Chapter 6: The Group of Death
Just when the Peninsula players were immersed in joy, there was sudden bad news from the sponsors, due to the company's poor management, the main sponsor of the Peninsula announced that it would reduce the investment of funds next season, which was a basin of cold water on the Peninsula team that wanted to make a name for itself next year. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
What's worse is that the contracts of several foreign players in the team with the club will also expire at the end of the year, and they were all asking for a salary increase, but not only will the salary increase not be increased, but the bonus next year is not guaranteed.
In the face of the team's financial crisis, several foreign players have chosen not to renew their contracts with the team, and the head coach has one year left on his contract with the club, so Sandwich will not be able to leave for the time being.
Today's Chinese Super League is full of local tyrants, all teams are spending a lot of money, and many well-known stars in the world have come to China to play, while the Peninsula team is cutting the already low investment, plus they have to compete in next year's AFC Champions League, and the club is panicking.
For a while, the news of the shortage of funds for next year's AFC Champions League team quickly occupied the front pages of major sports media, and the worries about the Peninsula team were evident from the comments of fans.
"So many local tyrant teams have not won the AFC Champions League, let the promoted horses who are about to go bankrupt play??"
"Strongly demand that the Football Association introduce a bill to prohibit teams with too low capital from representing China"
"It's a pity that the Nenglu team lost"
"Don't everyone pay attention to the FA Cup, and if you don't want to play, don't occupy the AFC Champions League"
"In fact, only three Chinese teams have any hope of qualifying for the group stage next year"
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In the face of the doubts of the majority of fans and the media, there were also some pessimistic voices within the players of the Peninsula team, and Qin Jun, the chairman of the Peninsula Club, who was under pressure, took the initiative to talk to the players to stabilize the morale of the army.
Jin Dapeng is of course the focus of the club's chairman, for Jin Dapeng, he was originally on loan to join the Peninsula team, the loan contract will not expire until the end of next year, coupled with his deep affection for the team, Jin Dapeng still likes to continue to stay in the Peninsula team.
As for the treatment, Jin Dapeng has carefully considered that with his current popularity, he will not have a high annual salary when he transfers to other teams, and money is not important to him but it is very important. It doesn't matter because Jin Dapeng sees it very thoroughly, money is something outside the body; The important thing is that he needs more money to help those in need.
As for the other domestic players, because they are not very well-known, there are not too many teams digging into the wall, and in the season that has just ended, everyone gets along quite well, and the club president's conversation still has a good effect.
However, just when the Peninsula team's military heart was just about to stabilize, the AFC news came that the AFC Peninsula team and Hiroshima Three Arrows, Seoul FC, and Melbourne Victory were in a group, which means that the AFC Champions League Peninsula team will face the encirclement and suppression of South Korea, Japan and Australia next year.
In the face of such grouping results, the domestic media are generally not optimistic about the Peninsula team, Seoul FC is a traditional strong team in South Korea's K League, Hiroshima Three Arrows is a Japanese J League powerhouse, last year's Club World Cup defeated Guangzhou Evergrande, Melbourne Victory is an Australian Super League team, the style of play is close to Europe, only the Peninsula team is unknown, has just been promoted from the Chinese League to the Chinese Super League, and is still facing financial problems.
Worried not only about the media but also about the fans, because the Chinese Super League team has been suppressed by South Korea and Japan in the AFC Champions League, this year's Chinese Super League team's large-scale recruitment has made fans see hope, most fans hope to send a few strong teams to participate in the AFC Champions League, win glory for the country, the Peninsula team is obviously not a strong team in their hearts.
"Next year's AFC Champions League has to look at Daheng, Ningsu's local players are too weak, it is not enough to rely on foreign aid alone, the depth of the bench in Hong Kong is too low, and the double-line battle is not good, as for the peninsula, I will hehe"
"The Chinese Super League automatically reduced one place, or directly qualified for the main competition, Hong Kong and Ningsu have to play play-offs...
"The Peninsula team wins less when it loses"
"It's still to blame the Nenglu team, it's too light on the enemy, and the teams in the middle league can't play well"
"Group results: Three Arrows Hiroshima, Seoul FC, Melbourne Victory, Gift Package."
"Hiroshima Three Arrows, Seoul FC, Melbourne Victory, ATM Automatic Pick-up"
"Group Results: Sanfrecce Hiroshima, FC Seoul, Victory Melbourne, Red Envelope"
"Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Seoul FC, Melbourne Victory, vacancy"
"I don't know if the Peninsula team can afford to buy a ticket away"
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It is not only Chinese fans who care about the AFC Champions League grouping, but also South Korean fans have expressed their opinions.
"It looks like Seoul FC's main opponents are Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Melbourne won"
"What is that Peninsula team?"
"Why didn't you find Peninsula in the list of Super League teams?"
"Choi Yong-joo (Seoul FC head coach) is looking at the first class to collect intelligence"
"The Chinese surrendered and directly sent a Chinese league team"
"What about the local tyrant team?"
"I'm looking forward to Seoul FC beating the Peninsula team"
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Most of the South Korean media focused their attention on the defending champion Daheng team, the Ningsu team that introduced Ramirez, Teixeira, Ruo and other big-name stars, and the Hong Kong team with Conca, Elkeson, and Ji'an.
The Japanese media are more concerned about Urawa Ruby, Tokyo FC and Gamba Osaka, who will all face the Chinese Super League in the group stage, while as for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the Japanese media mostly cite Seoul FC and Melbourne Victory as their main opponents.
Japanese fans also expressed their opinions on sports forums in Japan,
"Seoul FC is too strong, it is more realistic to compete with Melbourne Victory for the second place in the group"
"Team Peninsula hadn't heard much of it before."
"The people of Shina (some Japanese fans are of low quality) are estimated to be kicked by Sanfrecce Hiroshima"
"It seems that there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in China."
"Seoul FC is stronger, Melbourne Victory is so-so, as for what the hell is the Peninsula team"
"Six points against Peninsula have been reached, and Melbourne Victory will determine whether they can qualify"
"Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated defending champion Daiheng in the Club World Cup."
"It is estimated that the second team can easily defeat the Peninsula team."
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Australian fans have also followed Team Peninsula on BBS,
"It is said that this team can't even afford to buy plane tickets, is Australia so far away by boat?"
"How did the Chinese team enter the AFC Champions League?"
"I thought that the Melbourne Victory group would not appear, but now there is hope"
"The all-Chinese class is still a Chinese team, and the water of Chinese football is too deep. . . ."
Not only are the opponents not optimistic about the Peninsula team, but in the odds offered by a famous bookmaker, the Peninsula team's odds of winning the championship are only higher than Vietnam's Binh Duong FC, ranking second to last among all teams.