Reporter Wang Wei reported that on the evening of September 13, Yuexiu Mountain Stadium, the atmosphere of the first round of the Guangzhou Derby this season was unprecedentedly tense. The match was a very tense one, regardless of the fact that it was about Guangzhou City.
It's still the Guangzhou team.
relegation
All extremely important. The deadlock was not broken until the 60th minute of the match when Guangzhou City
The team's No. 38 player, Li Yongjia, took the ball in front of the penalty area, shook off a defender and pumped a beautiful international wave into the net, assisting Guangzhou City to
Team 1-0 ahead of Guangzhou
This is Li Yongjia's first career Chinese Super League match. This is Li Yongjia's first career Chinese Super League
The goal is also the only goal in the first round of the Guangzhou derby this season, but also the history of Foshan Sanshui players in the Chinese Super League
First goal. Li Yongjia for Guangzhou City
The team achieved relegation
Battle Famous 3 points.
The night of the goal Li Yongjia just turned 21 years and 51 days, he also became the Guangzhou City
The youngest goal scorer in the Guangzhou derby in team history.
On the manifestation of junior forward Li Yongjia, Guangzhou City
Team head coach Li Wei Feng said: "He embodied very good, just arrived at the team, I gave every player, I do not distinguish between the old players and young players, are based on the embodiment of the field, Yongjia (Li Yongjia), small Liao (Liao Jiajun), Ning An, they are great. I was able to leave a future for the team." On the growth of Li Yongjia, Liao Jiajun and other young players, Li Wei Feng also specifically instructed the team's veteran players to assist them to serve as more, to assist the rapid growth of young players.
Recently, Li Yongjia was interviewed by this newspaper, recounting the detailed story of his growth.
◆Football: The team went through a period of low point in the first stage of this year's league, how do you feel these days after going through the adjustment?
Li Yongjia: Recently, the team has always been developing in an upward trend, and now there is a lot of cohesion, the past work is not too important, and what is more important is the future practice and competition.
◆June 15, this year, in the Super League
Fourth Round Guangzhou City
You came on as a substitute in the second half of the match with Henan Songshan Longmen to complete the Chinese Super League
What was special about that day for you, your debut?
That day was very important to me and I did my best for that day for a long time to stand up to the Super League
The stage is my most awaited moment, I think this is just the beginning of something outstanding, I need to do my best to help the team and get every point and every success.
◆The team couldn't win for a long time at that time, and you were anxious, weren't you?
When the team was in the doldrums, I was really anxious and expected the team to win and I could help the team. Every time I practiced, I put myself into it 100%, and when the team needs me, I will definitely give my best.
◆ What was it like to score the only goal that assisted your team to win the Guangzhou derby?
This is a great help to my self-confidence, which is the result of the team's efforts together, and of course, it can't be separated from the coaching team's trust in me.
◆ Rumor has it that the derby coincided with your father's birthday, did you think the game would be scored?
Never thought about it. The day of the competition was my dad's birthday, and I found this birthday gift very meaningful, because for six years in elementary school, he picked me up from school and after school, and always accompanied me. On weekends, he would play soccer with me and my buddies.
◆ Can you sense that your dad is very supportive of your soccer game and even plays with you a lot, what are some of the things he's waiting for you to do?
My father is a soccer enthusiast, I have been playing football with him since I was a child, he organizes weekly football matches in the village and takes me to play with him, he is very strict with me, he points out my problems after each match and teaches me how to correct them. He was waiting for me to have some achievements in soccer. Until now, my father's opinion is very important to me.
◆Football: You are another Foshan Sanshui player who played in the professional league after Li Yingjian, and you have a higher channel, what kind of assistance did Sanshui's soccer initiation stage bring to you?
Li Yongjia: The soccer initiation stage in Sanshui is a valuable flashback for me, and it is also the place where my aspirations began.
◆Your home is the southwest street of Sanshui district, a while ago there was a video of the league on the southwest street of Sanshui, tens of thousands of people watched the final on site, lively, Sanshui fans know you in Guangzhou City
It's very supportive to play soccer, how does that encouragement motivate you?
I know that my friends in Homeland care about me very much, and I'm very grateful to them. Such encouragement reminds me to keep my heart and try my best to move up, and not to be alone in the support of Homeland's fans. And I have also followed the video of the league in Sanshui Southwest Street, and I am very happy to see such a strong soccer atmosphere in the homeland!
◆ In 2013, as a hometown soccer seedling, you entered Sanshui District Amateur Sports Campus Soccer Class to practice, you were 12 years old that year. At that time Guangzhou R&F
（Guangzhou City
(the team's predecessor) is practicing at Sanshui Parking Hills, did you know that Fortune is right next to you?
I know I enjoyed watching the Guangzhou Derby at that time, and it was a great feeling. I'm very grateful for this relationship, because the team cultivated me now, and I will try my best to repay the team for cultivating me.
◆ In 2015 you were elected to the Foshan City Sports School soccer class, in 2016 into the Guangdong Provincial Youth Team, at that time you thought that in the future there would be a time to enter Guangzhou R&F
Kickball?
I didn't think about it at the time. At that time, I concentrated on immersing myself in soccer practice, and for me, taking every practice and competition seriously was the first priority. When I learned that I could enter the Guangzhou R&F
I am very happy when I play because it is a very good team and I can get better here.
◆You have shown good soccer talent when you were in the Guangdong All-China Football Team, and I heard that many clubs were very interested in you at that time, so why did you pick Guangzhou R&F?
Guangzhou R&F
The characteristics of the southern school of soccer culture, from the youth training ladder to the first team have a lot of hometown players. As a hometown player, it would be a great pleasure if I could make a contribution to the southern school of soccer!
◆Entering Guangzhou City
What goals did you set for yourself when you were in the first team?
It is still a matter of continuing to do your best, always reminding yourself that the road is long, and that you need to practice hard on the field, put yourself out there and take one step at a time.
◆ Do you have a player you admire?
My idol is Modric. Real Madrid.
The legendary midfielder, whom I greatly appreciated, was a model for me to follow.
◆ You have been elected to the national youth team before, what kind of goals do you have about your future?
The goal is still to sink my teeth into it, one step at a time, and I expect to quit being arrogant and become a better version of myself and contribute to the team.
◆Football: Guangzhou City
The team struggled to win in the first 15 rounds of matches, but has gained 8 points in the last 5 rounds of matches, what changes do you think the team has made in the last month or so?
Li Yongjia: The team has been improving day by day in the last month, and we are getting more and more united, both in practice and in competitions. We are also summarizing and preparing for the next competition.
◆ Li Wei Feng is a former national team
Captain, who has also led the Super League
team relegation
Success, which would be what you knew about him before, what image did he give you after touching him up close?
Director Li is a very strict coach, he is very attentive and responsible to us. I believe that under his leadership, the team will become better and better.
◆What does guide Li Wei Feng bring to the team?
Director Li Wei Feng has boosted our morale and improved our spirit. After his appointment, the team's desire to win has been increasing, and the fighting spirit has been improving.
◆The team has a lot of big brothers and excellent foreign aiders, what strengths do you usually learn from them?
The oldest brother and the foreign aid arrived early to do some strength and activation exercises to prevent injuries. They are also very selfless to share their experience on the field to us, they are very engaged in the practice, giving us a good example, driving our young players to march together.
◆ What is the most memorable thing about being on the team?
The most unforgettable thing is Guilherme's advice, he often found and pointed out my problems on the practice field, sometimes he would ask me to automatically take the ball and do a loud echo, but also said don't be afraid of mistakes, including how to run the position, how to instantly make the right choice and so on, I am very grateful to him for his patience and guidance every time.
◆ Guangzhou City
The team has a lot of crucial games to play next, what kind of courage and commitment do you think is required?
Now is the key period of the team, as a young player, we need to show the vitality and toughness of the young players, the next day, we will work hard, to our goal across.
