With Meizhou Hakka's success in the Super League, the 2022 season saw four Chinese Super League teams on the map of Guangdong soccer. However, behind the seeming prosperity is the weakness of the overall strength of Guangdong teams. Among these four teams, Meizhou Hakka and Shenzhen are still in the middle of the table, while Guangzhou's two giants are stuck in the relegation quagmire, and the situation is worrisome.
The 2022 season was undoubtedly full of challenges for Guangzhou. The team experienced a massive departure of 29 people, the average age of the first team is only 21.12 years old, more than half of the young players of the Evergrande Football Academy are still inexperienced in the Chinese Super League, and they only scored 6 points in 10 rounds of matches, which is compounded by the financial problems of the parent company.
Despite its promising outlook, Guangzhou is currently not competitive enough and has little hope of relegation. The team urgently needs to bring in strong reinforcements in the summer window in order to get out of the predicament. In order to do so, the Guangzhou team is counting on the return of the reinforcement adjustment fee levied by the CFA, which, if realized, will help the team to strengthen its lineup. However, the return of the adjustment fee is still pending.
Guangzhou City is also facing a lot of difficulties. Injuries, illnesses and unpaid wages have seriously weakened the team, and after Fortune Group withdrew from the operation, Guangzhou City could only wait for the completion of the share reform. Sources said that Guangzhou Automobile Group and other state-owned enterprises had withdrawn from the share reform, making the prospect of the club's share reform bleak.
In order to promote the share reform, Fortune Group sent former general manager Zhang Bin to negotiate, while Guangzhou City Club chairman Huang Shenghua has withdrawn from Fortune Group. If the share reform goes well, Guangzhou City still have a chance to turn the tide, after all, there are still 24 rounds of games to be played, and the gap with the middle and lower reaches of the team is not big. At present, Guangzhou City is actively recalling foreign core Guilherme, several old injuries such as Tang Miao, Chang Feiya, Ye Chugui is also actively recovering. Once the share reform is completed, Guangzhou City's hope of relegation will be rekindled.
