China News Service, March 10. The Korean K-League has kicked off at the end of last month, but their new deal for U22 players has not only aroused heated discussions in Korean football, but also attracted the attention of Chinese netizens.
The New Deal stipulates that each team must have one U22 player in the starter, and the team must have at least two U22 players in the 18-man roster for each game; if there are no U22 players on the bench, the team must have the original U22 player in the game. 5 substitutions will become only 3; if there are no substitutes for U22 players on the bench, the team will only have 3 substitutions for this game; if there are U22 players on the bench, the team can fully use 5 Substitution places.
Chinese netizens are no strangers to such a policy.
Beginning in 2017, the Chinese Football Association has introduced the U23 policy, which stipulates that in the 18-person registration list of the Super League, there must be 2 players under the age of 23, and one of them must start the field.
However, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.
Many young people who were not strong enough were "driving the ducks to the shelves" and were replaced just a few minutes after the first game, successfully exploiting the policy loopholes.
After the K-League implementation of the U22 New Deal, there were also "lightning substitutions".
In the first round of the K-League, Daegu FC played against Suwon FC. In less than 20 minutes, Suwon replaced the starting U22 players with two main teams.
In the second day of the game, Incheon United also replaced two U22s after the opening 22 minutes.
There are even situations where some teams replace the starting goalkeeper in order to meet the two U22 playing conditions.
Seeing a familiar scene, it is no wonder that some Chinese netizens ridiculed: "You have to check your grades when copying homework." (End)