Zheng Zhi, the bright star of Chinese soccer, his 26-year career is like a legend, 10 league championships, Evergrande's double Asian Championship glory, the Asian Footballer Mr. award, one by one witnessed his brilliance. After his retirement, he turned into a coach, his figure is still upright. Through Zheng Zhi's photo, even if not at the peak, his figure is still robust, dedication is even better.
Zheng Zhi has also had a fruitful coaching career, saving his team from the brink of disbandment. Since 2020, he has been the assistant coach and general manager of the Guangzhou team, and the following year he was promoted to head coach, and in 2022 he was even favored by the national soccer team as an assistant coach. Zheng Zhi's path to coaching has been a stellar one.
As a head coach, Zheng Zhi won his first game and helped Guangzhou secure a solid run in the Chinese Super League. At that time, the team was on the verge of disintegration, but under his tutelage, the order was perfect and the performance soared. Six rounds of undefeated, 14 points myth, however, his story with Guangzhou team failed to continue. Zheng Zhi believed that the team needed to invest more in order to be stronger, but the management disagreed. In March this year, Guangzhou team announced the termination of Zheng Zhi's contract.
Zheng Zhi should have been fully committed to the national soccer team, but his heart seems to have unfinished dreams. He developed the idea of coaching in Europe and the United States, some media revealed that he is preparing to complete the work of the national football team, looking for European and American clubs to join the opportunity. For Zheng Zhi, this is a good opportunity for personal development, and the foreign soccer environment is better than the domestic.
Zheng Zhi went abroad to learn advanced soccer concepts, return to coach the national football team, is undoubtedly a win-win strategy. Fans have offered their blessings. The national football team has a window of time after the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng Zhi is expected to take this opportunity to practice in Europe and the United States. Reports indicate that Zheng Zhi has received several offers from clubs. Nonetheless, he must choose authoritative clubs to improve himself.
Currently, the clubs that have extended the olive branch to him are of average size, with low levels of competition and poor performance. If Zheng Zhi to join these clubs, his personal growth is limited to help, the salary is not as good as domestic. Netizens have suggested that Zheng Zhi should go abroad to further his education, rather than mixing. We expect him to coaching level continues to improve, if coaching team is not as good as the national football team, overseas trip may be exempted.
