The former Chinese national team player made a shocking claim against the Chinese national team.
China's Sohu Dotcom highlighted its claim on the salary of the Chinese national team on the 15th (Korea time), saying, 'Is the annual salary of 5 million yuan (about 900 million won) too small?'
China's Sohu Dotcom is making headlines for comments made by soccer figures about the development of the Chinese national team after the frustration of going to the World Cup finals. Xu Liang, a former member of the Chinese national team, mentioned the players' salaries. Some players have claimed that they are receiving 5 million yuan, which is only the cost of owning a luxury vehicle and a house. In response, Xu Liang said any further reduction in salaries would affect the development of Chinese football.
Xu Liang said, `Chinese Super League players are already one-third the annual salary of Korean and Japanese players. How can we reduce this further. If we reduce it further, who will continue to play soccer?" he said, claiming that the salaries of Super League players and Chinese national team players are too low.
However, Xu Liang's claim is not easily understood. Unlike the Chinese national team, which is mostly affiliated with the Chinese Super League, South Korea and Japan are full of active players in Europe. It is safe to say that the annual salary of the players is a value for their performance in Europe. On the other hand, it is unreasonable to intentionally pay a large salary to Chinese players who have not shown great performance in their own leagues.
In addition, the performance of the Chinese national team is insignificant. The Chinese national team ended its journey to the World Cup finals by eliminating fifth place in Group C in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. All hope disappeared as he failed to advance to the fourth qualifying round. Due to this failure, he will not be able to participate in the World Cup for the sixth time in a row since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. It is not easy for Chinese fans to agree with the argument that the salaries of players who have not advanced to the World Cup in 24 years should not fall further.
Meanwhile, seniors have voiced their opinions on the poor performance and performance of the Chinese national team players. Sun Ji-yi, one of the heroes of Chinese soccer and also a Manchester City legend, said "The moment you wear a uniform with the Chinese flag on it, you have to fight hard on and off the field. But more important than that is to have skills. That's the most important thing. "This is about the honor of my country. To not work hard and not to be hard is to lack ability. You have to improve yourself stronger so that you can go on the field with a smile. If you don't, you'll cry again. If you become insensitive to crying, your national team career will be over" he pointed out.
Song Kai, president of the Chinese Football Association, also said, `In the past, China was regarded as the best technical team in Asia. But now it has fallen into third- or fourth-rate football in Asia" criticized.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
