Heavy news! The Guangzhou soccer community was treated to a great event yesterday, the
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
The return of the team is like a breath of fresh air, and it was officially announced that he will assume the position of head coach of the team, while Liu Zhiyu will be responsible for the head coach of the club's ladder team.
Looking at the latest list of coaches announced on the Guangzhou team's official website, Fu Boring is the technical director, Huang Bowen and Mei Fang have joined hands to become assistant coaches, and Wang Weiman is at the helm of the goalkeeping coach. In this refreshed coaching lineup, three of Guangzhou's all-time greats--
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
, Huang Bowen and Mei Fang - will join forces for the first time to shoulder the burden of relegation.
In the 12th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Guangzhou lost to Chengdu Rongcheng 1-2 despite a breakthrough by Wei Shihao, and suffered two consecutive defeats after the restart of the league. Currently, the team has 2 wins and 10 losses, ranking 16th in the league, and the relegation situation is worrying.
This season, since Liu Zhiyu took office, his formation and clinical command has been questioned by the outside world many times. Despite the outstanding performance of the young players, the performance has never been satisfactory. Just when the team is in trouble, the old captain, spiritual leader
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
The return of the Guangzhou team, undoubtedly brought a "timely rain".
recalls that
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
The 41-year-old veteran has deservedly been the soul of the Guangzhou team during its glory years. Zheng Zhi has played for the city of Guangzhou for 12 years since 2010, when he was promoted from the Central League to Guangzhou Evergrande. During that time, he led the team to two AFC Champions League titles, eight Chinese Super League titles, one Central League title, two FA Cup titles, three Super Cup titles and was awarded Asian Footballer of the Year.
In December last year, faced with multiple difficulties such as the departure of team manager Cannavaro and the departure of the main foreign aiders.
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
He was appointed as the executive manager and player of the first team, and led the team to complete the last 8 rounds of matches with 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, scoring 8 goals and conceding 3. He eventually won the third place in the league and retained the AFC Champions League seat, and unearthed new stars such as Ling Jie and Tan Kaiyuan. Under Zheng Zhi's leadership, Guangzhou's youth army showed amazing fighting power in adversity, and his spiritual strength became a valuable asset to the team.
At the end of last year, Zheng Zhi's contract with Guangzhou expired, and both sides ultimately failed to renew it. Despite not officially announcing his retirement, Zheng Zhi has basically ended his career as a player. In May of this year, Zheng Zhi officially became the head coach of the Guangzhou Sports Institute Football Academy, becoming a coach with an official establishment. However, in the Guangzhou team once again in trouble, the heart of the Guangzhou team Zheng Zhi once again stepped forward.
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
The return of the team will directly improve team morale, coupled with the return of Zhang Xiuwei and Li Xuepeng, the center backfield defense strength is expected to be significantly improved, captain Wei Shihao will also be expected to be arranged to the attack line. I believe this time, Zheng Zhi can once again save the day and become the savior of the Guangzhou team out of trouble.
The 13th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) match against Dalian Ren, scheduled for August 17, has been postponed.
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
The first game after taking over will be the Guangdong derby against Shenzhen on August 21 at the Huadu Stadium.
