The Shenzhen soccer community has high hopes for the arrival of Mr. Li Zhangsu, known as "Iron Marshal", who has been in charge of the coaching of national teams for several times, and has a wealth of experience in the Chinese soccer environment. People are confident that Mr. Lee and his coaching team will be able to unlock the potential of SZFC players, enhance the overall strength of the team, and create brilliant results in the upcoming tournaments.
Zheng Zhi bids farewell to Guangzhou
Zheng Zhi has already waved goodbye to Guangzhou for the new season, and the club has appointed last season's manager Liu Zhiyu to continue at the helm. 37-year-old Liu Zhiyu was once a professional footballer who had a brilliant career at Shenyang Jinde, but injuries led to his early retirement. After retirement, he did not stay away from soccer, joined Guangzhou Evergrande in 2010, from the team work, served as Li Zhangsu, Lippi, Cannavaro, Scolari, Zheng Zhi, and other five manager's assistant. Although Liu Zhiyu was nominally the head coach last season, it was actually Zheng Zhi who was at the helm, and his coaching experience can be described as fledgling. He suffered an embarrassing six consecutive defeats when leading Guangzhou's youth army to the AFC Champions League last season. In the new season, Liu Zhiyu will be carrying the flag alone, facing a group of young players, where will he go in his journey?
Guangzhou team becomes the center of player mobility
In addition to the 5 naturalized players who were released from their contracts, Guangzhou also has a number of strong players who are about to leave the team, such as Liao Lisheng, Huang Bowen, Yan Dinghao, Gao Junyi, Zhang Linpeng, Li Xuepeng, Wu Shaochong, Liu Dengzheng, Zhang Xiuwei, Yang Liyu, Wei Shihao, He Chao, Deng Hanwen, Zheng Zhi and so on. Among them, only a few players' contracts expire, and most of them choose to leave because they can't adapt to Guangzhou team's salary system. After all, they used to earn millions of dollars a year, but now they are reduced to 600,000 dollars, which is hard for them to accept. In the past few years, the average annual salary of Evergrande ranked first in the Chinese Super League, many players have purchased luxury cars and houses, and even some players have a monthly mortgage of up to more than 100,000 yuan, leaving the Guangzhou team for them is really helpless.
Zheng Zhi may return to Shenzhen
Currently, Liao Lisheng is expected to join Shandong Taishan, Zhang Linpeng and Wei Shihao hope to join Shanghai Harbor, He Chao, Deng Hanwen, Liu Dengzheng, Gao Junyi has joined Wuhan three towns to train, and even the executive coach Zheng Zhi is ready to join the Shenzhen team to reunite with his friend Gao Lin. With almost all of the first-team players leaving the team, Guangzhou's strength has significantly declined, and from being the favorites to win the championship to now being a relegation team, fans and media have predicted that Guangzhou may face relegation.
Harbors have a clear strategy for attracting reinforcements
Ivan Leko has extended his contract with Shanghai Seaport for three years. Despite failing to win the title last season, the training and coaching ability of Leko's team was recognized by Harbour Club. Seaport has brought in the former Evergrande Five Tiger Generals, which has increased the strength of the team's central axis. The five tigers are Xu Xin, Ekerson, Jiang Guangtai, and two Guangzhou internationals. It is reported that Xu Xin will join Seaport as a free agent, and the team also hopes to bring in two naturalized players, Eckerson and Jiang Guangtai, as well as two other Guangzhou internationals, including Zhang Linpeng and Wei Shihao.
Wuhan team localization strategy
After the Spring Festival, the international footballer Artemisia Artemisia Junmin asked the team on social media to increase the salary, Huang Zichang and other players also have solidarity. This matter once triggered heated debate, good in the club's senior management in time to clarify and make a commitment, "salary door" to be able to calm down. But Artemisia, Ye Chongqiu, Zhao Hongliu and other six main players and the team have a gap, and eventually choose to leave. The return of local player Han Xuan to the Wuhan team, Nie Aoshuang, Hu Jinghang and other new aid to join the team, seems to indicate that Wuhan team is implementing the localization strategy.
Wuhan's three towns are actively attracting reinforcements
Among the four promoted teams, Wuhan Three Town is the most active, starting to concentrate on preparation on January 17th, and transferring to Haikou after the Chinese New Year. This season, Wuhan three town in the transfer market action frequently, Guangzhou team a number of international players are expected to join, coupled with the previous introduction of the Hebei team from the Ren Hang and others, three town is expected to become the new giants of the Chinese Super League this season. Other promoted teams Zhejiang, Meizhou Hakka and Chengdu Rongcheng have also started their preparations for the new season.
