lol hibby :D

i guess china has bigger problems than football, but with the amount of investment at some clubs, history in asian football and statistical advantage, you would expect more.. i used to blame the asian football as a whole for lack of competitiveness and prestige, but that has been improving.. also, looking at australia's recent results, it's should be possible to build a prestigious competitive league that will be a base for national team.. one thing is for sure, there can't be any lack of fan support.. am i right? :D


假球、黑哨、殴打裁判、殴打球衣、赌球、吸毒、嫖娼……

Google:
Match-fixing, black whistle, referee assault, assault jersey, gambling, drug abuse, prostitution

? :confused:

[DanEvensen]

I will add this -- match fixing sure is a big problem there. I was in China when the Wuhan side folded in protest about a year ago. Honestly, China is a long way from catching up with the quality of football in South Korea and Japan.

[sun7p]

Chinese football is no hope for World CUP