People climbing the mountain mock the gods descending it; such occurrences are not rare in the football world.
The ranking in the FIFA Club World Cup is no longer important; people only know that the once all-powerful Chen Zhong has not displayed the astonishing dominance he once did.
When facing opponents, the ball at his feet got intercepted.
Facing young players like Haaland, when Chen Zhong was slightly disadvantaged in physical confrontations, people realized that Chen Zhong had aged, and the decline in the physical condition of Asian players is remarkably swift.
While one might argue that the performance in the FIFA Club World Cup was due to inadequate preparation or other reasons, the performance of Chen Zhong in various competitions at the start of the new season could be described with the saying "Lian Po is old."
