The Chinese Super League ended the penultimate round of the relegation group yesterday, and Guangzhou won 2-0 against Changchun Yatai with head coach Zheng Zhi on the field, and the team also secured the second place in the league. The 41-year-old Zheng Zhi started and played in this game, which showed his excellent physical condition and excellent competitive state. Although many people think that Zheng Zhi is old, Li Tie did not bring Zheng Zhi to the round of 12, but judging from Zheng Zhi's recent 9 Chinese Super League results, he is still the best among domestic players!
Before the start of the second stage of the Chinese Super League this season, due to Cannavaro's termination of the contract with the team, Zheng Zhi also became the team's executive head coach for the first time and led the team to participate in the second stage of the competition. After Zheng Zhi coached, the team in the first 4 games of the championship group, Zheng Zhi did not play, but chose to conduct on the sidelines, he obviously hopes to make the team's playing style take shape, but also to give more young players the opportunity to exercise, the team's first 4 rounds of leagues achieved a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss!
Until the 19th round of the Chinese Super League, in the match against Beijing Guoan, Zheng Zhicai started as the head coach for the first time, Zheng Zhi played 61 minutes and sent a key assist to help Guangzhou win 1-0 against Beijing Guoan! In yesterday's 21st round of matches, the 41-year-old Zheng Zhi once again arranged himself into the starting lineup and played the whole game, the team also won 2-0 against Changchun Yatai, Zheng Zhi contributed 4 clearances and 4 interceptions in the whole game, successful long passes reached 21 times, and accurate passes were as many as 59 times!
So far, Zheng Zhi has helped Guangzhou achieve a total winning record in his recent 9 Chinese Super League games this season, and the 41-year-old Zheng Zhi is still the magic weapon for this team to win! In the 2 games in which Zheng Zhi appeared as a head coach and player, Guangzhou team won the opponent with 0 goals conceded. Obviously, Zheng Zhi showed his coaching ability in the 2nd stage of the Chinese Super League, but also proved his value as a player, he is still a living fossil in Chinese football!
There is no doubt that among the existing Chinese local players, Zheng Zhi's control ability in the midfield is still more than most people, especially the spiritual attributes he brings to the team on the field are not available to other young players, and Chinese football still needs veteran Zheng Zhi! I have to say that we look forward to Zheng Zhi joining Li Xiaopeng's national football coaching staff, but also sign up as a player at the same time, hoping that he can once again put on the national team jersey to stand on the field of the World Preliminary Tournament! (Lao Qiu Chinese Super League Ball Review)