Text/Guangdong Sports Channel reporter Zhou Jianwen
On April 29, my WeChat kept ringing.
The information is all kinds of transfer official announcements, and it is normal to have transfer information before the transfer window is closed, but such a high-density official announcement is still very rare. For some well-known complex reasons, this year's domestic transfer market is both "hot" and "cold".
"Hot" is the unprecedented frequency of player flows, only the Chinese Super League team has introduced 170 players through transfer or loan; "cold" is the transaction amount, due to a large number of "free agents" flooding the market, the total amount of internal and external assistance transactions in this winter window is only 12.5 million yuan, falling to a new low in the past 10 years.
Last week, I walked with a few colleagues to Meizhou Wuhua, and two new foreign aides from Meizhou Hakka have arrived at the team and need to do follow-up reports. Yin Hongbo has also been practicing in the team for two or three weeks, and we also took this opportunity to see our old friends.
For his beloved apprentice, the club's general manager Cao Yang did not skimp on praise in an interview. When I asked, "What do you think Yin Hongbo has improved now compared to when he left Guangdong?" Cao Yang replied with a smile: "Can't say that, he has always been very good." ”
Although the club is no longer Xiao Yin's old owner Guangdong Rizhiquan, the team still has many familiar faces: general manager Cao Yang is his mentor, team leader Li Weijun, captain Shi Liang, goalkeeper Hou Yu are all old teammates who have fought together in the Second Division, the Chinese First Division and the National Games. Xiao Yin's joining reminds me of a classic line of Hong Kong drama, "The most urgent thing for a family is to be neat and tidy." ”
Leaving Guangdong that year was not Cao Yang's first choice for Yin Hongbo. Although he hoped that AiTu could develop on a higher platform, Cao Yang did not want Xiao Yin to leave too far, so he contacted Guangzhou R&F Club. But Fuli, who was struggling to qualify for the AFC Champions League at the time, was not optimistic about the slightly thin and inexperienced midfielder, and offered him a contract with a lower salary.
Henan Jianye, on the other hand, was discerning and talented, and brought him to Zhengzhou with conditions that were difficult to refuse, while Xiao Yin also used his strength to prove that he deserved higher treatment, and finally transformed from a Chinese League A player into a popular international.
After Xiao Yin came to Wuhua, unlike other players who rented a house outside the base, in his opinion, the dormitory conditions of the base were already very good, as long as they were carefully arranged, it was quite comfortable. In addition, for him who is accustomed to staying in a big city, life in Wuhua City is really not very attractive, and living in the base can also save a lot of commuting time. Xiao Yin specially bought a wooden table, sofa, and massage chair for tea, and usually life is teammates visiting the door to drink tea, or watch movies, a little stuffy, but there is an inexplicable sense of security.
The 2009 Shandong National Games was a rather memorable experience for me, and I think Xiao Yin was the same, which may be even more for Zhang Linpeng. A while ago, we talked about Shandong Quanyun on WeChat, and we all lamented that time flew by. Most of his opponents have become good friends, and he knows that Guo Zichao has taken charge of the Guangdong women's football coaching whip; Li Jian, who almost joined East Asia, has already switched to the entertainment business. That year's "National Transport Generation" was quite a story, and an inexplicable red card in the U20 men's football final not only changed the trend of the championship, but also changed the trajectory of the lives of two groups of players in Guangdong and Shanghai.
Zhang Linpeng is a nostalgic person, 11 years ago he never thought he would leave Chongming Island, even if his mentor Xu Genbao told him to sell himself in order to survive for the club, he still couldn't believe it.
I remember the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, I interviewed the Chinese Olympic team at the Tianhe Sports Center, and Zhang Linpeng accepted our interview after the game. When asked about the rumors of joining Evergrande, Lin Peng immediately denied it and showed a dissatisfied expression, but 6 months later, he appeared at Evergrande's new signing conference. After 11 years, Zhang Linpeng, who did not think that she would leave Guangzhou, once again faced the intersection of life.
In the second stage of the Chinese Super League last season, Lin Peng accepted my exclusive interview, and her feelings for Guangzhou made the iron guard burst into tears in an instant. After the interview, he said that even if the Guangzhou team allowed itself to re-sign the contract, as long as the treatment was within the reasonable range of the FA's salary restriction order, it would choose to stay in the team without hesitation.
The ideal is not full, but the reality is more bone, the new salary structure of the Guangzhou team can not maintain Zhang Linpeng's existing normal life, leaving has become his only choice. On the day of the official announcement of the Shanghai seaport, I sent a blessing to Lin Peng's WeChat, hoping that he would record a farewell video for the Guangzhou fans, but he immediately called back, saying that he did not plan to say goodbye, because the departure was only temporary - it sounded a bit intriguing.
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In the "post-Golden Age" of Chinese football, for most players, finding a club that can play football with peace of mind has become a luxury. Yin Hongbo and Zhang Linpeng are also in the huge predicament of the current Chinese professional football even as international players. Returning to the "old owner" is always full of feelings, let alone returning to the place where the dream began. However, before the leaves fall, first return to the roots, in my opinion, it must be full of all kinds of compromises, and perhaps some unwillingness. But at least, there is no wage arrears here.