Guangzhou once soared on the wings of Asian competitions and won the Chinese Super League title eight times with countless honors. Since last season, however, the team has been on a downward spiral, with Liu Zhiyu taking over and Zheng Zhi returning, but Guangzhou is struggling in the midst of the Chinese Super League. Liu Zhiyu took over the baton, Zheng Zhi returned, but Guangzhou struggled in the quagmire of the Chinese Super League. 2023 season, Zheng Zhi joined the ranks of the national football coach, then resigned, Liu Zhiyu returned to the coaching whip, leading the young players of Evergrande Football School to fight in the First Division. However, the Guangzhou team under Liu Zhiyu's command continued to struggle, continuing their trajectory of 5 wins and 3 losses in the season.
The new chairman of the Board of Directors decisively changed the manager, foreign coach Salvador to replace Liu Zhiyu, the team lineup reshuffle. The former substitutes become the main force, the main force is reduced to the bench, the team has a new look. The first match was a victory, scoring two goals in nine minutes, 2-1 reversal of the victory. The second battle and Wuxi Wu hook 1-1 handshake, the third game of the Central League 2-1 victory over Jiangxi Lushan, the away game is 4-1 victory over the Dan team. With 3 wins and 1 draw, Guangzhou jumped from 3 to 13 points and moved up to 10th place. The team celebrated two consecutive victories, and again there was good news. Soccer Daily and famous media person "Leicester City's Little Fox" reported that the core player of U20 national football team, Efirdin returned to the team, and Xu Bin completed the supplementary report, both of them are expected to return to the field of play quickly. During the U20 Asian Cup, fans were optimistic that Xu Bin and Efirdin would become the nucleus of the Guangzhou team in the new season. However, the two missed the first half of the season for some reason. But their absence does not seem to affect the team, but instead is expected to enhance the team's strength under the guidance of El Salvador to help relegation. Under Salvador's leadership, Guangzhou came out of the woods with the return of Xu Bin and Efirdin, and the team's strength went to another level. This kind of Guangzhou team, this kind of coach, hibernating for two seasons, is expected to return to the Chinese Super League and create another brilliant.
