In the off-season, the Chinese Super League (CSL) dominant Guangzhou team has been unusually quiet, with no major moves to attract reinforcements, but instead has been letting players go, with 10 players returning so far. In the new season, the Guangzhou team will focus on the young card, Kashian has made it clear that the focus of the 2021 season is to cultivate young players, a strategy that is quite innovative.
However, while developing young players, experienced veterans are also needed to lead the way. With Paulino yet to return, Zhang Linpeng nursing an injury, and Zheng struggling to play a full 90 minutes a game, who will be the team leader?
At present, the 41-year-old senior captain Zheng Zhi has limited physical ability, it is difficult to guarantee 90 minutes per game, playing time will only be reduced year by year. When Zheng Zhi is not present, Paulino becomes the regular captain. Now that Paulino is confirmed to be out for the first phase of the new season, with a return date yet to be determined, the third captain is Zhang Linpeng, in the order of last season.
Zhang Linpeng has been with Guangzhou Evergrande since the 2011 season, and is considered to be one of the team's most decorated and core players. Zhang Linpeng will be the captain of the team if Paulino does not return to the team, but he is still recovering from his injury, and whether he can play in the first stage will depend on his recovery.
If all three are unavailable, who will be the leader? Apart from these three players, Huang Bowen is the most senior player in the Guangzhou team, having served as the field captain and even the captain of the national soccer team. In the Guangzhou team, he can hold up a piece of sky. Nowadays, there is still a veteran holding on in this Guangzhou team, and that is 33-year-old Huang Bowen, the big midfielder of the national football team.
For Guangzhou fans, Huang Bowen's figure is not unfamiliar. He has twice led Guangzhou Evergrande to the top of the Asian Championship as a starter, and is also the oldest qualified player of the Guangzhou team who has experienced the Evergrande dynasty.
Among the Evergrande players, Gao Lin has gone to Shenzhen Football Club, Zheng Zhi has gradually transformed into an assistant coach and semi-retired, Yu Hanchao, Zeng Cheng and Feng Xiaoting have transferred to Shanghai Shenhua, and the "No.1 side defender" Li Xuepeng and veteran Zhang Linpeng have been plagued by injuries time and again. With the new season about to begin, Huang Bowen, as the oldest qualified player in the Guangzhou team, will lead a group of young players to fight in the Chinese Super League.
When this Hunan "Saeki" came to Evergrande from Jeonbuk Hyundai, he was only a young man of twenty-four or twenty-five years old. Under the leadership of the veterans, he gradually grew up and was honored with the title of "International Bo" for his many goals.
I believe a healthy Huang Bowen is good enough to take up the captaincy, while I look forward to Paulino's early return, Zhang Linpeng's early recovery and Zheng Zhi's successful transition! Guangzhou will have another great season!
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