At the moment of August 12 in Beijing, a storm swept through the soccer world. Beijing Guoan Football Club made an official announcement, announcing the decision of the head coach Xie Feng to leave the club, and at the same time set up an emergency coaching team in a hurry, Wei Kexing was honored to be the head of the team, and Sui Dongliang was appointed to be the temporary head coach in case of danger. For a while, the media and fans have been hotly debated on Guoan's change of command.
Xu Jiang, a senior media personality, said bluntly on social media platforms, "A coach who dares to resign voluntarily is at least dignified."
For his part, reporter Song Chengliang of Shanghai's Oriental Morning Post suggested: "I don't think the problem is all with the head coach, but part of his role is to take responsibility."
Soccer Daily's Lumi reporter couldn't help but exclaim: "I really didn't think that Guoan would have so many problems, and I didn't think that Xie Feng's guidance would choose to resign so quickly."
Sina Sports' Yuan Ye reporter analyzed rationally: "Frankly speaking, the responsibility for Guoan to come to this point today is not all on the head coach. But professional coaches have to face the reality that performance is a hard target and they can only take the responsibility. Look at Xie's tired figure on the sidelines, you can appreciate the hard work of this job, and now he is also considered to be relieved. Guoan is in a historic trough, relying solely on a coaching change can not solve all the problems. But this is all that can be done in front of us, to change the manager to calm the public opinion. As for the next candidate, we still need to wait and see what happens. Hopefully, the interim coaching staff can seize the opportunity, both opportunities and challenges, and if they can really win consecutively, they may be able to officially take over. But either way, it's a challenging road."
Soccer commentator Yang Tianying questioned on social media, "Xie Feng left, how much difference can a coaching change make? Is it Cao Jiandong, Tao Wei or Wei Kexing? Who can really lead the team to revitalize? Who can ensure that the injured are effectively treated? Who can give young players more chances to play? Who can motivate the players to run positively instead of being lazy? It's not that I'm against substitutions, I just can't come up with a clear answer!"
Young Sky Baby went on to say, "Do you think a coaching change would help? Theoretically it's possible, after a managerial change there are usually a few games that bring changes. But can the current situation of Guoan be solved by changing the manager? Xie Feng has his problems, but can he alone bear the burden of Guoan's problems? The merits of foreign aid, the loss of home ground, player injuries, salary arrears, are these all things he alone can decide? Ladies and gentlemen, to be honest, the current Guoan marquee is a hot potato, with a minefield above and a war of words below, and Xie Feng is relieved to be guiding the team. Finally, Guoan is in the ups and downs of the soccer cycle, the good times have passed, the hard times have just begun, and the future may still have to go through a not-so-short period of hard times. During this time, people who really care and love this team have felt the bitterness."
