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On January 7, Yu Genwei ushered in his 48th birthday, on this day, he returned to the national team and became an assistant coach of his old friend and new coach of the national football team, Li Xiaopeng, which undoubtedly has a special significance for Genwei. What is even more memorable to Genwei is the ups and downs of the Chinese Super League season that just passed. The Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, which had been fighting for a season, finally succeeded in relegation at the last minute, and the team that almost faced disbandment 10 months ago made Tianjin fans full of hope and hope once again after 10 months. Yu Genwei, the veteran captain who once led the Tianjin team on the pitch, stepped forward as the general manager and head coach of the club in the most dangerous moments of Tianjin football, and once again became a true hero who helped the team to relegate. When the dust settled in the season, Yu Genwei, who had never faced the media after taking office, finally told the journey of the past 10 months.
Tsumon Tiger completed this season's relegation task with a deadly kill. However, the whistle-pressing kill is not only on the playing field. On March 29 last year, the Chinese Football Association announced the 2021 season of professional league admission list. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, which had been suspended before, appeared on the list at the last moment, and the difficult task of leading the weathered team to stay in the Chinese Super League fell to Yu Genwei, who had saved Tianjin football countless times during his playing years.
Yu Genwei
Head coach of Tianjin Jinmen Tigers Football Team
When the leader wanted me to be able to take over the head coach, I was still a little entangled. But fortunately, I think as far as my football experience is concerned, it is still relatively rich, if the leader really trusts me, then I dare to stand up, in fact, as a Tianjin football person, at this moment, as long as I do not put my own gains and losses first, as long as the team puts the city's honor first, I think everything is actually logical, and everyone should be able to understand and accept.
Jinmen Tiger came back to life, and Jinmen legend Yu Genwei took over the team, and this series of news made Tianjin fans feel happy at that time. However, at this time, there are only 20 days from the start of the new season, there is no winter training, the personnel is not organized, the foreign aid has not yet been eyebrow-raising, and the series of challenges faced by Yu Genwei can be imagined.
Everyone may know that this team is basically in a disbanded state, and the players who can play football or may find the team again have basically already signed up, and we can only help this team to persuade more players to return to this team through possible resources, but also through some friends in the football circle. Anyway, I remember that the team was almost three or four hours a day for two months, and then many friends saw me and said that it seemed that I had lost a lot of weight at this moment, and indeed that period was still a relatively difficult experience.
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Tianjin Jinmen Tigers football team member
Scoring goals in the last minute of three games, everyone fought until they ran out of food, we didn't even have a match suit at the beginning, it was indeed not easy this year, and what we experienced was only known to ourselves.
Zhou Tong's emotional confession after the final round of the season. In fact, it also reflects the wandering and uneasiness of the players before the season, and for Yu Genwei at that time, if he wanted to retain the fire for Tianjin football, he first had to let this team play the spirit of Tianjin football.
What Zhou Tong said is indeed the truth, after the re-establishment of Jinmen Tiger, these clothing symbols need to be replaced again, so that period of time may indeed seem that our team is still relatively difficult. At that time, I mainly mentioned three points to everyone, that is, team spirit, hard work spirit, and dedication.
In the first round of the season against Shanghai Harbor, the Jinmen Tigers unsurprisingly lost and were scored six goals by their opponents. However, Ilocki's goal before the final game was like a glimmer of light in the dark tunnel, allowing people to see the spirit of the team not to give up until the end, and this spirit can become the key to the team's relegation in the future. At the same time, the Tianjin fans at the scene have been cheering for the Jinmen Tigers from beginning to end, and have also given Genwei the strength to persevere to the end.
We may lose at worst, but we have a chance to score. At that time, when I formed this team, in fact, the leaders at all levels did not put too much pressure on me, and I have always encouraged Genwei, as long as the spirit of this team and our Tianjin football are displayed, because the difficulties you have encountered, everyone is actually very clear, I believe that the majority of fans will also understand. So we have to give back to the fans, and we have to pay tribute to them.
The Jinmen Tigers, which started with difficulties, are pursuing progress step by step. Although the team has since won the first draw and the first victory, they have inevitably fallen into a predicament in a hurry to form a team, and from the 7th round onwards, the team suffered five consecutive defeats. At that time, everyone was under pressure, and Yu Genwei was the first to bear the brunt. In the absence of major generals, weak defensive lines, and continuous defeats, he did not complain or complain, but took the pressure on himself.
What I probably tell them the most is that you just have to be yourself and use your abilities as much as possible. The result will definitely be borne by the head coach. It is enough for you to stand up for Tianjin football and have the courage to fight. The rest is left to the manager.
The courage to take responsibility is not only a statement at the press conference, but also a solution to the problem in the dilemma, and a team like Jinmen Tiger based on relegation, defense has become the most difficult problem in front of Genwei.
To be honest, because I'm a forward forward, I still have my own experience in attack, not particularly worried, I mainly said that I wanted this team at the time, I have to let him make sure that the defense is so solid. This is actually the most nerve-wracking and most involved in leading this team.
While focusing on solving defensive problems, the Jinmen Tigers also accelerated the pace of reinforcements. Magno and Vinović joined the team in the course of the season, which further improved the strength of the Tsumen Tigers. Magno, in particular, a foreign player who played only one game in the Central League, eventually became a key figure in the Jinmen Tigers' front.
After the transfer window began, our country's epidemic prevention and control policy, so a lot of foreign players he could not come in, we adjusted the direction of reinforcements, there were several candidates at that time, including Magno. I am also very grateful to Jiangxi Liansheng Club, people actually just used a foreign aid, why should I give it to you? We ended up with this kind of deal very well.
After the first stage of the Chinese Super League, the Jinmen Tigers entered the preparation for the relegation group competition. At this time, the team lineup is neat and well prepared, and has achieved good results in several warm-up matches. Many fans believe that the Jinmen Tigers will be able to complete the task successfully in the relegation group. However, contrary to expectations, Kadar was injured at a critical moment to bid farewell to the season, and the result of the first four rounds of the relegation group was unwinnable, which made the expectations and reality have a huge gap.
We did play well in the warm-up. The outside world may also think that we are relegated worry-free. In fact, I have been pouring cold water on everyone internally, and I said that we do not have the strength to see anyone win in the relegation group.
In the face of opponents in the same relegation group, the Tsumen Tigers were unable to play the defensive counterattacks they were good at, and in more position battles, the shortcomings of no center forward were also exposed. In fact, the Jinmen Tigers were expected to bring in a foreign center during the second turn, but in the end they failed to do so. It has also become a regret for the team this season.
We did come in at the second turn for various reasons, and the center did not arrive as promised. We had to adjust to the others, but Magno was the two-forward, Barton was the forward, and we were forced to push Patton to the forward. So not having a striker is really a big pity for us.
When the team was in trouble in the relegation group, when the outside world thought that Jinmen Tigers were likely to play in the super league play-offs, it was Yu Genwei who stood up. In his firm speech at the pre-match press conference, he said that Tianjin football has always been not afraid of difficulties and believes that the team will be able to relegate. In this way, it shows the determination of the team in the face of difficulties. How to lead the team as a head coach in good times and difficult situations has also become a highlight of Genwei's coaching this season.
I think it is true that tianjin football my experience is not afraid of difficulties. If you're overwhelmed by it, the next game may be a complete defeat. In fact, my external voices are all for my team members.
When Xie Weijun scored the kill, Jinmen Tiger finally relegated to the shore. And behind this goal, there is a small story.
After we finished training every day in the division, I left the assistant coach, and I personally directed it there, so I gave him a high ball on both sides and let him practice swinging his head and rubbing. As a result, this kid was also very angry, and our luck was really good. I think at that moment our coaches were actually very pleased.
The troubled Jinmen Tigers finally survived in the last four rounds and achieved a three-win and one-draw result, and the last time the team achieved a clean sheet in four consecutive games was in the 2004 season, when Yu Genwei was still a member of the field, and the once weak defensive line became a copper wall at a critical moment, and the three consecutive victories on the offensive end also added a legendary color to the relegation of the Jinmen Tigers.
Kadar's departure was really a big blow to our team, I remember after he came down, we lost this very crucial game in Qingdao, and the atmosphere of the team at that time can be imagined. I have always stressed to everyone that we are all men, we should take this responsibility, and we must have the ability to resist pressure and face difficulties.
From the age of 19 wearing the Tianjin team shirt, to the age of 47 to take charge of the Jinmen Tiger Whip, even in the years of leaving professional football, Genwei has never left Tianjin football, with the love of this city and football, in the most dangerous moments of Tianjin football, he stepped forward to turn the tide, after the team completed the relegation, the players will be thrown high by Genwei, which is also the best reward for him.
It was a real relief at that moment! For the first time in my life, I may have been thrown up by a team member. This time it did feel very deeply. Special thanks to the leadership of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, who can keep this team alive. At the same time, we are also very grateful to the leaders of tianjin municipal sports bureau and the leadership of tianjin football association. They give this club, this team a lot of strength. I am also very grateful to the brother clubs Taishan, Shenhua and Guoan. Probably the most thankful is my team and players. The efforts made this year, then in the end, we must thank the fans, thank the media, thank the fans!