Special correspondent Zhao Botong reported that on September 1, Chengdu Rongcheng team once again boarded a flight to Dalian division to start the third stage of the Chinese League One.
The First Division has completed the first two stages, and although Chengdu Rongcheng is currently ranked first in the league, it is only 1 point ahead of the second place Meizhou Hakka, and only 4 points ahead of the 4th place Wuhan Three Towns. At present, the top 10 teams in the league table, Rongcheng team has only played against Nantong Zhiyun and Kunshan team, it can be said that the first two stages of the game did not encounter a serious test. From the third stage, Rongcheng team has faced hard battles one after another, of which the third stage will face Heilongjiang Bingcheng, Sichuan Jiuniu and Chang'an Athletic, which are currently in the top 10 teams in the league, and the results of this stage will determine the situation of direct dialogue between opponents in the fourth stage.
After the end of the second stage of the league, the team returned to Chengdu to prepare, the biggest good news for the team is that Brazilian midfielder Romulu has officially entered the team to start training, this short midfielder who proved himself in the K League is a foreign aid hand-picked by head coach Xu Zhengyuan, who entered the team to complete the initial planning of Xu Zhengyuan's league, "From the recent training, this midfielder is good. A main player of the Rongcheng team introduced. Midfield organization, is the first two stages of Chengdu Rongcheng exposed a big shortcoming, assist data, midfielder Feng Zhuoyi has 5 assists, the contribution of other midfielders is not stable, more assists are actually relying on forward Leonardo, which in the face of the opponent's "bus", it seems that the offensive means are particularly single, the team urgently needs a midfielder with richer organizational offensive means.
Romulo began training, Feng Zhuoyi improved from his injury and began training, this series of news had made Xu Zhengyuan hesitant about the third stage of the league, however, the unfortunate news came from South Korea on August 30, Xu Zhengyuan's mother died on this day.
Xu Zhengyuan is the youngest child in the family, his mother only had Xu Zhengyuan at the age of 45, "the people love you", which is no exception in South Korea where Confucian culture is influenced, Xu Zhengyuan has received the biggest and most special love from his mother since he was a child, and the mother-child relationship is very deep. After learning the news of his mother's death, Xu Zhengyuan burst into tears on the spot...
Because the number of international flights has decreased due to the epidemic, if Xu Zhengyuan returns to South Korea from Chengdu for funerals, he will need to wait until September 2, according to his family's arrangements, at which time his mother's funeral has ended. After the club leaders learned the news, they also expressed to Xu Zhengyuan that the club could try its best to arrange for him to return to China for funerals in the fastest time through channels such as transfers. At the same time, the Chengdu Football Association, the club's parent company Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group, and the Rongcheng Club all gave wreaths to Xu Zhengyuan's family to express their condolences through the Channel in South Korea for the first time.
Xu Zhengyuan knows that his return to South Korea can be very fast, but it is a bit difficult to return to China from South Korea, and he needs to accept the 14+7 quarantine time, according to the rules of the division, there will be another 7 days of home isolation alone, which means that he will miss most of the third stage of the Rongcheng team. After a long period of communication with his siblings, on the morning of August 31, Xu Zhengyuan informed the club that he would stay in the team and would not return to China for his mother's funeral. This move moved the senior leaders of Rongcheng Club - this is the spirit of professionalism!
Xu Zhengyuan's dedication and seriousness to the work once again shocked the team members. The reason why I say "again" is because Xu Zhengyuan has already taken the initiative to punish the members of the coaching team who violated the team rules before. At that time, the club leaders also proposed whether the handling was too heavy, and Xu Zhengyuan stressed that the team's regulations should treat the coach and the players equally, and the coach could not reduce the punishment if he made a mistake. This way of governing the army with an iron fist is highly recognized by the club, and having such a strict head coach is very important for the shaping of the team.
On August 31, Xu Zhengyuan appeared at the training ground as promised, and Yao Xia, vice president of the club, found that his eyes were red and swollen, "which should have been caused by long-term tears." We all knew his mother had died, and the coach looked sad, but the day's training was still normal. ”
According to the schedule, Rongcheng team will face the first opponent of the third stage, Beijing Institute of Technology, on September 5, which is also from the current points points points, Rongcheng's weakest opponent in this stage, through this game can make Romulo gradually adapt to the Chinese League A, the team's new lineup can also be run-in and tested through the game, which will be of great help to the team's next game.
In addition to the team's efforts, the recent Chengdu Division has been in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese Football Association, actively rectify the turf of the major stadiums, and strive to pass the review of the Chinese Football Association as soon as possible, after all, hanging the title of Dalian/Chengdu Division, Chengdu has not yet undertaken this year's Chinese League A matches, if all goes well, Chengdu is likely to undertake the fourth stage of the league, so that Chengdu Rongcheng team may continue to stay in this division, that is, at home against the opponent of the Chong Jia.