Guangzhou's Zhang Chenglin's dual identity sparks heated debate
On August 31, Guangzhou's first-team roster ushered in a new change, with Zhang Chenglin not only serving as the first-team physical fitness coach, but also returning as a player, choosing robe number 43. German transfer market China administrator Zhu Yi, on this particular situation in the social platform to express insights.
Zhang Chenglin joined the Guangzhou team in 2016 and was lucky enough to be loaned out to Kunshan FC in the Central League last season. with Zheng Zhi returning to coach the first team, Zhang returned to Guangzhou to take on the role of fitness coach. Now, he has reconfirmed that he will be playing both a player and coaching role.
Zhu Yi further elaborated in his microblog, "A person with both player and official status, regardless of the status, the accumulation of yellow card suspension applies. It is worth noting that the yellow card accumulation and suspension rules for such dual identity players are different from those for ordinary players, only two yellow cards are required for suspension."
