Among the many Chinese Super League (CSL) teams, Hebei is unique in that it is the only team that has not yet started winter (spring) training or even assembled. However, this "lone wolf" role has not deterred them. It is assumed that South Korean coach Kim Jong-woo will continue to be in charge of the coaching whip, facing the new Hebei team, compared with last season can be said to be "ice and fire" - 2022, Hebei team plans to fully use the young players.
Kim Jong-woo has led the Hebei team for one season, and the team finished eighth in the league last season, which was not easy to do when the team was in financial difficulties and even on the verge of collapse. However, the much-anticipated shareholding reforms have yet to see any substantial progress. At the same time, the Hebei team is also tightening its spending, and the winter training, which was scheduled to start on February 8, has been postponed for nearly two months. Looking back at the past year in China's third-tier league, this phenomenon is not uncommon. In fact, the Hebei team only trained for a week in Sanshui, Guangdong before going straight into the second phase of the Chinese Super League. In the new year, I am afraid that this is how the team will have to cope if they want to continue their campaign in the Chinese Super League, given the difficulties in operating the Bull Moose base. And head coach Kim Jong-woo will be released from quarantine in late April.
According to this plan, Hebei will not welcome a large number of players on trial like Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Wuhan, as the window will close on the 15th of this month according to the current transfer rules. However, this point in time is particularly critical for Hebei, firstly because a number of the team's key players are looking for transfers. The two sides must reach a consensus as soon as possible regarding the previous dispute over unpaid wages and the subsequent solution.
Faced with the issue of the "little kid in charge", Jin Jongfu will have to face up to the challenge upon his return, and even in the new season, Hebei will play in the Chinese Super League with a quasi-U25 lineup. This is not alarmist talk, but in the past few weeks, a number of players over the age of 25 have been actively looking for a home. In addition to international player Wang Qiuming, who has already been revealed and is training with Tianjin in the spring, there are also international players Yin Hongbo and Hu Rentian, who are favored by Meizhou Hakka and Wuhan, respectively. In addition, the expiration of the contract of Zhang Chengdong, Renhang and Zhao Yuhao has confirmed the transfer to Beijing Guoan, Wuhan Sanzhen and Henan Songshan Longmen, Luo Senwen is also expected to extend the contract with the Sanzhen team. While Geng Xiaofeng and Feng Gang have become free agents, Lei Tenglong announced his retirement last winter. Counting down, the only veteran players left in the Hebei team for the new season are Ding Haifeng, Pan Ximing and Zhang Junzhe, but Pan and Zhang had suffered serious injuries last year, and Pan Ximing won't be able to make a comeback until June this year. As for the young players group, Gao Huazhe has become a free agent, Zu Pengchao ready to join the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, there are also a number of U23 players in July this year, the contract expires, there is the possibility of leaving the team in the middle of the season.
With the loss of the local squad so severe, the situation of the foreigners is even more difficult. Leonardo has returned to Shandong Taishan and moved to Ulsan Hyundai, Cernus has left at the end of his lease, Silva has become a free agent, and the only foreigner still under contract with the club, Memisevic, was recently confirmed to be leased to Beijing Guoan. At this point, there is no indication that Hebei are looking for foreign aid. In fact, when the foreign transfer window closes on the 15th, Hebei can only continue the practice of leasing foreign aid from other Chinese clubs last year if they want to continue to strengthen their team.
Even if the full rejuvenation is expected by the Hebei team. In fact, this is the club in the shareholding reform stalemate at the time of a helpless choice, at least the little boy in charge, means that the input cost will be significantly reduced. Head coach Kim Jong-woo is also very good at using newcomers, for example, in the last season,么旭辰, zhang wei, zhang hui, liao wei, etc. The rise of the well-known. One of the main players told reporters that Kim Jong-woo led the team's biggest quality, is to cultivate young players, "he never gave that group of children pressure, is through a variety of encouragement to enhance confidence, which allows them to dare to play, the growth rate is very fast."
