Written before the opening: I always thought that Zou Zheng's English name was David, because the Evergrande team members' circle of friends was pronounced by David! It wasn't until I wrote this article that I chatted with Zou Zheng on WeChat that I found out that his name was David. "They don't pronounce it accurately" Haha, it turns out that everyone shouted wrong for half a day! Zou Zheng I knew him the first day I thought he was particularly sunny, that will play in Evergrande, Zou Zheng has not yet played on the excitement of no, no, no, so I also called him self-hi brother! Later, it was learned that Zou Zheng's parents took him to the high school in New Zealand, which might have devised a path for Zou Zheng to study abroad or even live and work abroad, and finally returned to football. Zou Zheng's sunshine big boy really feels like a college student next door, as for David, Zou Zheng must have an English name after arriving in New Zealand, he chose a most popular "big name" David! When it comes to Evergrande, Zou Zheng's words are all beautiful. "In the past four years at Evergrande, looking back now, every minute is happiness." For Zou Zheng, what he has never forgotten is that he suffered a spiral fracture of his left foot against Barcelona, and now it hurts to think about it! "That injury was a bit of a pity, a little unlucky, but that would be me in the middle of the league to get Lippi to bring to Evergrande, I think it's perfect now." About the injury that determined the direction of his career, Zou Zheng did not care about pain, and even did not have any pain in his memory, which was somewhat surprising to me, 15 years of Zou Zheng is at the peak of his personal, if it is not that serious injury, I believe that Zou zheng is in Evergrande and the national football team, will occupy the main position for a long time, this fracture or change the momentum of the rise! He has not spoken to Zou Zheng for a while, he is still so sunny and cheerful, and now he is back in his hometown of Qingdao, and in a month he will be upgraded to become a father, and Zou Zheng's happy days have just begun!
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<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > from single arrow to right-back, "returnee" Zou Zhengzhong can show all-round style</h1>
Born in Qingdao, zou zheng met Zheng Long when he started playing football at the age of 6; and after training, it was always the two of them who practiced together until dark. Like Zheng Long, Zou Zheng's development when he was a child was also relatively late, and when measuring bone age, Zou Zheng was once two or three years younger than children of the same age; perhaps it was precisely because Zou Zheng was too young, so the coach did not dare to take him out to play at that time, for fear that he would be injured. When Zou was unable to play in the echelon, his parents took him to New Zealand for three years.
In those three years in New Zealand, Zou Zheng participated in the training of local clubs while high school; when he first arrived in New Zealand, Zou Zheng's language and life were not adaptable, but soon Zou Zheng obtained a local driver's license, learned English, and learned to cook; that is, during his time in New Zealand, Zou Zheng firmly believed in becoming a professional player. However, there was no professional league in New Zealand at that time, and finally he returned to China after graduating from high school, entered Qingdao University of Science and Technology as a football student, began to compete in the university league, and followed the varsity team to win the championship of the Shandong Division of the Big Football League, zou Zheng was promoted to the first team by Yin Tiesheng together with Zheng Long and Yao Jiangshan.
As soon as 2007 came up, Zou Zheng originally had the opportunity to enter the registration list; but after Yin Tiesheng told Zou Zheng that he might be admitted to the big list, Zou Zheng was too nervous and directly had a fever, yin Tiesheng later withdrew him from the registration list; similar scenes were repeatedly looped on Zou Zheng in that season; when the team announced the big list the night before the game, once he saw his name, Zou Zheng began to be nervous, but he did not see his name, but he could sleep peacefully. Therefore, it was not until the end of the league between Qingdao and Shenzhen that year that Zou Zheng made his career debut; in 2008, Zou Zheng scored the first goal of his career; that is, from 2008, Zou Zheng began to get a stable playing time, and then followed the Chinese Super League in those years, Zou Zheng was the main force of the team.
In the impression of most fans, Zou Zheng's position on the field is left-back, but in fact, in Qingdao that year, Guo Liang was the main left-back of the team, Zou Zheng's three-line position has been played, and even in 10 years, he has played a single arrow at the key node of relegation, but Zou Zheng really attracted more people's attention under Zhang Wailong. After Zhang Wailong came to China, whether he coached Qingdao, Chongqing or Jianye, he instilled the motto of "patience, hard work and sacrifice" to the players. Under Zhang Wailong, Zou Zheng's position is also set at right-back; Zou Zheng, who plays in the right-back position, still shows a strong attribute with a knife, scoring two or three goals in the league a year, basically becoming the standard. In the first game under Zhang Wailong's away game Shenhua, in the case of the team falling behind 2-3, Zou Zheng received a pass from Zheng Long, and without adjustment, he directly played a Trezeguet-style explosive shot to equalize the score, and since then got the name of "Trezezheng".
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Evergrande approached the peak of his career</h1>
During the Zhongneng period, Zou Zheng, who had played many positions, has been paying for the team; once when Zhang Wailong led the team to training, the team's Korean translator and English translator took leave at the same time, and Zou Zheng made a temporary cameo appearance; and in the closing stage of the 2012 season, due to the injury of several goalkeepers of the team, when the team only had one full-time goalkeeper left, Zou Zheng even took the initiative to ask for help, ready to temporarily top the goalkeeper position.
By 2013, Qingdao Zhongneng had a perfect start; 4 wins and 1 draw, once leading the Chinese Super League. In that season, with the arrival of Jiao Zhe, Zou Zheng was pushed to the position of right forward (right winger) in many games, and in Zhang Wailong's "7-second theory" flew with Zheng Long on the left wing, releasing attack firepower one step closer. In the 15th round of the 13th round of Qingdao's game against Guoan, Zou Zheng advanced with the ball all the way, and under the defense of five players, he killed a bloody road and sent the ball into the opponent's goal.
However, the Qingdao team, which looked energetic, experienced a wave of 7 draws and 9 losses after Zheng Long left and Zhang Wailong left the class, and they were relegated in the final stage of the year after the loss of the workers' sports to Guoan. After the relegation, Zhongneng has a feeling that the building will fall, including Liu Jian and other main players, left that winter, and Zou Zheng did not go; but Zhongneng did not come back for 14 years, and the club's mood to kill back in the Chinese Super League in a short period of time is not so strong, even if the club has retained Zou Zheng, but Zou Zheng firmly chose to change a platform, and finally Evergrande, who has been thinking about Zou Zheng for a long time, has a sweetheart.
Of course, Evergrande's intention to introduce Zou Zheng at that time was still different from the initial purchase; after Sun Xiang left the team, Evergrande's intention to introduce Zou Zheng was to fill the depth of left-back. From the Chinese First Division team to the Chinese Super League giants, Zou Zheng's choice means that his days of being able to sit firmly in the main force in the middle have become a thing of the past, and he needs to start from the main force of competition. But Zou Zheng, who first arrived at Evergrande, was lucky enough, because there were old friends like Zheng Long and Liu Jian in Evergrande, plus Cannavaro was very affinity and very good at taking care of the emotions of the players, Zou Zheng's integration time was not too long. In the season when Zou Zheng first arrived at Evergrande, Evergrande once suffered a large-scale injury stopover, when the team was once a little nervous, and Evergrande faced multi-line combat, which to a certain extent, ensured Zou Zheng's appearance rate.
Under Scolari, Zou is ushering in a metamorphosis
Of course, in the first six months of Cannavaro coaching Evergrande, Zou Zheng's performance was still somewhat tepid, but after Scolari came, Zou Zheng's performance has improved significantly; because After Scolari came, he put forward higher requirements for the defensive tilt of the full-backs, and Zou Zheng himself is also a very good player in defensive inclination, which is more in line with Scolari's tactical needs, Zou Zheng not only showed a sense of gradual improvement on the pitch, when he gradually conquered Scolari, That year, he not only sat in the main position at Evergrande, but also won the main position when the national team played in the top 40.
When Zou was fighting in the derby against Fuli, and followed Evergrande in the most difficult season, winning the league championship + AFC Champions League and playing in the Club World Cup, it was the best years that belonged to Zou Zheng.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > serious injuries changed the star path</h1>
Zou Zheng in 2015 was too hot, not only in Evergrande Zou is the main left-back, in the national team Zou Zheng also has the opportunity to compete for a place. In fact, his state is still climbing, and the reporters chat that Zou Zheng really played out China's first left-back in the second half of the season, but in the game against Barcelona, as a game of Zou Zheng's professional peak showdown, a scene that made everyone feel sad appeared!
Spiral fracture is a term I remembered firmly after that game! At that time, I was in the stands, only to know that after Zou Zheng was injured, including the Players of Barca, they were stunned, everyone was desperately shouting for doctors, and some of the Evergrande players on the field began to shed tears. In the live interview after the game, Li Shuai walked up to me before I asked questions, and began to pray for blessings to Zou Zheng, which was a game that made Chinese fans feel sad, and the poster of Evergrande the next day is still there.
Zou Zheng's injury shocked domestic and foreign football at that time, Paulinho, who scored a goal in the three or four finals, and Zou Zheng's shirt in his hand were impressive, and the whole team of Evergrande and even the Chinese football circle and fans were praying for Zou Zheng.
Considering that the medical level in Tokyo is better, Evergrande left the team doctor who once lived in Japan and can speak Japanese to accompany Zou Zheng, and when everyone left Japan to return to China, Zou Zheng was a little lonely at that time. At that time, I also encouraged Zou Zheng through WeChat, only remembering that he was particularly strong, that is, waiting for the recovery to return to the field as soon as possible, and his optimism and strength left a deep impression on me.
After two surgeries in Tokyo, after the wound was stabilized, Zou Zheng began to carry out his own recovery training in bed, Zou Zheng said that what he liked most about Evergrande was the atmosphere of fighting and competition, if there was no such big injury, Zou Zheng's career might have to be rewritten, but unfortunately!
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > returned to his hometown, and the optimistic Zou Zheng still had the desire to return to the peak</h1>
The club world cup accident brought Zou Zheng's upward momentum to an abrupt end. Even after three surgeries, Zou Zheng still maintained a sunny mentality and re-emerged in the Chinese Super League after ten months through active treatment and hard training.
After his comeback, Zou Zheng also had the highlight of killing Luneng in 17 years, but that serious injury did have a great impact on the original smooth career of Zou Zheng. Whether under Scolari or after Cannavaro's second entry into the palace, Zou Zheng did not return to Evergrande's main squad; especially in the 2018 season, Zou Zheng only played 8 league games at Evergrande. When Evergrande set a blood exchange policy in early 19, Zou Zheng was on the list of purged, and he switched to R&F before the transfer deadline last winter.
To Fuli, Zou Zheng was originally very eager to find his original self; however, under Stojkovic, due to the late arrival of the team and injuries and other reasons, Zou Zheng's integration speed was relatively slow; Zou Zheng, who lacked the continuity of the game, also fluctuated in form. With R&F making adjustments to the team this winter, Zou Zheng once again decided to change the environment and returned to his hometown team Qingdao Huanghai.
From playing the main force at the age of 20 to returning to his hometown at the age of 32, Zou Zheng no longer has a youthful appearance, but he still maintains a very peaceful attitude, training hard and preparing for the game. His active scrambling on the field, the technical style of constantly pressing forward, and the rather inclined style of the ball have never changed. Zou Zheng, who has experienced serious injuries, still considers himself a lucky person; in his career, he has met a coach who appreciates him a lot, and in the critical period of his growth, he has been able to get a stable playing time, which has allowed him to get more and more people's attention, as well as the call of a championship team like Evergrande.
And Zou Zheng, who returned home in the year of his establishment, still has the desire to prove himself again. May David run away for half a lifetime, and return Zou Zheng is still a teenager!