After the dissolution of Suning FC, Zhang Yan turned to Chengdu Rongcheng and quickly became the team's starting goalkeeper. However, as the season matured, Zhang Yan lost his starting position in the team. Recently, due to an injury to Towers, Zhang Yan re-entered Chengdu Rongcheng's starting lineup.
In the last round of the league, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 3-2 at home. Due to the consecutive goals conceded in the final stage of the game, Zhang Yan was criticized by Chengdu fans after the game. Facing the criticism from the fans, Zhang Yan responded in a very unintelligible way, directly insulting the fans who questioned him. This action caused anger among the fans.
Since then, Zhang Yan deleted his reply message, but Guo's remarks about shutting down the comment function were soon reposted on social media, which once again aroused fans' discontent. In response, many Chengdu fans called on the Rongcheng club to severely punish Zhang Yan. The senior management of Chengdu Rongcheng Club also reacted quickly, severely criticizing Zhang Yan and punishing him with an internal suspension.
In the next round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Rongcheng head coach Xu Zhengyuan will have to start his team's No. 3 goalkeeper Geng Xiaofeng, who is 37 years old and started his career in Luneng's youth training system and has played for a number of Chinese Super League (CSL) powerhouses such as Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Shenhua, Hebei Huaxia Happiness (Hebei) and Wuhan Sanzhen.
After the dissolution of Hebei, Geng Xiaofeng joined Chengdu Rongcheng for the 2022 season and was the team's starting goalkeeper. However, he has faded out of the starting lineup over the past two seasons, and he has yet to play for the team in the Chinese Super League this season.
The outbreak of the "Zhang Yan Incident" and the injury problems against Towers have also given Geng Xiaofeng a chance to play again. Hopefully, the 37 year old veteran will live up to the expectations and play well in the game. He will help Chengdu Rongcheng to beat Zhejiang at home in the next round of the league, painting a colorful picture for the last stage of his career!
