The Chinese Football Association will streamline its functional departments, and this news has caused concern.
According to Beijing Youth Daily, the new Chinese Football Association will complete the integration of internal institutions in accordance with the model of "13 departments + 2 companies + 1 base", and the original stadium department, strategic planning department and other departments and the "Football City Office" will be cancelled, and its original functions will be transferred to other departments. The Chinese Super League, the Chinese League A and the Chinese League B will most likely be operated by the professional league company in the future, and the company's name and specific functions are to be determined.
One of them is the drastic reduction of institutions, and the operation of professional leagues by professional companies is the second. These two major measures with reform significance have shown tension. As early as May 2020, the Chinese Football Association officially announced the institutional adjustment plan such as the establishment of departments in the secretariat, and the secretariat was adjusted from the original 28 departments to 16, as well as 2 companies and 1 base. From 16 to 13, it shows that this long-planned institutional reform has taken another step forward in depth.
Looking at the developed countries of football, the positioning of the Football Association and the operation of the league all reflect the characteristics of professionals doing professional things. As a sports social organization, if the Football Association is bloated, overall, and managed, it is not conducive to the development of football in a country and the promotion of football reform.
It must be noted that in recent years, the Football Association has set up as many as 28 functional departments, which can be called a historical record. Due to the overly detailed division of functions of various departments, the problem of business intersection and even overlap between multiple departments has arisen, which aggravates the complexity of the implementation of relevant work and affects work efficiency.
According to reports, an insider told the ** reporter for example, that the Football Association's youth training procedures are too complicated, and it can be done by running one department in the past, but then several departments must run back and forth. This example epitomizes the consequences of overstaffing, overlapping operations and chaotic management, and it is not an lie to say that the FA has become a top priority. The Chinese Football Association promoted this round of internal institutional adjustments precisely to improve the efficiency and quality of business work. In the long run, it will also lay a good foundation for Chinese football to meet new development opportunities.
It is worth mentioning that in the history of Chinese football, the Football Association has carried out many institutional reforms, but in the end it still fell into a vicious circle of more and more institutional reforms. The lessons revealed by this phenomenon need to be learned urgently. This requires strict compliance with the purpose of China's football reform, examining institutional reform and specific affairs, and preventing chaos such as stacking beds and setting up posts for people and things.
In January 2018, the Chinese Football Association detailed and expanded 27 departments and 3 subordinate units to compete for middle-level managers, which was called the "largest institutional adjustment in the history of the Chinese Football Association" at that time. The relevant person in charge of the Chinese Football Association also explained to **, "It seems that there are many departments, but our consideration is a flat, refined and professional management model, and everything must be done by special people."
When you look at a lot of information together, you can't help but feel emotional. Institutional reform must be scientific and sustainable, and it must not only be in place in terms of understanding, but also must not "leave room for improvement" in terms of intensity.
Chinese football has fallen into the "lowest trough" in recent years, and if it does not make up its mind and make efforts to reform, the consequences are unimaginable. Based on this background, the public's expectations for the new round of internal institutional integration of the Chinese Football Association are also the most dignified. I hope that this time, the change will be the most thorough and in place.
Chief commentator of Modern Express Dai Zhishen.
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