On Tuesday, the Chinese Football Association announced that Wei Shihao would be banned for four games and fined 40,000 yuan. Wei Shihao immediately posted a GIF of Cressan kicking Zhu Chenjie behind his back on social networks in response, however, this shows that he is not familiar with the rules.
Why the Football Association "double standard"
In the battle between Wuhan Three Towns and Chengdu Rongcheng, Wei Shihao, who came on as a substitute, kicked Deng Hanwen behind his back and was directly shown a red card by the referee. The Chinese Football Association announced that Wei Shihao was banned for 4 games and fined 40,000 yuan.
Although he had apologized to the club and fans before, Wei Shihao was obviously not convinced, and immediately posted a moving picture of Cressan kicking down Zhu Chenjie in the first battle against Shenhua on social networks.
His move also sparked controversy, with the famous journalist Xiao Yun pointing out, "Wei Shihao was punished for this, there is nothing to say." It's normal for players to do something wrong, to be reprimanded, to apologize. However, the photos posted in response to the players do give people the feeling of 'double standards of punishment', which needs to be explained by the Chinese Football Association. There is nothing wrong with maintaining the style and discipline of the race, but only the handling and punishment are fair and just, so as to convince the public! ”
However, Luo Ming, a well-known media person, pointed out the crux of the problem, "If a foul is committed and the referee sees it and does not show a red card, no additional suspension will be allowed afterwards." In the past, domestic institutions have broken this rule many times, but now it seems that they are not doing so, which is right. ”
Media person Pan Weili also said, "The difference between Wei Shihao and Cressan should mainly be the difference between a living ball and a dead ball." Cressan and Zhu Chenjie's scramble near the midfield was identified as an over-the-top ball scramble. When Wei Shihao kicked Deng Hanwen, it was determined that the ball was out of the bottom line, which was a retaliatory action in the state of dead ball. In addition, Article 48 also includes "repeated violations of discipline" and "causing a bad social impact", both of which Wei Shihao also meets. ”
"That's not the case on the football field, a lot of violent tackles, shoveling people into broken bones and seriously injuring them, and they don't necessarily get additional penalties, because it's usually considered a scramble with the ball. But without the ball, even if you just give someone a slap or an elbow, even if there is no substantial damage, the penalty is at least four games and six starts. ”
Say goodbye to the national football team?
After Wei Shihao questioned the penalty, the famous reporter Li Xuan pointed out, "Wei Shao is questioning the same different standards of the Chinese Football Association, so it seems that the national team should not recruit Wei Shao." ”
Beijing Youth Daily also believes that "Wei Shihao, as the hero of the team's victory in the Round of 36 against Thailand, was originally able to continue to support the team in the Round of 18, but such a disciplinary incident may adversely affect his subsequent international career." It is indeed a matter of concern whether Ivan will choose a player who has seriously violated discipline and will not be able to participate before the new training camp. ”
It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth time in Wei Shihao's career that he has been banned and the third place in the 2019 China Cup.
In the 15th round of 2023, Three Towns played away against Harbour, Wei Shihao was sent off with a red card for insulting Ma Ning on the bench, and was banned for 6 games and fined 60,000 yuan afterwards. In the AFC Champions League group stage against Hanoi last season, Wei Shihao deliberately kneeled the opponent on the head and was sent off with a red card, and was then banned by the AFC for 3 games.