Cheng Shan Reporter: In the late afternoon of August 22, Xie Hui made a statement on social media platforms, solemnly announcing, "After careful consideration, I have decided to resign from my position as head coach of Nantong Zhiyun Football Club."
After deeply expressing his apology and reluctance to let go of Nantong Zhiyun and the players, Xie Hui confessed, "No matter when, the initial heart of the soccer career remains unchanged. Leaving is not due to fear, not due to escape, but for a better start. In the future, I will go to Germany for further study and precipitation, with a view to embarking on the journey again."
The young Chinese coach intended to "voluntarily resign" to put an end to the "drinking table video" incident, however, the incident triggered deep thoughts and controversy will probably continue.
"The price Xie Hui paid for his 'drunken blunder' was too high, and many old friends felt sorry for him. Xie Hui's style of play and character are well known in the industry, and in the past few years he has shown his professional ability by serving as an assistant coach in Shanghai and coaching in Nantong in the Central League. For such an outstanding domestic coach of the middle generation, we hope that all sectors of the society can give him more tolerance and should not reject him completely. I would especially like to condemn those despicable people who secretly shoot and maliciously spread the video, the 'traffic' you are pursuing may destroy the whole life of others! Go Xie Hui, I believe you can get back on your feet and prove yourself soon!"
A day before Xie Hui announced his resignation, at 17:40 on August 21, former international footballer Peng Weiguo called on the community to give Xie Hui more tolerance on Weibo, noting the heavy price he has borne.
Three whole days have passed since the exposure of Xie Hui's video, what makes Peng Weiguo feel? It is reported that on the day of Peng Weiguo's microblogging, Xie Hui had already signed the departure document, and the Nantong club has also found a new head coach, that is, the former head coach of Jiangsu Suning, Cao Rui.
At the time of Peng Weiguo's microblogging, the Nantong club had not yet signed with Cao Rui. However, according to internal sources, the club did have contact with Cao Rui, and it seems to be a certainty that he will take over the position of head coach. Peng Weiguo chose to mention this three days after the incident, perhaps because he already knew that Xie Hui was not only suspended, but also officially stepped down on the same day.
Looking back at the incident, on the 18th, Xie Hui's video was exposed, and his comments, "Shanghai Hong Kong won the championship cost 12 billion", "so-and-so team does not know how to play football" and so on triggered heated debate. At 5:30 p.m. on the same day, Nantong Zhiyun issued a notice deciding to suspend Xie Hui's position as head coach. 4 minutes later, Xie Hui apologized on his personal social media.
On the night of the incident, many people thought that Coach Xie Hui should be able to resume his duties quickly after apologizing and reflecting, but the actual situation is far more serious than imagined. It took Xie Hui only four days from his apology to his voluntary resignation, and only three days for the Nantong club to search for a new coach, which means that the decision to leave may have been made right after the incident.22 On the 22nd, two hours after Xie Hui's announcement of his resignation, the official Nantong Zhiyun responded swiftly by agreeing to the request for resignation.
Why did the "drunken speech" cause such controversy? Xie Hui video incident on the 19th two times on the microblogging hot search, secretly filming the person is certainly condemned by everyone, but its words involved in other clubs to invest in the problem, as well as the Nantong club's own capital investment problems, are sensitive topics.
Among them, the claim that Shanghai Hong Kong spent 12 billion for winning the championship has triggered a wider debate. The figure of 12 billion has triggered a lot of self-media to calculate this account for Shanghai Hong Kong, because Xie Hui was serving as an assistant coach in Shanghai Hong Kong at that time, and this figure is also regarded as true by most people, which also triggered a rethinking of the golden dollar soccer.
From the point of view of Nantong Zhiyun, Xie Hui said "only invested 10 million to reach the fifth place in the Central League", also attracted the attention of the local government, after all, this involves the coordination between the club and the government. To know, the club after the A, both Nantong City or Rugao City, there are leaders concerned about and support for the club, this season the club chest advertising revenue of more than 10 million, the government and the Sports Bureau of the support of tens of millions of dollars, which is 10 million investment gap between, really can not be ignored.
Nantong Zhiyun club leaders in the incident after the exposure, received the intervention of the relevant aspects of the phone, but the relevant phone whether Xie Hui's handling of the decisive role, the club refused to speak out. The only certainty is that Xie Hui's departure has long been a unanimous decision between the club and the club, since the club has found a new head coach, Xie Hui "active resignation" is also logical.
In this resignation notice, Xie Hui expressed three points, one is to the Nantong team players apologize and the Nantong coaching experience of gratitude; second is to the "clandestine video" incident of reflection, said that as an industry insiders, their own words and deeds should be more professional and cautious; third is to explain that this time to leave is not due to fear, not due to escape, but in order to a better start, and He announced his plan to go to Germany for further study; fourthly, he declared that he will definitely return, because - "You can't give up this world to those you despise."
We look forward to his return and hope that this incident will not change his true nature. Just as he warned us not to "lose our sense of daily security" because of the clandestine video incident, we still have to believe that as long as we believe, the world will become better and better, we look forward to his return and still keep his original heart. We hope that when he returns, he will remain true to himself.
