Following Wu Shaocong and Tan Kaiyuan's trips to Sweden for further studies, Efirdin also embarked on a journey to the Swedish Super League.
While Yang Liyu has settled down to join Beijing Guoan; Cai Mingmin has also arrived at Cangzhou Lions to start a new chapter.
Wei Shihao, Yan Dinghao and Li Yang are about to be officially announced to join Wuhan Sanzhen, and a storm of lineup adjustments is sweeping through the city.
Suddenly, Guangzhou head coach Zheng Zhi announced his resignation, leaving a vacancy that casts a shadow over the future of the Guangzhou team.
Guangzhou team is now almost all new faces, the full Chinese class lineup after Zheng Zhi's departure, the road to the Chinese Super League is more and more difficult, and even relegation in the Central League may be a problem.
The difficulty of challenging the Central League with a team at the Central B level cannot be overstated.
Looking back at the veterans, there were very few starters last season. Huang Bowen and Zhang Chenglin had few chances to play due to their physical condition and may even retire this season and move to coaching.
Li Xuepeng's glassy body and declining form is worrying, only Artemisia Junmin and Rong Hao can still play stably, but they are more out of emotion to support the team to relegate.
Their whereabouts are not yet clear after Jung's departure.
There is a scarcity of young players in the team, and players like Wu Shao Cong and Efirdin are not just available.
Although many of the young players have experienced the grind of the Super League season, they still need time to sharpen their skills before they can play on their own.
The departure of the likes of Efirdin and the departure of stalwarts such as Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu has robbed Guangzhou of its former glory, and the current lineup is more like the level of the Central B.
Whether rookie Liu Zhiyu can handle the position of Guangzhou's head coach has become a question worth exploring.
Zheng Zhi's departure was sudden, but it was inevitable. In the long run, he needs to expand his horizons, and for the time being he can only temporarily rely on Liu Zhiyu, who is taking over the reins from Zheng for the second time.
The possibility of inviting foreign coaches is almost nil, and the economic constraints are such that they can only be selected from local coaches.
While there are many experienced coaches out there, it is still doubtful that Liu Zhiyu is the best candidate. He is familiar with the players, worked out last season, has some prestige among the younger players and is not paid much.
After Liu Zhiyu takes over, if veterans such as Huang Bowen can stay and assist him, while supplementing the existing player lineup, Guangzhou may have a chance in the China A-League. Otherwise, even if Zheng Zhi's team continues to stay, relegation has become a problem.
