In the early morning of August 31st, Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club received the sad news that Xu Zhengyuan, the head coach of the team, lost his mother on the night of August 30th. In the face of this sudden change, Xu Zhengyuan, after careful consideration, decided to stick to his post and stay in China to continue to lead the team into the fierce battle of the Central League.
The club said in an official announcement:
We are deeply saddened that the mother of Xu Zhengyuan, head coach of Chengdu Rongcheng Football Salon, unfortunately passed away on the evening of August 30th.
With the third stage of the League coming to a close, Coach Xu Zhengyuan chose to stay in China to lead the team into the next game after weighing all the options.Early in the morning of August 31st, the management of the club urgently rushed to the training base, on behalf of the Chengdu Xingcheng Group and Chengdu Hibiscus Soccer Salon to express their condolences to Coach Xu Zhengyuan, and expressed their deepest condolences to Coach Xu's mother.
Coach Xu Zhengyuan's choice to stay on at such a difficult time is not only a great contribution to Chengdu soccer, but also a reflection of his professionalism as a veteran soccer coach. In this regard, we pay our highest respect to Coach Xu Zhengyuan.
