Special correspondent Zhang Longtian reported that on the 22nd, Li Bing stepped on the long-lost golf course. In addition to football, golf is Li Bing's favorite, when the first love loses its direction, golf has become his greatest psychological comfort.
"Next, I have to have a good time in Sichuan, and there are many places I have never been to before." In an exclusive interview with this newspaper on the 24th, Li Bing, who has been in Chengdu for more than 20 years, said so.
At the end of last year, Li Bing went to Macau to participate in the Elders Cup competition, because he was not willing to fall behind the Macau team, he fought too fiercely, and as a result, he injured his waist. "In the past, when I played football, I had an old injury, and as a result, I really hurt myself by fighting, and now I can't stand for a long time, and I have to move, and I have just done a little through treatment." Low back injuries are physical pains that can be healed, but the psychological pain caused by Sichuan FC is somehow able to be smoothed.
In December 2017, Ma Mingyu found Li Bing and invited him to take over the Sichuan Annapurna team that failed to charge the armor. Li Bing's first reaction at that time was very surprised, "At first, I really didn't want to lead the second division team. At this time, Li Bing not only received an invitation from Anna, but also other clubs threw an olive branch to him.
In hesitation, Li Bing met for the first time with He Yaping, an investor at Annapurna Club. "The first meeting was brought by the horse, I feel that He Zong is still very atmospheric, I agree with many of the team building concepts proposed, and he agrees with some reinforcement plans."
At the first meeting, He Yaping left a very good impression on Li Bing, which may also be an important reason why Brother Shan can support himself in the predicament for more than a year. Even now, Li Bing said: "At least in the most dangerous time of Sichuan football, He Zong stood up and invested to let the club continue to support, which is still worthy of respect." ”
▲ He Yaping and Li Bing
The first time the two met, Li Bing once mentioned the problem of the club's financial security, He Yaping immediately played the guarantee ticket, and the funds operated by the club can be guaranteed, which can be assured. Li Bing also through the anna team's veteran players, from many parties to understand the operation of the club, at this time Anna club funds are indeed guaranteed, even in the bonus distribution, in Li Bing's view there is still some burning money, "2017 the club's bonus system imitates the Evergrande club, in addition to winning bonuses, there are also net wins awards, each more net win a goal increase of 200,000 yuan in prize money." ”
Recalling this, Li Bing is now full of bitter smiles, "After we took over, the team canceled the goal difference bonus, for which I also asked He Zong, asking if one more goal difference can be issued by 100,000 yuan?" Even if it is 50,000 yuan, there is a continuity. But the request did not pass. ”
"I really didn't want to take the second division team at that time, and I never brought the second division team. I've been wondering, how long will it take for Sichuan to have a Chinese Super League team again? "Helping his hometown Guizhou complete the dream of the Chinese Super League, Li Bing also wants to fight for his second hometown."
When talking with He Yaping about the treatment of the coaching team, Li Bing took the initiative to propose, "You can not follow the standards of the Guizhou team, after all, the Guizhou team is the Chinese Super League team, and Anna is the second team." In this way, with a vision for the future, as the coaching team of Li Bing, who has just stepped down from the Chinese Super League, "condescending" into the Chinese Second Division team of Annapurna.
▲ Li Bing became the commander of Sichuan Annapurna
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment that comes with the dashing of the hope, and the more painful it is. Li Bing is suffering from such a torment, "According to the team's current personnel structure and ability, if the funds can maintain the basic guarantee, the team really has the strength to compete in the Chinese Super League, this confidence I have always had." Looking at the results of this year's harsh environment, I believe that everyone will have confidence. ”
But now the situation of Sichuan FC, in addition to the pain, there is no other language to describe, the team's 2018 rush bonus, performance pay have not been paid, 2019 has not been paid so far, the team training is suspended, this weekend's away and Liaoning team's Chinese League A can participate is unknown.
Li Bing was reluctant to build this team, but the cruel reality made him only choose to flee, "I feel sorry for many players." After the transfer storm at the beginning of the year, many team members have received invitations from other clubs, and even some team members have gone to the airport to check in and prepare to report to the new club, but I called them all back, but the result is that they can't get their salaries for several months. ”
▲ Li Bing felt, "I am sorry for the players"
Recalling the honeymoon period of entering the Anna Club, Li Bing smiled bitterly, "It was very short, and now that I think back, the salary for that month was paid on time." ”
The "month" in Li Bing's mouth is actually a month outside the contract, "The contract between our coaching staff and the club began on January 1, but the coaching staff has been leading the team since mid-December." At that time, I proposed to Mr. He that I did not consider it myself, but could other coaches consider paying half a month's salary? Mr. He readily agreed, and promised to pay a month's salary directly! This month's salary was paid in January, the most punctual one. ”
In that month, Li Bing's coaching team completed the team's reinforcements, and Duan Yunzi, Zhang Zhichao and many other current main players entered the team, "the treats of the signed players are much different from the players introduced by the previous club." ”
Although it did not cost a lot of money, but the strength of the team has been improved by leaps and bounds, in the Second Division, Sichuan Anna thrived, all the way to the top, completely crushing advantage, in the Chinese Second League has achieved a record of 15 consecutive wins (not counting Hefei withdrawal according to 3-0 wins), and behind this is the club has been delaying the payment of wages, until July 2018, the team did not receive wages, until 2019 reissued.
"The club's prize money for the first division is 30 million, which I did not propose, and at that time, Mr. He took the initiative to propose that the prize money for the first division was 30 million." Li Bing said, "Before the final of the Chinese Second Division, Mr. He entered the team lounge and promised to win the championship and reward another 10 million yuan. This promise, even the club's general manager Ma Mingyu was surprised, when a team member told him that He Yaping said this, Ma Mingyu still did not quite believe it, "He Zong and I have not mentioned it, I don't know why." ”
Finally won this championship, after winning the championship, the relevant leaders of Sichuan Province went to the club and the team for the first time, but this championship did not really alleviate the economic crisis faced by the club.
▲ The long-lost championship boosted the confidence of Sichuan fans, but did not alleviate the crisis of the team
After winning the championship, Sichuan Anna not only did not prepare for the future Chinese League One like other promoted clubs, but instead began a three-and-five farce.
Registering with the player's signature salary and bonus confirmation form at the time of registration (at this time neither the player nor the coach received the full salary and bonus) is the trust of the players for this team, including Li Bing's coaching team.
But in exchange, there is more distrust, "After signing the transfer agreement with The General Manager of Daguan Group, with a two-year contract, the club completed a two-year renewal for a player who was not in the main squad." The treatment of the contract extension is much higher than that of many main players, and the coaching staff did not know anything before the renewal, which no one can understand. It can only be said that the club or He Zong no longer trusts us. ”
Although He Yaping was estranged from the coaching staff, the other shareholders of the club only trusted Li Bing. In the entanglement of the transfer farce, Zhang Xuekai, the president of the three Taiwan Chambers of Commerce and one of the club's minority shareholders, was afraid that the team could not even guarantee the basic life because of the transfer dispute, and raised 700,000 yuan himself. Zhang Xuekai did not send the money to the club's account, but put the money into Li Bing's private account and told him: "I trust you, this money is used when the team can't afford to eat, I only have this ability, there is no other way." ”
▲Zhang Xuekai
This detail has always touched Li Bing, "There are still many people who really love Sichuan football, and I didn't have much contact with President Zhang before." I never moved the money, and then after Mr. Fan began to pay the club, I immediately returned it to Chairman Zhang, who truly loved the team. ”
Considering the club's dilemma, Li Bing expressed to the leaders of the Sichuan Football Association several ways to keep the team. At that time, several points were proposed, club investors should be frank in the face of the dilemma, at the level of the middle division, the club's annual operating fee of about 80 million yuan can support normal operation.
In the case of ensuring 80 million yuan, first of all, the coaching team can accept the salary reduction, the actual situation of the club can also be explained to the players, if the players are willing to accept the salary reduction, they can stay in the team, if they are not willing to accept the club with better treatment, they can also apply for a transfer.
Moreover, if the team's task this year is relegation, the coaching staff can accept not to introduce foreign aid, "Really, what our coaching team has discussed is the all-Chinese class, we still have the confidence to complete the relegation task, provided that the promised salary and bonus can be paid on time, and the club remains stable." Li Bing stressed, "Later, the introduction of foreign aid was also proposed by Mr. Fan, and the team could not do without foreign aid." ”
All the suggestions made by Li Bing to the club were like a stone sinking into the sea, and all the efforts did not bring the minimum communication.
Although He Yaping no longer communicates with the coaching staff, but the coaching staff is still silently worried about the club, and later when it was rumored that He Yaping and Fan Zhehao could not complete the handover because of the tax payment problem, Li Bing even told the leader, "If it is indeed like the outside world rumored that the transaction is not smooth because of the tax, the coaching team can come forward to communicate with the team members and give up part of the bonus, which is equivalent to the team members helping to pay taxes ..."
These considerations, Li Bing is not a mouthful, but based on his understanding of the players, "the players are really good, everyone is very united, and they hope to play hard in a stable environment." Take Shang Cain, who scored in the last moment of the last round of the game, a club gave him much better treatment than now, but he has not left, stayed, is reluctant to this team. At the beginning of the year, the team may have dispersed, and then Fan Zong intervened, some players were already in other teams, heard the call and came back; and some team members checked in their luggage at the airport, and took the initiative to retrieve the luggage to stay... Both the leaders and the fans should have seen that we didn't train for 6 days before the last game and fought until the end. ”
Not only that, the coaching staff also has an open source method of throttling, "considering that some players of the team can't play the main force, the salary is relatively high, our coaching team came forward to communicate with other clubs, and there are clubs that are willing to bear the salary and promise to accept such players, but all this is not responsible for communicating with us, and the seal does not know who to sign." ”
▲ Unfortunately, all the suggestions are like a stone sinking into the sea
On April 10, the deadline for equity transactions agreed between the original investor He Yaping and the successor, Fan Zhehao, was not completed. The outside world disclosed that on April 9, Daguan Group sent a letter terminating the equity transaction to He Yaping, which seems to indicate that the equity transaction between the two sides is yellow. However, things seem to have a turnaround, after the team's boycott, including the resignation of the Coaching Staff of Li Bing, Fan Zhehao, chairman of Daguan Group, rushed to the club base to appease the team.
"Mr. Fan told me that the rest of the board of directors of Daguan Group opposed the acquisition of the club, but he insisted on acquiring..." This also explains the reason why the outside world has been rumored that the equity transaction has been terminated, but Fan Zhehao has been showing up.
"What exactly happened in the acquisition process, our coaching staff is not clear, but there is one thing to thank Mr. Fan, in the most difficult time for the team, Mr. Fan is paying for it. I would like to clarify that this year's league has sent out a win award and a draw award, and the coaching staff has received it. Most of the reissued last year's salary was also paid by Van, and as there is no club equity but money is being paid, Van is always very respectable. Li Bing told reporters.
▲ Fan Zhehao
After the match with Beijing Sports University on the 21st, the team did not train, and the coaching team told the team members in the WeChat group that although the coaching team resigned and left, they hoped that the players could be responsible for themselves, maintain normal exercise, and manage their personal lives. As of 5 p.m. on the 24th, the team members still did not receive their salaries, "We only have to organize our own training, and everyone moves." A team member said.
Now the only thing that worries Li Bing is the players, who even pull his finger when he is fine, "If the team is scattered, the Chinese Football Association should give other clubs a quota to introduce players." Xiao Zhen's ability to play the main force in the Middle A team is no problem, Shangyin has a second-class club that has always wanted him, Duan Yunzi, Ma Chongchong and many other players have already received invitations from other clubs..."
Li Bing calculated the future and way out of each team member, and every calculation was touching the heart, "The main team members will definitely find their next home in the middle A and the middle B." I also told Mr. He before that if we only talk about the strength of domestic players, we can rank in the top six in the Chinese First Division. ”
It is such a team, but it is facing disintegration, "When I once took Sheffield United, the players were also very good, the age structure was also very reasonable, peng Xinli, Zhang Yuan, Feng Zhuoyi, who were still small players at the time, how good their batch was, and finally the team dispersed, which was really a pity." Now it is the Sichuan team again, and I don't know when Sichuan will have another Chinese Super League team. ”
No one can answer Li Bing's question, and his question is also the question of all Sichuan fans - where is the future of Sichuan professional football?