Reporter Wang Wei reported that most of the teams in the Chinese Super League and First Division have gradually started their winter training recently and so far Guangzhou, who were relegated in the 2022 season, have not announced the date when they will focus on winter training. From the current situation, Zheng Zhi, who took over the team in the middle of last season, is likely to continue to be the head coach of Guangzhou, which is also likely to fill the Chinese Super League, but Zheng is now facing a lot of difficulties due to the investment problems faced by the department.
Zheng Zhi will remain in charge of the team
The Guangzhou team has been on vacation for more than 50 days after the relegation of the 2022 Chinese Super League season. When the Chinese women's soccer team trained at the Guangzhou team's training base some time ago, some of the Guangzhou team's staff had returned to the base to help out, but there was no news about when the team's first-team would train. Both at the club level and the team level, they are waiting for the final decision from the owner.
After Guangzhou's relegation, both the club and the players have expressed the idea of continuing to play in the professional league. As things stand, they also have a good chance of making up for it by returning to the Chinese Super League. In this process, Guangzhou team also rumored that Zheng Zhi will continue to be the team's head coach. There was even news that the Guangzhou team will regroup on February 15 to start preparing for the new league season. However, after February 15, the coaches and players have yet to receive news of their return, and the Guangzhou team for the new 2023 season will have to wait.
At present, the Guangzhou team is still waiting for the owner's final decision. In fact, the team is eager for the support of the Guangzhou authorities, as is the Guangzhou team in the same city, but for now it can only continue to wait.
In the 2022 season, with a total investment of only 15 million dollars in the club, Guangzhou's performance in the league was instantly recognizable. Even though Zheng Zhi took over the coaching position halfway through the season and the players played, they were relegated to the embarrassing second-to-last position in the Chinese Super League with 3 wins, 8 draws, and 23 losses, scoring 24 goals and conceding 63 this season due to the overall strength gap. Obviously, if a team doesn't have enough investment and strength, even with the best coach and the best players, it won't change the team's fate.
