Recently, former head coach of the Chinese men's football team, Li Tie, has filed an appeal due to his dissatisfaction with a 20-year prison sentence. Many fans and media outlets have criticized and accused Li Tie, believing that a 20-year sentence is already too lenient! If only he had known this would be the outcome, why did he do it in the first place?
Indeed, Li Tie's negative influence has been significant, causing even greater harm to Chinese football. During his tenure coaching two second-tier teams, Hebei China Fortune and Wuhan Zall, Li Tie used match-fixing to lead both teams to promotion. Honestly speaking, at that time, Chinese football was flourishing, which also cheered up the fans! Fans were more optimistic about the future of Chinese football due to Li Tie's ability to lead the teams to promotion! However, behind Li Tie's success in leading the teams to promotion, there were actually shady deals. Later, when he joined the national team, Li Tie's behavior became even more despicable! While receiving a salary from the national team, he also received a salary from the club and made money through social media advertising! Honestly, as a player who played for many years and helped the Chinese men's football team reach the World Cup finals, Li Tie had already amassed great wealth! Yet, Li Tie's appetite grew larger and larger, ultimately leading to his downfall.
Although fans detest Li Tie, there are still national team players who have spoken out in support of him. In just five days, two former national team players have come forward to support Li Tie. Who are they? Please continue reading to find out!
The first former national team player is Xu Liang! Xu Liang and Li Tie are from the same hometown and had a brief interaction while playing for Liaoning men's football team. Xu Liang revealed on social media that Li Tie had helped him! Therefore, during live chat sessions, Xu Liang consistently referred to Li Tie as "Tie Ge." Some fans raised doubts, to which Xu Liang responded that he had always called him that and wouldn't change the name just because something happened! We don't engage in kicking someone when they're down. "Forever my Tie Ge!" It's clear that Xu Liang is very grateful for Li Tie's past help.
Another former national team player is Zhao Peng. He may be familiar to some, as he is the Zhao Peng who was once angrily scolded by Fan Zhiyi. Zhao Peng worked with Li Tie for a period of time at Guangzhou Evergrande. At that time, Li Tie left a good impression on Zhao Peng! Zhao Peng stated that Li Tie was quite upright at Evergrande and treated people very well!
Zhao Peng also believes that Li Tie truly began to go bad after coaching Hebei China Fortune! He thinks that Li Tie had too much power, whether at Hebei China Fortune or Wuhan Zall! At that time, Li Tie held the positions of head coach and general manager simultaneously! The greater the power, the greater the desire!
From the author's perspective, during his playing career, Li Tie indeed made contributions to Chinese football! However, after retiring, Li Tie became a dark force, pushing Chinese football into the abyss! Since he has done wrong, it is normal to accept legal punishment! I only hope that Li Tie can truly reflect on himself through reform! Do you agree?