In the 2022 season, Guangdong soccer ushered in an unprecedented challenge, and after Meizhou Hakka's success in the Super League, the number of Guangdong Super League teams increased to four. However, behind the seeming prosperity is the shortcomings of the overall strength of the teams. Among them, Meizhou Hakka and Shenzhen team can still stay in the middle, while the Guangzhou duo is stuck in the relegation quagmire together, the relegation situation is not optimistic.
For the Guangzhou team, the 2022 season can be characterized by many disasters. The team has 29 departures, an average age of only 21.12 years old, a scarcity of experience in the Chinese Super League for young players from the Evergrande Football Academy, only 6 points in 10 rounds of matches, and the financial problems of the parent company adding insult to injury. Although the future looks bright, the hope of relegation is slim. Guangzhou is in dire need of strengthening its lineup in the summer window, and the return of the reinforcement adjustment fee has become a lifesaver.In 2018 and 2019, Guangzhou's reinforcements exceeded the stipulated ceiling and paid a large amount of adjustment fee. If the CFA can return this money, Guangzhou team is expected to use this to improve its strength. However, the return of the adjustment fee is still unknown.
Guangzhou City is also in deep trouble. Injuries, illnesses and salary arrears have seriously affected the team's fighting strength, and with the withdrawal of Fortune Group from the operation, Guangzhou City can only wait for the completion of the share reform. According to some sources, the state-owned enterprise consortium mainly composed of Guangzhou Automobile Group once withdrew from the share reform, which made the prospect of share reform worrying. In order to promote the share reform, Fortune Group sent the former general manager Zhang Bin negotiation, and Guangzhou City club chairman Huang Shenghua has quit Fortune Group. If the share reform is successfully completed, Guangzhou City still has a chance to turn the tide, after all, there are still 24 rounds of matches, and the gap with the middle and lower reaches of the team is not too big. Currently, Guangzhou City is actively recalling the foreign aid core Guilherme, the old injured Tang Miao, Chang Feiya, Ye Chugui is also actively recovering. Once the share reform is completed, Guangzhou City is expected to achieve relegation.
