On May 7th, Beijing time, Bai Yansong, the host of CCTV's News 1+1, connected with Chen Yuyuan, the head of the China Football Association, to interpret the relevant topics that the outside world cares about at present.
Q: Did Guo Qing and Super League U23 hit B?
Chen Xiaoyuan: The effect of the previous reserve team was not very good. We decided that the Super League reserve team would play the second division, which was very helpful to the players of the Super League reserve team and also made the second division enjoyable. This is basically confirmed. In addition, Guoqing is preparing for the Paris Olympic preliminaries and will also play in China B.
Q: Are there any other players infected besides Fellaini?
Chen Xiaoyuan: There is no case of infection among professional players in China. Foreign imports, mainly from a team in China and Fellaini from Luneng, are still slightly infected and have now recovered. Now all the teams are training, and the training is relatively normal and has not been greatly affected.
q: how much impact does this special situation have on the operation of professional clubs?
Chen Xiaoyuan: I have always stressed that the professional league should run healthily, first of all, financially. At present, Super League, China A and China B are not profitable, and they have invested a lot. Affected by the current situation, investors are under great pressure, but to help from cash, the Football Association is strong in heart and insufficient in surplus, and the income of our Football Association has been affected.
We should support the club in policy and avoid excessive expenditure and other unnecessary support. According to the requirements of the club, the Football Association will launch an initiative in the next two days, hoping that the teams will temporarily reduce their salaries by 3%-5%, and the specific range of salary reduction will be discussed by the club and the players.
The salary reduction will affect the daily plans of the players, but it will help the club. Without the club, there are no players.
The salary reduction is certain. China football must squeeze out the bubble. Without squeezing out the bubble, there is no future!
q: will foreign aid have an impact?
Chen Xiaoyuan: It's too late for us to introduce the salary reduction plan, just because we communicated with FIFA. If the salary of domestic players is reduced and foreign aid does not, it is meaningless. Once foreign aid does not accept the salary reduction, let's go to FIFA for a lawsuit. We have the support of FIFA.
q: when was the professional league established?
Chen Xiaoyuan: The professional league will not stop. Last year, I said that it would be completed last year. At that time, the idea was to become an enterprise organization, mainly managing the Super League. Later, we carefully studied the relevant documents, and then we adjusted the original plan. This adjustment takes time and needs to communicate with the club.
Up to now, the establishment of professional league has entered the final stage, and the relevant articles of association have come out. In another 1-2 months, professional league can be established.
A few days ago, some media thought that the Football Association would not let go, which is inaccurate. The Football Association should let go, and the relationship between the Football Association and professional leagues is just supervision. The future schedule, referee arrangements, and the future are all professional leagues. The Football Association is the service and supervision, and we will not take power in our hands.
Frankly speaking, I have had a lot of time to think about problems in these two months. First, think about the future of China football, including the future of youth training, and what role the Football Association will play; The second is to reform, and to have a bright future, the Football Association must reform if it wants people to see progress and hope, which will be all-round, including the national team, league and youth training.
But the reform can't be accomplished overnight. Now we should focus on three aspects: 1. The reform of the national team needs both the present and the future. We can't just describe the future, but we must also have the present. (Then the interview was interrupted by the host Bai Yansong)