Zheng Zhi was appointed to take over the Guangzhou team and Hebei team to implement the board and lodging expenses by “credit”
There are a lot of them in the second stage of the Chinese Super League
On December 7, the Guangzhou Football Club of China Super League announced through official channels that the 41-year-old former captain of the national football team, Zheng Zhi, will serve as the executive coach and member of the Guangzhou team and lead the team to participate in the second stage of the Chinese Super League championship that started in the Guangzhou division on the 13th of this month. Group competition. Prior to this, the Hebei, Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and other teams have also actively prepared for the Super League on the premise of overcoming difficulties. It can be seen that the second stage of the Chinese Super League can start and finish relatively smoothly, which will undoubtedly inject a warm current into Chinese football in the cold winter.
The Guangzhou team started preparations with more than 20 people training with the team
On November 25th, 17 local players of the Guangzhou team appeared in the deputy court of Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center under the leadership of the old captain Zheng Zhi. This indicated that the Guangzhou team, which was in deep financial crisis, had spontaneously started preparations and did not give up participating in the remaining games of the Super League. As the second-ranked team in the first stage of the tournament, the Guangzhou team did not even give up their efforts to compete for the 9th championship in the league.
In fact, some players of the Guangzhou team spontaneously went to the venue for training as early as early October, but in the context of the former Italian coach Cannavaro’s termination of the club’s contract, the team was “led by the dragons” for many days. At the critical moment, Zheng Zhi stepped forward and showed his unyielding attitude towards the club and professional football.
As of the morning of the 7th, Guangzhou Football Club did not send a clear signal of “turning crisis to safety”. It’s just that because the Chinese Super League Championship competition is about to kick off in 6 days, the club still issued this appointment announcement on the 7th from the overall situation. Of course, this also reflects from one aspect that all parties, including relevant local parties, have not given up on this championship club.
It is understood that due to the financial crisis, Guangzhou Football Club suffered layoffs like its parent company. Although some club staff spontaneously joined the team, the difficulties faced by the team are obvious. For example, the team members would carry their clothes back to their homes to wash after the training every day.
What is gratifying is that the current internationals including Wei Shihao, Micro Motion and other former international footballers such as Huang Bowen and He Chao have all returned to the team. More than 20 players have participated in training with the Guangzhou team. After Alan and Exxon confirmed their return to Brazil for vacation, whether Luo Guofu and Jiang Guangtai, who are currently naturalized nationals, can participate in the second stage of the Chinese Super League will be subject to further communication between the two and the club. In any case, as the 8-time Chinese Super League champion and 2-time AFC champion, the Guangzhou team will not miss the rest of the season.
No club has stated that it is unable to participate in the second stage of the competition
As of the morning of the 7th, no Chinese Super League club has stated that it cannot participate in the second stage of the Super League. Recently, news has shown that Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Club, one of the “economically difficult households in the Super League”, officially announced the club’s new team logo on the 6th. This may mean that the club’s share reform work is moving in a positive direction. Some media sources said: “On December 6, the share reform working group will enter the club, and the relevant funds will gradually be in place. The team members will basically return to the team as planned. They will enter the competition area as planned to participate in the final stage of the Super League relegation competition. Change will always face a lot of changes. Difficult, now a solid step has been taken and it is worth looking forward to.”
On the morning of the 7th, a person familiar with the matter disclosed that although the members of the Liangjiang Athletic Team are looking forward to the funding of the club, before that, the players and assistants have voluntarily maintained training regardless of the form. If all goes well, the team is expected to go to the Suzhou Division of the Super League on the 9th.
Hebei team personally advances air tickets to enter the competition area for training
Another “difficult household” that attracts attention is the Hebei Club. On the evening of November 14th, after jointly issuing a “Request to Stay in Hebei Football Club” and expressing his determination to share the difficulties with the club, the Hebei team general has rushed to Sanshui, Guangzhou to prepare for the battle on November 30th. . All front members of the club, including the staff, paid their own air tickets, and the training, boarding and lodging expenses of the whole team after entering the competition area were also temporarily implemented on “credit”. The team’s South Korean coach Kim Jong-fu will be lifted from isolation in the next few days and will then join the team. This is enough to show the professional attitude of professional footballers and their persistent love for the career itself.
At present, the Chinese Football Association, the Chinese Football Confederation Preparatory Group, and the Chinese Super League are making various preparations for the restart of the game. Referees will also be stationed in the competition area about 3 days before the start of each competition area. In the context of the Chinese team’s current top 12 competition being on the verge of being out, every practitioner in the domestic football field is well aware of the importance and urgency of “doing a good league match.” This is the internal cause for clubs and localities to “never let go” of the Super League.
Text/Reporter Xiao Zhe
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