Efirdin went to the Swedish Super League after studying abroad with Wu Shaocong and Tan Kaiyuan.
Yang Liyu has been confirmed to join Beijing Guoan and Cai Mingmin has arrived at Cangzhou Lions.
Joining Wuhan Three Town's Wei Shihao, Yan Dinghao and Li Yang are just short of an official announcement.
Recently, Zheng Zhi resigned from his position as head coach of the Guangzhou team!
The current Guangzhou squad has almost no players from that year and is an all Chinese team. Coupled with the departure of Zheng Zhi's mainstay, it is unlikely that they will return to the Chinese Super League in a short period of time, and it will be difficult for them to even be relegated in the Central League.
It's difficult to play in the Central League in a Central B configuration!
Among the older players, there aren't many who can play in the starting lineup, judging from last season. Huang Bowen and Zhang Chenglin barely had time to play, mainly because their physical condition didn't allow it. This season, they don't rule out retiring and focusing on being a coach. As for Li Xuepeng, his glassy body is disturbing and his condition is not as good as before. Only Artemisia and Rong Hao have little problem playing in the starting lineup, but they both helped with the relegation out of emotion. It remains to be seen whether Zheng Zhi can stay after his departure.
Look at the young players available in the squad and they are hard to find. After all, players like Wu Shaocong and Elfidin are not cabbages on the side of the road. Although many of the young players have gone through the baptism of the Chinese Super League season, they don't have the ability to stand on their own and need time to grow.
After the likes of Efirdin studied abroad and the departure of stalwarts such as Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu, it can be said that there are almost no details of the past eight champions, and Guangzhou's current squad can only be regarded as the configuration of a team in the middle of the second division.
Is it appropriate for rookie Jiyu Liu to take over once again?
Although Jung's departure was a bit sudden, it was inevitable. In the long run, he can't keep doing what he's doing now, he needs to study and broaden his horizons... As it stands now, he can only go with Yoo Ji Woo for now, his second time taking on the heavy lifting from Jung.
It is almost impossible to invite foreign coaches. The economic conditions don't allow it, so you have to choose from local coaches. While there are many experienced and casual local coaches, Liu Zhiyu is not necessarily a better fit. He is familiar with the players, went through some workouts last season, has some prestige among these soccer students, and the key salary is not high.
When Liu Zhiyu takes over, ideally, Guangzhou seniors like Huang Bowen may stay to help him, and they can try their luck in China A as long as they fill out the current roster of players. Otherwise, even if Zheng Zhi's team stays on, it will be difficult to stay in relegation.
