Reporter Jia Yanfeng reported that from the establishment of the club in 1996, to the top of the Chinese Super League championship with the team in 2007, and then to the unfortunate relegation of the team to the Chinese First Division last season, Du Zhenyu, as the representative of the "96 Golden Generation" and the former Chinese footballer, has personally experienced the ups and downs of Changchun Yatai. "Not in Yatai, I have no meaning in the world" is his true confession, he still regrets that he has not been able to "play for only one team in his life" like Zhao Junzhe.
Because of this, when Yatai was relegated last year, Du Zhenyu was heartbroken, "I am scolding, because my heart aches, because yatai investors have worked so hard for so many years, it was so ruined, I don't know when the team can return to the Chinese Super League, but I really feel that in 2018, how to round, can not turn Yatai relegation, Yatai not only should not be a relegated team, but also the strength can play to the middle, the rest I really don't want to say, let time to tell everyone the answer." ”
When asked by the reporter about the memories that first emerged from Yatai's career, Du Zhenyu's answer was not the most beautiful 2007 in the minds of many Yatai people, "That is, when I was 13 years old, I followed my parents all the way from Shenyang to take a train from Shenyang to Changchun Railway Station, and then took a bus to Yatai's apartment in Labor Park at that time." At that time, I remember that the bus in Changchun did drive... It was quite fierce, and I was particularly impressed. It feels like it was yesterday! ”
◆Soccer: Why did you go to Yatai at that time?
Du Zhenyu: At that time, I heard Coach Gao Fengwen tell us that Changchun Yatai Group needed to buy people to set up a team, and then they sent people to the football school to talk, and then they bought a group of us. Not only did we find our players, but we also invited Ni Dao to go with me, and I went from Shenyang to Changchun in 1996.
◆ In fact, Yatai this team can be in Chinese football for so many years, I think it is not easy, because it has not been a big investment, but many years ago it has always been able to successfully relegate, what do you think it is?
Investors have always had a stable investment, this must be affirmed by The efforts of Song Zong (Song Shanglong), any team can stay in the Chinese Super League for a long time, it is certainly inseparable from the efforts of investors, there is no suitable reinforcement, no timely salary, no stable management, it is difficult to maintain stable results. In addition, the team still has people, and there is tacit understanding between the players, and it is more united. In addition, our playing style has actually been relatively fixed, that is, defensive counterattack, which is quite useful. In fact, in recent years, the club's external introduction is still quite appropriate, which is very in line with the characteristics of our playing style.
◆ Your previous appearance time in Yatai has been relatively stable, but in 2009, your playing time has decreased a lot, why?
I was injured that year, and the injury affected my appearance. The impact of later appearances is related to the adjustment of the coaching team, and I am not a type of coach who likes.
◆ Why did you choose to play football at TEDA in 2012? Who invited you at the time? Later, why did you return to Yatai?
At that time, Teda needed players in midfield, which was just the right opportunity for me, and I didn't have many opportunities to play during my time in Yatai, so I wanted to find a place where I could play. And that time, in fact, was also a turning point in my life, when I was a little fat, the whole person may have won the league championship before, but also got the MVP, some drifted, so the club sent me out, but also gave me a sober opportunity to adjust myself. It is precisely because I am out that I can see myself better, and at the same time, I am more aware of my feelings for Yatai.
◆ During the time you left Yatai for TEDA, did you feel a different environment? Why didn't you play longer in Tianjin?
The environment is really very different, in the days of playing football in Tianjin, in fact, I will be honest, really comfortable, then the management of TEDA is more "Buddhist" in the current buzzword, as long as you come to train, everything else is free. But I really miss Changchun very much, I always feel that it is my home, in Tianjin Teda is good, but always just like a migrant worker.
◆ I have the impression that when you returned to Changchun for TEDA in 2014, you once threw your jersey to the fans and said: "When I come back, I will definitely come back!" ”
Yes, I also said that my people are not in Yatai, but the heart has always been, if you don't have Yatai, it is not interesting to have the whole world, these words are what I say, because I think in today's football, there is no shortage of good and excellent players, but there is a lack of absolute loyalty to the club.
Maybe in the business society loyalty is not so valuable, everything to "money", but I want to be a different person, I always put loyalty first, people in this life, to the career, to the family, to the lover, to the friend, to the friend, must pay attention to loyalty.
Maybe I'm not so good at being a person, not so high emotional intelligence and high INTELLIGENCE, but I just want to have the most sincere heart and treat my life with my loyalty. In fact, I have always had one of my regrets, that is, I did not play for only one team in my life, and I did not play like Zhaoge.
◆ From your childhood to your adulthood, you have been repeating Brother Zhao, that is, Zhao Junzhe, who is your idol?
Almost, I have admired him since I was a child, and there are so many things in him that are worth learning, especially his diligence, loyalty, and skills.
◆ If you were to look back on your Yatai career, what moment would first appear?
When I was 13 years old, I followed my parents all the way from Shenyang to take a train from Shenyang to Changchun Railway Station, and then took a bus to Yatai's apartment in Labor Park at that time. At that time, I remember that the bus in Changchun did drive... It was quite fierce, and I was particularly impressed. It feels like it was yesterday!
◆ You seem to be a very nostalgic person, will you miss your teammates from the past?
Yes, I often think of our "96 Golden Generation" playing football together, and then for many reasons everyone gradually separated. Especially in the game, when there is a ball that does not form a tacit understanding and does not play well, I will think about how good it is to be who is there. Among us were Wang Dong, Cao Ming (Cao Tianbao), Zhang Xiaofei, Zhang Baofeng, Wang Rui, Jiang Pengxiang, Yang Haibo, Wang Wanpeng and others. Most of them became the heroes of Changchun Yatai winning the Chinese Super League championship in 2007, and they miss playing with them.
◆ As a veteran team member, you have been getting along with yatai's small team members over the years, so how did you take the small team members over the years? How have you helped them?
I also came from a small player, and I know that from a player with no professional experience at all to a mature professional player, there will be many setbacks in the process, so what is most needed is to be understood and encouraged, as well as to integrate into the team.
When there are new players in the team, I will take the initiative to find them to eat and communicate, because I feel that this is my obligation, all the aura of my career is given by Yatai, so I have an obligation to bring new people for Yatai. At that time, Zhou Dadi and Fan Xiaodong of our team were very good, and I had a lot of communication with them.
In addition, as an old player, it is more necessary to lead by example and set an example for young players in professional quality, because the circle of football is to have a heritage, the old brings the new, and the team style of a team is often what the old team members do to the young players, that is, what demonstration.
◆ I have the impression that when Yatai was demoted last year, there was a circle of friends circulating on the Internet, and the words were very sharp, is it true? You seem to be cursing?
Yes, I am cursing, because my heart aches, because yatai investors have worked so hard for so many years, so ruined, I don't know when the team can return to the Chinese Super League, but I really feel that in 2018, how to round, can not turn Yatai relegated, Yatai should not only not be a relegated team, but also the strength can play to the middle, the rest I really don't want to say, let the time to tell you the answer.
◆ Evergrande's entry has changed the pattern of the Chinese Super League, what kind of impact do you think it has had on your career? How do you evaluate the impact of a team like Evergrande on Chinese football?
Evergrande has changed the pattern and business philosophy of the whole Chinese football, I like to look at the problem in two, from the perspective of business operation, Boss Xu's thinking is ahead, his business is also the most successful, Evergrande This record of consecutive championships I believe that the team behind wants to break it is difficult, and until now, Evergrande has always been ahead of the curve. From the perspective of players, as a professional player, Evergrande has increased the salary level of the entire league after entering, not to mention the Chinese Super League, that is, the Chinese First Division has also risen with the water, which has indeed benefited professional players. Then both of these points are successful.
But on the other hand, whether such a development concept and model is really beneficial to Chinese football and how it is for the overall situation, I think no one can make up his mind now, and the future will tell us the answer.
◆ What do you think are the criteria for being a good professional player?
Passing, shooting, consciousness, body, speed, explosiveness, these are all things that a good player must have. But that's not enough, self-discipline and true love and appreciation for football itself is the core of being able to be a good professional player, and of course, loyalty is also required.