Zhou Qi announced that he was afraid that the season would be reimbursed, and Du Feng's bamboo basket was empty
Before the start of the new season, Du Feng shouted the slogan of "Hongyuan Champion", which not only successfully deceived the sponsors, but also gave the majority of Hongyuan fans the illusion that "Hongyuan is actually quite strong". After the start of the season, Hongyuan's record was far less than expected, and Hongyuan only ranked fifth in the league after the second stage, and was pulled away by the championship group (top four) more than one position. In fact, Hongyuan's problem is far more than the poor forward line and poor foreign aid that everyone says, the most fundamental thing is that the core of their championship competition - Zhou Qi, is no longer good. After playing the World Cup, Zhou Qi only returned in the second stage of the league, and was suspended due to injury after a few games. So far, Zhou Qi has only played 16 games after 39 rounds of league play, and his attendance rate is only in the early 40%.
The most fatal thing is that Zhou Qi revealed his injury in an interview with reporters. In the previous game between Hongyuan and the Guangzhou men's basketball team, he injured his foot, and the doctor diagnosed it as an avulsion fracture and recommended Zhou Qi to undergo surgery. Once Zhou Qi chooses surgery, then there is no doubt that he will be reimbursed directly for the season. Yes, if it were normal, Zhou Qi would have chosen surgery instead of the current conservative treatment plan, and in fact he was already in a reimbursement state. It's just that he has been joining Hong for less than a year, and for the benefit of the club, Zhou Qi had to choose to make a forced comeback, take painkillers before the game to relieve discomfort, and use conservative treatment methods to barely ensure that he can play.
For Hongyuan, no matter what the allocation of foreign aid is and how young players play, once there is any difference in the core of Zhou Qi, then it is unrealistic to compete for the championship. After Yi Jianlian's retirement, Zhao Rui, Zhou Peng and other transfers, Hongyuan actually has no local players at the T0 level, and Zhou Qi's airborne landing can only be said to be Hongyuan's luck, and he got the core of the team immediately after the UAE turned around and left. Hongyuan wants to compete for the championship this season, and Zhou Qi can play healthily, which is the core condition. Today's Zhou Qi is riddled with injuries, and it is the kind of serious injury that will be reimbursed for the season after surgery. Even if Zhou Qi can persist with an injury, how long can he last? In the more intense playoffs, Zhou Qi's injury will have a greater impact on him, and the existing injury will also increase the chance of his back injury and other injuries.
If Hongyuan can recognize the reality, then the best thing to do is actually to let Zhou Qi recuperate well and recover as much as possible. At the same time, pay attention to the training of young players, and stop treating this season as a failure if you don't win the championship, because this season is indeed not a suitable window for Hongyuan to win the championship. Instead of wasting time and money on the arms race, it is better to honestly base ourselves on the present, focus on the future, reserve the fighting strength of the new generation, and cultivate such potential fronts as Peng Shijun, Huang Mingyi, and Zhang Hao. If Zhou Qi is making trouble to leave in the offseason, he will come back with some chips and continue to polish the championship lineup. If Zhou Qi doesn't go, it's actually very good, although Zhou Qi is constantly injured, he is still a local T0 level insider, and rebuilding around him is definitely a good choice!