[The progress of the Chinese Super League this season has not reached 1/3 of all kinds of wrong judgments and controversial penalties have attracted attention]

In a highlight match in the ninth round of the Chinese Super League on the evening of May 5, Shanghai Shenhua lost 23-9 away to Chengdu Rongcheng. Compared with Shenhua's undefeated golden body in the new season, it is more interesting to see whether the penalty penalty that affected the result of the game is correct. Shenhua's main goalkeeper Ma Zhen boxed Rongcheng foreign aid Romulo near the end, and to some extent also lost control because his emotions were affected by the controversial penalty. When the progress of the Chinese Super League in this season was less than 1/2, all kinds of mistakes, omissions, and controversial penalties "came and went". This situation may accelerate the process of the Chinese Football Association re-inviting outstanding foreign referees to China to assist in law enforcement.

The penalty kick caused dissatisfaction among members including Shenhua

In the 84th minute of the Rongcheng vs Shenhua match, Rongcheng team Tang Miao's cross hit the arm of Shenhua team Yan Xinli, and the on-duty referee Ai Kun finally determined that Yan Xinli had committed a handball foul in the penalty area after the intervention of VAR technology, and Axen took a penalty kick to help Rongcheng seal the victory. The verdict caused dissatisfaction among Shenhua members, including Shenhua.

The dissatisfaction was not due to doubts about Yan Xinli's arm touching the ball in the penalty area, but because he believed that two minutes earlier, Yu Hanchao had been violated by the opposing player, and the Rongcheng player brought down Yu Hanchao from behind, but Ai Kun did not signal a foul at that time. Subsequently, the Chengdu Rongcheng players took up the ball at the back, the ball was intercepted by the Shenhua players, and was driven out by the big foot, and the Rongcheng players organized the attack again after winning the ball, so there was a handball foul in the Yan Xinli penalty area later. This means that the ball has undergone more than one conversion during this period.

After the game, some professionals familiar with the rules interpreted that the retrospective starting point involved in VAR technology intervention is actually the initiation point of the latest "ball control attack", that is, it can only be traced back to the stage after the last conversion of the ball, so whether the opponent fouled or not, this action is not within the scope of this VAR retrospective. As for whether there was a handball foul in the Rongcheng foreign aid Felipe in the penalty area, VAR did not give a hint, so Ai Kun did not make a decision.

In fact, even if the rules are clear, participants in the competition may dispute the penalty due to their different positions. However, the punishment for personnel who lose control of their emotions due to controversial punishments and then commit violent violations of discipline is undeserved, and the punishment they receive is also severe. In the case of Ma Zhen, his boxing of Romulo is particularly clear through the video material. Compared with the Chinese Football Association's chase and punishment of Taishan foreign aid Ju Desong, who also violated the opponent's face, who suspended 5 games and fined 5,<> yuan, Ma Zhen may not escape similar penalties.

The selection of local referees has encountered practical difficulties

Regardless of the merits of Ai Kun's refereeing performance in this round of the competition, it is an indisputable fact that he and his partners have caused many doubts and dissatisfaction from both sides in the process of law enforcement. Similar expressions of dissatisfaction are not uncommon in the same round and in previous rounds and games. Even Ma Ning, the main referee of the Qatar World Cup, who has just completed the AFC Champions League final, will be questioned by some teams due to controversial penalties after returning to the Chinese Super League law enforcement stage, and even criticized by some fans. This reflects the overall inability of local referees to gain the trust of teams.

Objectively speaking, since the start of the Chinese Super League this season, the Chinese Football Association and the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Federation have been sending relatively good referees to enforce various rounds of competitions, but due to the limited number of high-quality referees, nearly half of the international-level referees have recently been assigned to the AFC Champions League final and the Southeast Asian Games football match law enforcement, and some local referees are in poor physical condition, the selection work has encountered practical difficulties. As a result, some referees have to referee continuously, and the probability of mistakes and missed judgments is also increasing. And as the league becomes increasingly competitive, clubs pay attention to every game, every point, every goal and even every penalty. Therefore, when the referee makes a mistake or misses a judgment, the party who loses the interests will often "grab" it.

Another point that has to be mentioned is that some referees cannot maintain a uniform scale in the process of law enforcement, and do not stop and warn in time for some fouls that have produced "signs of discipline violations", which leads to the escalation of confrontation between the two sides, which then leads to conflicts and even violent violations of discipline. The clash between Beric and Judson in the final moments of the Tigers vs Tarzan match was exemplified.

Before the start of the new season, the Football Association had the idea of re-inviting foreign referees

On the 24th, a referee expert commented: "Players' mistakes on the field, even mistakes that lead to points lost, may be forgiven, but now league referees' mistakes are often not tolerated or forgiven." In fact, referees should not avoid their own problems or mistakes, and it is increasingly difficult for them to be trusted, so it is very realistic and urgent to ask foreign referees to enforce the law. ”

The Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned that before the start of the new season of the Chinese Super League, the Chinese Football Association had the idea of re-inviting foreign referees to assist in enforcing the Chinese Super League. However, due to funding and other objective conditions, it is difficult to implement such ideas in the first phase of the Chinese Super League. There is no timetable for when it will be implemented. Perhaps due to the current environmental impact of domestic football, the organizers of the event have not publicly responded to the enforcement of league disputes, including fans and clubs. But as the controversy intensified and the problems became more serious, the related problems could not be avoided.

Text/Reporter Xiao Zhao

Co-ordinator/Wang Yong

Photo courtesy of Xinhua News Agency

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