In the late afternoon, an official statement from Guangzhou Football Club came as a bolt from the blue, officially announcing that former national soccer captain

Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer

He was promoted to first team head coach, while young talent Liu Zhiyu was given the role of head coach of the club's ladder team.

Looking back at the 12th round of the Chinese Super League on August 12, Guangzhou took a 1-0 lead over Chengdu Rongcheng shortly after the start of the match, but suffered a comeback and was shut out by their opponents just before the end of the match. So far, Guangzhou has only won 2 matches in 12 rounds of the league, but suffered 10 losses, scored 6 goals, conceded 20 goals, and dropped to the 16th place in the Chinese Super League, making the road to relegation extremely bumpy.

After the storm of changing the manager, Guangzhou club quickly adjusted the coaching team, appointed Fu Bo as technical director, Huang Bowen and Mei Fang as assistant coach. The former Evergrande players have now become the backbone of the club's coaching team.

The Guangzhou club's official statement expects the coaches, athletes and staff of the first team to overcome the difficulties, train hard and go all out to ensure the completion of the set goals of the season's matches with the persistent pursuit of honor, a deep understanding of responsibility and a strong sense of belonging to the team.

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