With the spring breeze in March, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard Football Salon opened a new chapter. a grand press conference and head coach signing ceremony was held on March 30th at Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard Hotel. Liu Tao, Secretary of the Party Group of Xinjiang Autonomous Region Football Management Center, Wang Zhijian, Chairman of Juntai Group, and the leadership of Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard Football Salon, together with all the first-team players and coaches, greeted the arrival of the new season. On this day, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard officially announced that it will continue to play in the 2021 season of the Central League and signed Tianjin-based manager Pei Encai.
Secretary Liu Tao congratulated Tianshan Snow Leopard at the conference and thanked Juntai Group for its support of Xinjiang soccer over the past eight years. He expected the team to prepare well for the new season and show the style of Xinjiang footballers.
Chairman Wang Zhijian said that the team returned to the Central League and as a contributor will fully support the team's operation. He hoped that the team would learn from the lessons of last season, train hard, play the physical strengths of Xinjiang soccer, and strive to show the indomitable spirit in the game.
Chairman Sun Aijun and Coach Pei Encai signed a contract on the spot, hiring Pei Encai as the head coach of the 2021 season of the Central League. Sun Aijun said that Coach Pei Encai is good at discovering and cultivating young players, and he hopes that he can give more guidance to young players.
Pei Encai, 67 years old, born in Tianjin, played for Team Bayi during his playing days and was known for his skill and wisdom. After his retirement, he chose a coaching career and has long been engaged in tactics and skills instruction, focusing on players' techniques and ball control. Pei Encai has coached a number of teams, including Bayi, Wuhan Yellow Hurricane, China Women's Football Team, Henan Jianye, Jiangsu Suntian, Chongqing FC, Tianjin Songjiang, Hunan Xiangtao, etc. He has led Jiangsu Suntian back to the Chinese Super League.
Pei Encai said that it is his desire for many years to be involved in Xinjiang soccer and it is also a brand new challenge. He hopes to contribute his understanding and experience of soccer to Xinjiang soccer. In the new season, he will lead the team to rise to the challenge, strict discipline, hard training, and strive to stand firm in the Central League and launch an attack on the Chinese Super League.
