In the spring of 2010, when Evergrande's flag was first revealed in the soccer world, Lao Xu first outlined Evergrande's grand blueprint in a symposium within the club. He firmly said, "We are going to establish Evergrande Football Club with a clear goal to break out of Asia, fight for our country's glory, and win the AFC Championship in 3-5 years' time, and we will do whatever it takes to realize this goal." That year, Evergrande won the Central League title and was successfully promoted to the Chinese Super League. The following year, Evergrande locked the Super League title in advance with a four-round advantage, which was the first time in the history of Guangzhou soccer, the first time a promoted horse won the Super League title, and the first time to advance to the AFC Championship. In these two years, Lao Xu brought 3.5 million US dollars for Muric, 3.2 million euros for Cleo, and 10 million US dollars for Conca to the national football team; at the same time, he also brought Zheng Zhi, Gao Lin, Sun Xiang and Zhang Linpeng to the Guangzhou fans. At the celebration banquet of the 2011 Chinese Super League championship, a reporter asked about Evergrande's investment in the AFC Champions League, and Lao Xu's answer was full of dominance: "There is no limit to how much can be invested, and how it can be invested won't be more than Evergrande's annual sales." That year, Evergrande's annual sales reached 80.39 billion yuan.
The year Evergrande won the Chinese Super League title for the first time, Lao Wang once again. He said, "I originally wanted to never get involved in soccer again, but after the soccer crackdown in the second half of last year, the relevant leaders approached me to talk about this issue, hoping that rich private entrepreneurs can assume some social responsibility, and hoping that I would take the initiative to come forward to support soccer again." Old Wang waved his hand and promised to fund at least five small goals in three years to support the revival of national football. A month after the old king, "international coach" Camacho replaced Gao Hongbo. Camacho took office less than 20 days, the national football debut, the first game of the 40 strong match, 2-1 Singapore, after the opening red, Camacho took the national football team all the way down, 1-2 Jordan, back to back kicks Iraq 2 0-1, early start for the 2018 World Cup. In less than 3 months, Camacho did the back 3 years of work, able to collect 4.3 million euros per year, or after tax. On February 29, 2012, the national football team beat Jordan 3-1 in the final 1 round of the group stage of the Top 40 tournament. The 1st day after the national football honor war, Evergrande held a new season overall meeting, at the meeting and after the meeting, Lao Xu said a lot. "The level of treatment of our athletes to pull upward, when the annual salary of our athletes to 1 billion yuan, the national football team will reach the European level, surely." Lao Xu said. As a doctoral supervisor of management, Lao Xu, personally led the discussion from 9 o'clock at night to 4 o'clock in the morning, spent a full seven hours to introduce the bonus distribution method, and then successively modified four or five times before finalizing. Lao Xu is quite proud: "A troop depends on management."
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
After that day's meeting, Evergrande left for South Korea to begin preparations for the match against Jeonbuk Hyundai a week early. Lao Xu said: in the AFC Champions League, we must fight, not only for the glory of Evergrande Football Club, but also for the glory of the Chinese people, we must play out the spirit, even if we lose the game, we must also lose the honor, as long as we are "full of wolves, blood fight opponents" this spirit is shown, is the winner, will be praised by the fans. With this spirit, I believe that we will not lose the game, we have to be determined to win, desperate to run, desperate to steal, especially on March 7 against Jeonbuk, we have to show the spirit of "wolfish, bloody rival". This is a very important game for us, and it's also our first game in the AFC Champions League, so we have to have this spirit, not to be under pressure, and we will succeed according to the tactics arranged by the coaching staff. We have to be determined, not to mention that we can't be intimidated by them! Finally, Evergrande coaching staff and all athletes swore, skipper Li Zhangsu and captain Zheng Zhi led the oath: Carry forward the spirit of Evergrande, carry forward the culture of Evergrande, wolfishly, bloodily fight against the opponent, resolutely tactical, fight hard, not to dishonor the mission, fight for the glory of the country, and fight for the rise of the national football team! After the meeting, Lao Xu shook hands one by one to send off the whole team, he patted Gao Lin and said: "Pay attention to the kick in front of the goal, don't be indecisive, you can't kick it in all the time." Not many people are optimistic about Evergrande's debut in the AFC Champions League, and their first opponent is Jeonbuk Hyundai, the insurmountable barrier of the Chinese Super League.
Zhang Linpeng was 23 years old that year, and he still loved playing Need for Speed. That year's Murray was 26 years old, South Korea's March climate makes him straight shouting cold, he asked if he could wear long pants to play during the competition. The year's Zheng Zhi has 32 years old, winter training muscle strain, the competition can not be on, is not very confirmed. On March 3, a warm-up match with a South Korean university team, Evergrande lost 1-2, the foreign aid trident Kongka, Muric, Cleo play in general, Jiang Ning strained, confirmed that he has no chance to play Jeonbuk. This makes Lee Jang-soo worried and can not sleep. "As a working coach, I have my pride, I don't want to go back to my home country to lose face, I can't afford to lose in Korea more than anywhere else." Lee Jang-soo said. Pre-match press conference, swords were drawn. Jeonbuk skipper Lee Heung-sil said, "In the competition with Evergrande, Jeonbuk will get a win 100 percent." Lee Jang-soo, in turn, responded, "As a head coach, he was able to say that, and I'm also a Korean coach, and I know that some Korean coaches like to talk big before matches, it's their habit."
blood-washing
At that time in Beijing to participate in the "two sessions" of the old Xu, before the game specially called the team, asked "for the country to win", and for this set up a heavy award, every net win a goal additional bonus of 2 million yuan. The stands, Jeonbuk fans played "Guangzhou, home" slogan. Evergrande fans put up a banner saying "Guangzhou voice to the international quarrel".
Evergrande's starting formation 4231, Yang Jun as goalkeeper, four defenders Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Zheng Zhi and Zhang Linpeng, back Zhao Xu Ri and Zhao Yuan Xi, and Gao Lin partnering Kong Ka, Muric and Cleo up front.
In the 27th minute of the game, Evergrande broke the deadlock first, Gao Lin broke the ball in front of the field and finished the two-on-one cooperation with Cleo, and Cleo shot the goal, 1-0!
In the 41st minute, Evergrande took another city, Kim Sang-sik fouled Gao Lin in front of the penalty area, and Evergrande obtained an excellent position free kick opportunity, Kongka punished the free kick for a moment, Zhao Xu Ri dodged and avoided leaving a gap, the ball through the wall in front of the goal landed in the rebound drilled into the ball net, the side of the field of Lee Zhang-soo waved his fist roar to celebrate the completion of the first half of the Evergrande 2-0 lead.
In the 69th minute of the second half, Conca got the ball in the penalty area and started to pump and pass, Cleo alertly padded, 3-0, and Cleo also made a trademark domineering celebration. In the 70th minute, Jeonbuk equalized with a goal, but Evergrande added another three minutes later.
In the 73rd minute, Conca stunned Jeonbuk with a skillful international wave to make it 4-1 and leave the South Korean TV description dumbfounded.
This is not over, the 75th minute, Muriqi killed into the penalty area shot, Jeonbuk goalkeeper pounced on the ball, but still can not stop the soccer ball into the net, 5-1, Muriqi came to participate in the side, stand on the stands, accept the site of the Guangzhou fans applauded. 5-1, Evergrande gave Jeonbuk a shameful battle, but also invented a Chinese team visiting South Korea's largest score to win the record. According to the Korean media, after that game, the whole north overall players in the locker room collective kneeling, and before the game said 100% win the whole north skipper Lee Heung-sil apologized to the fans. After the game, Lee Jang-soo said, "Because the Chinese team did not reach the top ten of the World Preliminary League, many people in the domestic industry, including fans, put the expectations of the Chinese team in the Evergrande team, we feel the seriousness of the responsibility, but also gave the players a lot of motivation." Talking about the boss's concern before the match, Li Zhangsu said, "The boss's concern is the biggest encouragement for us, he personally called before the match and told us that we represent not only Guangzhou, but also China, and I am very grateful to him." For that match, Lao Xu paid out 14 million dollars in prize money, inventing a record for a single win prize in Chinese soccer. Li Zhangsu got a share of more than 1.1 million for that game, and each of the starting 11 players got close to 1 million. That year, the "two sessions", Lao Xu became a "red", he called Liu Jianhong soccer night said: "Many representatives chased after him to comment on the competition, but also asked where to watch the competition video."
afterwards That night, Li Wei Feng, who was playing for Tianjin Teda at the time, said after the 0-0 draw at home with the Australian Premier League's Center Coast Mariners: foreign aid this thing, a penny a penny a penny, and can't hope that everyone is Muric, Cleo. "I think the foreign aid introduced by Evergrande is very worthwhile, and their money is well spent." Li Wei Feng said. Huang Jianxiang, on the other hand, said, "Some people say that rich people should take money to do something practical, do not engage in soccer. I think, take their own money to China's hundreds of millions of fans to buy happy to send happy, but also to save the suffering of the practical things. Boss Xu's buying private jets and wearing Hermes belts is nothing to talk about. He has invested in the team, and is 10,000 times more powerful than the man who sends his mistresses to the team but owes the players' salaries! He then invited Lippi to come here, it will be even more bullish." Huang Jianxiang said. After returning to the hotel that night, Gao Lin said: "This success will give our countrymen encouragement and expectations. That game really showed many people the expectations of the Chinese team. The day after that success, the then head of the CFA, Wei Di, said at the "House of Journalists" party organized by the CFA in Beijing: "Evergrande's success proves that Chinese soccer only needs to be determined and resolute to grasp, there are still great expectations."
Lin Xiaohua, then vice president of the Football Association, believed that: one flower alone is not spring, a hundred flowers alone spring garden, the rise of Chinese soccer still need to pay more moments and efforts. That game is the "milestone" under the "Golden Dollar Football" led by Lao Xu. 5-1, brought Chinese fans happy, let the soccer industry see the expectations, also let Lao Xu "fame and fortune". Later, after taking Evergrande out of the group, Li Zhangsu was released from military power when he came back to Guangzhou, and Evergrande really invited Lippi. Old Xu said: Evergrande either do not do, or do the best. Regrettably, that year Evergrande did not manage to top Asia and compete for the country. But that classic 5-1, leaving behind a delight that lasts until now. In the end, Chinese soccer brings Chinese fans too little joy.
