In an attention-grabbing scene before a Chinese Super League match, Dalian Ren head coach Xie Hui shook hands with Chengdu's Korean coach Seo Jung-won and apologized.
After the match, Xie Hui said bluntly, "I personally apologized to him, and he accepted with tolerance. What a great general!"
Why did Xie Hui apologize before the start of the match? It goes back to a drinking game a year ago. At that time, Xie Hui was still coaching the Nantong Zhiyun team in the Central League, and after drinking, he commented on Chengdu Rongcheng's tactical chaos and mentioned Shanghai Harbor's transfer expenses. The video was uploaded to the internet and sparked a controversy, which led to Xie Hui's resignation to pursue further studies abroad.
In retrospect, Xie Hui's remarks were indeed not respectful enough of his peers, and it was not prudent to disclose trade secrets. However, this was a private remark and it was not his intention to publicize it. Xie Hui chose to take responsibility and resigned directly, showing his commitment. Compared with the "bad friend" who uploaded the video to the Internet, Xie Hui's way of handling the situation is more atmospheric.
Unexpectedly, during Xie Hui's study abroad, the originally relegated Dalian Ren team withdrew due to mismanagement and entered the Chinese Super League by replacement, Xie Hui successfully bid for the head coach and led Dalian Ren to achieve good results without foreign aid. Xie Hui's tactical style was also labeled as "playing under pressure".
Now, Xie Hui apologizes to Xu Zhengyuan, and the dispute from a year ago is resolved. Xu Zhengyuan accepts the apology, and the two of them laugh off their differences, becoming a good story.
In this game, Dalian People did not realize the "pressure", but won with a low possession rate. Next, the match between Xie Hui and Xu Zhengyuan will continue in the Chinese Super League. Xu Zhengyuan's Chengdu Rongcheng team has improved significantly this season, while the Dalian Ren team under Xie Hui's leadership has played a proactive style of play that is in line with the mainstream of Europe and has been very entertaining to watch. But in the second phase of the transfer ban lifted, Xie Hui is faced with a wealth of resources "sweet trouble", how to optimize the lineup, testing his wisdom.
Xie Hui's charging after his resignation and his apology at the "reunion of enemies" demonstrated his qualities of being able to move in and out freely and making progress by retreating. As a local manager, Xie Hui's vision of career planning and emotional intelligence in dealing with matters are praiseworthy.
