team leader
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
Led by the Guangzhou team's spontaneous assembly and practice
Coinciding with the eve of the Nov. 16 battle between China's men's national soccer team and Australia, the financially struggling Guangzhou soccer team was led by Captain
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
The team assembled in a low key and started training on their own under the leadership of the
Players are eager for the team to survive, even though in-division expenses will be paid by the Central
national soccer team
Association to bear, but the Guangzhou team about
soccer league
The demand for the recovery of the adjustment fee is still no news, the problem of unpaid wages is still unresolved, and many players have the intention to go. The future of Guangzhou Football Club, which has yet to find a successor, is still full of uncertainty.
The team was left leaderless for a while after Cannavaro was released from his contract with Guangzhou Football Club. Club appoints captain
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
as interim head coach, but the team has struggled to assemble in light of the club's broken financial chain.
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
Thus failing to fulfill his head coaching duties.
As the Nationals' 12-team tournament comes to an end.
China Super League (soccer league)
As the date of the league resumption draws near, it is imperative for the Guangzhou team to gather and train.
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
As an interim head coach, he notified his teammates to return to the team and started to gather for training. As the club began to default on salaries, the team failed to assemble for a long time, the players were unable to train systematically, and some of the players left Guangzhou to find new owners, and some even switched to other teams to maintain their status. Therefore, the first day of the assembly, coupled with
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
On their own, only 12 players showed up to train at the secondary stadium of the Guangzhou Galaxy Sports Center. Considering the cost of lighting and other expenses for night training, the team scheduled the training in the afternoon.
It is reported that the secondary field of Galaxy Sports Center is a place for Guangzhou citizens to work out daily, and it is open to the public free of charge at a fixed time every morning. On weekdays, the secondary field is used by the Guangdong Provincial Amateur Athletics Team and the Galaxy Stadium Amateur Football Training Course. In the past few years, it has also been used as a venue for our
women's soccer
The training base for the men's soccer team, where Coach Lippi has also led the national team's preparations.
This year, Guangzhou hosted
China Super League (soccer league)
tournament, the venue was renovated to become a dedicated training ground for the Guangzhou team. However, as the venue was built in 1987 for the Sixth National Games, apart from the lawn of the soccer field, other facilities are quite backward, even the basic shower room and fitness equipment are lacking. The effectiveness of the Guangzhou team's training here is evident.
Recently, the players have been returning to Guangzhou to join the assembly team. The Guangzhou team has not had any systematic training for more than three months, and the players need a longer period of time to recover their body functions. However, the players are pessimistic about the future of the team as the club has not yet found a new investor.
Some players even hope to leave the Guangzhou team at the end of the season, which somewhat affects the current training atmosphere.
