Share the 2 intimate encounters with Zhao Dayu, remember and feel the "Shortfoot Tiger"'s love for football that is more than anything
From learning that Mr. Zhao Dayu, a famous player in Guangdong football, was in a critical state of advanced liver cancer, to receiving the bad news of the death of Principal Zhao Xian at noon on March 18, everything came so suddenly, so caught people off guard... In the face of disease, human life is fragile, but I believe that Zhao Dayu, who never flinched in the face of difficulties, must be strong enough to fight against the disease until the last moment! For his death, the author is as saddened as all my friends who love Chinese football and love Nanyue football. May President Zhao continue to play happily in heaven, and everyone will never forget your contribution to Chinese football and always remember your cool and heroic posture on the court.
As a guangdong football celebrity with the reputation of "short-footed tiger", his death on the day of the AFC Champions League match in Guangzhou really made the game itself stay a little tragic atmosphere. Many fans spontaneously held up banners and posters of President Zhao for several years to commemorate this predecessor with practical actions. Although the time is too late to apply to the Asian Organizing Committee, there is no silent ceremony before the game, but Evergrande Club as a symbol of the Guangzhou team will not be indifferent, after the game, a poster with the words "Remembering The Famous Southern Cantonese Football Star Zhao Dayu with Victory" appeared on the mother, which is enough to show the club's attitude. This night, the Guangzhou team dedicated a victory to Principal Zhao in heaven, hoping that the joy of this silver ball can be truly passed on to you...
As a junior, the author may not have had such frequent contact with Zhao Dayu as many predecessors in the circle, but in the only few meetings and exchanges, there are still many details that have left a deep impression on the author. If you use one sentence to describe Zhao Dayu, the author thinks that this sentence is the most appropriate - his love for football is deep in the blood, deep in the bone marrow, this love is better than everything! Here to share with you the two times I experienced contact with him, you will know why this sentence is.
The first intimate contact with President Zhao was a chance encounter, at the Evergrande Lishui Base, at the once-a-month open day, the author saw Zhao Dayu, a Guangdong football celebrity known as the "short-footed tiger". He led a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old children to visit the Lishui base before the start of the team's training, and he also stayed behind to observe the entire training process of Evergrande. This is the first time I saw Zhao Dayu at the base, when asked what the special purpose of the trip, Principal Zhao smiled and said, "Nothing special, this is our school's u18 echelon, mainly to take the children to visit the Evergrande Lishui Training Base, so that everyone can feel the style of the champion team and the world's famous coaches at close range." At the same time, it also motivates the children, which is also a kind of football education..."
As we all know, after retiring, in addition to the comments of cameo football matches, Zhao Dayu has been committed to the cultivation of football youth, and has also excavated some good seedlings over the years, and has his own football school, so later everyone used to call him "Principal Zhao". Subsequently, between training, the author seized the rare opportunity to give President Zhao an exclusive interview on related issues such as the current youth training system of Chinese football and the development model of football schools.
Of course, the content of the interview is related to zhao Dayu's current youth training work, and he also asked his views on Evergrande football and Evergrande's model, and compared the football youth training concept he himself advocated with the football school operation concept that Evergrande is committed to building. Everyone talked and shared a lot of views on football and youth training, this interview was very successful, and President Zhao also left a very good impression on the author.
Through the exchanges, everyone can feel that to this day, Zhao Dayu is still full of enthusiasm for football and still fervently hopes to cultivate more high-quality youth seedlings in his hands. Although everyone will have their own views on the specific concept of running schools and training, in the overall starting point and the pursuit of many visions, the author believes that Principal Zhao's school and Evergrande Football School are complementary, and even consistent: they do not despise the cultivation of cultural quality, strive to provide more platforms, and start from interest and do not value achievements... Maybe in the end it is the same destination, maybe it coincides, but there will be more intersections and more cooperation and exchanges in the future, which is undoubtedly a beneficial thing for Chinese football. It is hoped that both schools can thrive and contribute more good seedlings to Chinese football.
The second encounter with Principal Zhao was in the Guangdong Futsal Guangdong Super League. Because it was the knockout stage of the World Cup in Brazil, the author saw the figure of President Zhao in major television stations and radio stations in Guangzhou, and he took turns to fight one program after another, sharing a professional sense of viewing with fans and friends with a very affinity attitude, and his comments were unanimously praised by everyone. As we all know, the radio program is in the afternoon, the World Cup live broadcast task is in the early morning, and now it is a big morning, how can you also see Zhao Dayu at the scene of the Guangdong Super League? Moreover, he also explained the tactics with the players of his own team a hundred times more energetically, and even demonstrated what he preached, so that the axis rotated, didn't Principal Zhao have to sleep? With a feeling of amazement, in the interval between the competitions, the author stepped forward to ask President Zhao for advice.
"Short-footed tiger" Zhao Dayu first thanked the author for paying attention to all the programs he participated in, but jumped out of a sentence that made the author still unforgettable, "I have something tired, as long as I talk about football, I am full of energy, I don't feel tired at all..." I really admire Zhao Dayu's most sincere, deepest, and most heartfelt love for football, which is better than everything, and even better than the care of life. I believe that during that time, Principal Zhao who was even spinning must have been physically overdrawn, but at the same time, his sincerity was indeed touching, and he also received the recognition and praise of everyone.
Zhao Dayu, all the way good. Although you have left everyone, but your spirit is still there, as a famous player in Guangdong football, you are committed to the development of football, your love for football, everything you have paid for football will last forever, and everyone will never forget you. Principal Zhao please rest in peace, all the way well, heaven over there may you continue to continue your love for football.