In the late afternoon of August 22, Xie Hui released a statement on social media platforms, "After careful consideration, I have decided to resign from my position as head coach of Nantong Zhiyun Football Club."
After expressing his apology and reluctance to Nantong Zhiyun and the players, Xie Hui emphasized, "My initial heart for the soccer career has not changed, and my choice to leave is not due to fear or escape, but for a better departure. In the future, I will go to Germany to further study and precipitation, in order to set sail again to accumulate strength."
The young local coach intended to "voluntarily resign" to put an end to the "drinking table video" incident, but the incident triggered deep thoughts and controversy, I am afraid, will continue.
"Xie Hui paid a high price for his 'drunken overstatement', and many of his old friends feel sorry for him. Xie Hui's skills and personality have always been well known in the industry, and in the past few years he has shown his professional strength as an assistant coach in Shanghai and coaching in Nantong in the Central League. For such an outstanding local coach of the middle-generation, we hope that the community can give him more tolerance and not to dismiss him completely. I especially want to condemn those despicable people who stole the video and maliciously spread it. The 'traffic' you are pursuing may ruin other people's lives! Go Xie Hui, I believe you will soon be able to get back on your feet and prove yourself!"
A day before Xie Hui announced his resignation, at 17:40 on August 21, former international footballer Peng Weiguo published a microblog, calling on all sectors of society to be more tolerant of Xie Hui and saying that the price he paid for it was too heavy.
From Xie Hui video exposure has been the past three full days, Peng Weiguo why this time to speak out? According to our reporter, in this microblogging released the same day, Xie Hui has signed the departure documents, Nantong club has also found a new head coach candidate, he was in the Jiangsu Suning club Cao Rui coach.
At the time of Peng Weiguo's tweet, Nantong FC had not yet signed with Cao Rui, but according to internal information from Nantong Zhiyun FC, they did communicate with Cao Rui and there seems to be no doubt that he will take over the position of head coach. Peng Weiguo chose to mention this three days after the incident, most likely because he had also learned that Xie Hui was not suspended, and that he had officially left his position as head coach of Nantong Zhiyun on the same day.
Looking back at the time nodes of the incident, I found that it is quite meaningful. 18, Xie Hui drink table video exposure, his remarks "Shanghai Hong Kong won the championship spent 12 billion", "so and so team do not understand the game" and so on triggered heated debate. At 5:30 p.m. on the same day, Nantong Zhiyun released 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 reinstated soon after apologizing and reflecting, but the actual situation is far more serious than that. It took only four days for Coach Xie Hui to apologize and resign on his own accord, while it took only three days for the Nantong club to talk about a new coach, which means that the decision to leave was likely finalized after the incident.22 On the 22nd, two hours after Xie Hui's announcement of his resignation, the Nantong Zhiyun officials reacted swiftly by agreeing to the request for resignation.
Why would a "drunken remark" cause such a big controversy? Xie Hui video incident on the 19th day twice on the microblogging hot search, secretly photographed certainly by the public condemnation, but it can not be denied that the words involved in other clubs investment issues, as well as the Nantong club's own capital investment issues, are sensitive topics.
In particular, the claim that Shanghai Hong Kong spent 12 billion for winning the championship has triggered a wider discussion. The figure of 12 billion has triggered many self media to calculate this account for Shanghai Hong Kong, as Xie Hui was working as an assistant coach in Shanghai Hong Kong at that time, and this figure is also considered to be true by most people, which also triggered a rethinking of the golden dollar soccer.
From the point of view of Nantong Zhiyun itself, Xie Hui said that "only invested 10 million to reach the fifth place in the Central League", also triggered the attention of the local government, after all, it involves the coordination between the club and the government. To know the club after the first, both Nantong City and Rugao City, there are leaders concerned about and support the club, Nantong Zhiyun chest advertising revenue of more than 10 million this season, the government and the Sports Bureau of the support of tens of millions of dollars, which is 10 million investment gap between, is not small.
Nantong Zhiyun club leaders in the incident after the exposure, received the relevant aspects of the intervention of the phone, but the relevant phone whether Xie Hui's treatment of the decisive role, the club refused to issue a statement. The only certainty is that Xie Hui's departure has long been a consensus between the club and him, since the club has found a new head coach, Xie Hui's "voluntary resignation" has become "logical".
In this resignation statement, Xie Hui expressed the following points: firstly, he apologized to the players of the Nantong team and appreciated the coaching experience in Nantong; secondly, he reflected on the incident of the "clandestine video" and said that as an industry insider, he should be more professional and cautious in his own words and deeds; and thirdly, he explained that this time he left not to be afraid of or to escape, but for a better The third is to explain that the departure is not for fear or escape, but for a better journey. He also announced his plan to go to Germany for further study; fourthly, he declared that he would definitely come back because - "You can't give up this world to people you despise."
So far, Xie Hui's coaching career has come to an end, we look forward to his return, and hope that this incident will not change his true nature, just as he reminded us not to lose our daily sense of security because of the incident of the clandestine video, but to believe, as long as we believe, the world will be more and more better, we look forward to his return and still maintain the original heart.
