In the twilight of the 18th day of twilight, Nantong Zhiyun Football Club released a heavy announcement to the public, revealing that due to the adverse social impact caused by head coach Xie Hui's drunken blunder at a private party, the club has decided to suspend him from his position as head coach. Subsequently, Xie Hui made a public statement on social media, apologizing to the four clubs mentioned at the drinking table, including Chengdu Rongcheng, Shanghai Shenhua, Shanghai Harbour and Nantong Zhiyun, which he coaches.
A video of Xie Hui drinking with friends and laughing and joking at the wine table was uploaded to the Internet on the 18th, which quickly triggered heated discussions. In the video, Xie Hui talks about his coaching performance and expresses his views on the operation of many clubs.
Although the accuracy of the figures mentioned by Xie Hui is doubtful, it is undeniable that these remarks were exaggerated at a private party and under the influence of alcohol. Unexpectedly, on such occasions, someone secretly filmed and uploaded the video, which triggered public opinion to almost one-sidedly blame the person who stole the video and think Xie Hui had made careless friends. As for Xie Hui's own comments, they did not attract much attention.
However, as the current head coach of a Chinese League One team, Xie Hui's comments undoubtedly had an adverse effect on other clubs. What's more, the circulation of the surreptitious video made his comments public, and the Nantong Zhiyun club reacted swiftly by announcing the suspension of Xie Hui's head coaching duties. Xie Hui himself subsequently apologized to the four clubs and expressed his anger at the malicious actions of the camera thief, and he reserved the right to take legal action to defend his rights.
In the preliminaries of the FA Cup Central League on August 19, Nantong Zhiyun, without a head coach, suffered a 0:6 defeat at the hands of Heilongjiang Bingcheng and regretted to go out of the tournament.
With the second phase of the Central League matches coming to an end, Nantong Zhiyun is in seventh place with 31 points accumulated, six points away from fourth-placed Wuhan Sanzhen, and still has hopes of hitting the play-offs.
