On August 12 in Beijing, a sudden change swept through the soccer circle. Beijing Guoan Football Club released a heavy news in the emergency: the head coach Xie Feng proposed to resign, the club quickly responded to set up a temporary coaching team, Wei Kexing took over as the head of the team, Sui Dongliang is temporarily acting as the head coach of the post.
The topic about Guoan's coaching change has quickly become a media focus. Sports commentator Xu Jiang said bluntly on social media that the coach who voluntarily resigned at least has self-respect.
Reporter Song Chengliang of Shanghai's Oriental Morning Post, on the other hand, believes that the blame is not all on the head coach, but one of the roles of the head coach is to take responsibility.
Soccer Daily's Lumi reporter expressed surprise at Guoan's plight, exclaiming, "I really didn't expect Guoan to have so many problems, and I didn't expect Xie Feng's guidance to resign so quickly."
Sina Sports' Yuan Ye reporter analyzed the situation objectively, thinking that the current situation of Guoan can't be blamed entirely on the head coach, but the professional coach had to bear the responsibility. He mentioned that Xie Feng's exhaustion in guiding the team is evident, and now it's a kind of relief. However, Guoan is in an unprecedentedly difficult period, and changing the manager cannot solve all the problems. Nevertheless, in order to calm public opinion, changing the manager is the current choice. It remains to be seen who will take over in the future. The interim coaching staff will have to seize the opportunity, both opportunities and challenges, and if they can win two games in a row, they may be able to stabilize the army. But either way, the position is not easy.
Soccer commentator Young Tianyin took to social media to raise a series of questions about how much of a difference a managerial change can make and asked a series of questions: who can be changed to revitalize the team's morale? Who can be replaced to allow injured soldiers to be effectively treated? Who will get the youngsters playing more? Who would make the players run aggressively? He admitted that he was not against changing the personnel, but he really could not find the exact answer.
Yang Tianying continues his analysis, arguing that a change of manager may be effective in theory, but the current situation at Guoan, is the problem one that can be solved by a change of manager? He questioned whether Xie Feng needs to bear all the responsibility alone, and pointed out that the current Guoan marshalship is like a hot potato, full of risk and pressure. Finally, he said that Guoan is in the peaks and valleys of soccer, the good days are over, and the hard days may continue for some time. During this time, people who really care and love Guoan are suffering in silence.
