October 27, 2018, is a day worth remembering for Sichuan football! On this day, the "soldier and horse combination" of Li Bing and Ma Mingyu brought Sichuan Annapurna back to the middle armor.
The "Terracotta Army" is the best founder and witness of the glorious period of Sichuan football, and in Annapurna, it is the fourth cooperation of the "Terracotta Army" after Guangdong Hongyuan, Sichuan Quanxing and Chengdu Sheffield United. The "terracotta combination" makes people full of reverie about the glory of reviving Sichuan football. In 2018, Li Bing led Annapurna to achieve the great cause of unbeaten in the Chinese Second Division in 30 games, and Li Bing also led 3 teams to complete the promotion task!
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On October 27, 2018, Dujiangyan, Sichuan, the second leg of the 2018 Chinese Second League Semi-finals, Sichuan Annapurna vs Jiangsu Yancheng Dafeng. Head coach Li Bing (right) and team owner, general manager Ma Mingyu, are happy according to Oriental IC
After the successful armor punch, I didn't go to bed until 3 a.m
Chengdu Business Daily: Do you have any ideas after Chong Jia became a reality? How did you and the coaching staff celebrate?
Li Bing: At that time, I was very happy, I felt that the year's efforts had also paid off, after the success of the chong jia, some friends from other places called to congratulate, and some friends, including family members, also came to the scene to watch the game. After the stadium celebration, everyone went out to eat a hot pot together, drank some wine to celebrate, and went to bed at 3 a.m. that night.
Chengdu Business Daily: More than 10,000 fans came to the scene of the game that day, how did you feel?
Li Bing: Although the stadium is not large, only more than 10,000 people can sit, but the game was full that day, which reminded me of the player era in the adult center, when there were more than 40,000 people on the scene to cheer us up, my biggest feeling is engaged in this career, whether as a player or a coach, in the game, there will be fans will have motivation, without the support of fans, players will not have good results, no one to share the joy after success, the relationship between the two is inseparable. It is very happy to see so many fans watching the game, and I hope that more fans will support it in the future.
Chengdu Business Daily: Mirosi is annapurna's youth director, has he given you advice on coaching Annapurna?
Li Bing: Mirosi used to be my coach, in that era, he brought us a lot of things, but he was mainly responsible for youth training, discovering and cultivating young players for Sichuan football, usually we almost did not intersect, met once or twice, it should be said that he is more concerned about my work.
On October 27, 2018, Dujiangyan, Sichuan, the second leg of the 2018 Chinese Second League Semifinals, Sichuan Annapurna 2-0 Jiangsu Yancheng Dafeng Tu according to Oriental IC
Unpaid salaries have caused the coaching staff to spend a lot of energy on player psychological counseling
Chengdu Business Daily: After being the manager of Annapurna, is there a rush to attract reinforcements?
Li Bing: There is a bit of a rush, fortunately, there is no foreign aid in the second division, we have focused on the work of internal introduction, and now it seems to be very successful, because the domestic aid introduced this year is very expensive and inexpensive, and the investment is very small, but the value they reflect in this year's league exceeds their value.
Chengdu Business Daily: Before you took over the team, the team was only one step away from the first division in a row, what was the status of the team?
Li Bing: I didn't think about it so much, taking over the team, I definitely have the confidence to bring the team well, and I also see the upward space of the team, and the players also have great potential, because for some reasons they have not fully played out before. This year we did a little more detailed work, a little higher level of training, and the ability and final result that the players showed on the field were directly proportional to the final result.
Chengdu Business Daily: How did you build trust with the players in just one year?
Li Bing: The main thing is two words, "fair", first of all, I can't put myself on top of the players, in the working state, the coach has absolute authority, but the players and the coaches are people, and people are equal, so we must respect the players from the personality. The second is that football is a team project, pay attention to the spirit of team cooperation, in this group, from the head coach to the assistant coach to the captain to the substitute player, no one is special, no one can be above the team, including our users, the requirements for everyone in training are equal, who practices well, who plays well. It is precisely because the players feel this fairness, as long as they work hard, they have a chance to play, and everyone gets along very well.
Chengdu Business Daily: Before the key battle on the 27th, did the news of the team's salary arrears have an impact on the team's preparation work?
Li Bing: At present, the club still owes players and coaching staff a part of the salary and bonuses, and the coaching staff also understands the difficulties faced by the club, but professional players should get a normal return for their efforts, and it still has a greater impact on the team's preparation before the big war. Due to the club's arrears of wages, in addition to the tactical work, the coaching staff spent a lot of energy on the psychological counseling of the players, which is the more stressful side of the coaching staff.
On October 27, 2018, Dujiangyan, Sichuan, the second leg of the 2018 Chinese Second League Semi-finals, Sichuan Annapurna vs Jiangsu Yancheng Dafeng. After extra time, Sichuan Annapurna defeated the visiting Jiangsu Yancheng Dafeng 2-0, thus eliminating the opponent with a total score of 2:0 in two legs, obtaining the ticket for next season's Chinese League A, and the players took a group photo according to the Oriental IC
After playing the last game, decide whether to renew the contract
Chengdu Business Daily: After the success of the first division, which data do you care most about, is it the unbeaten result of this season or the ability to keep a clean sheet?
Li Bing: I didn't think about it so much, in fact, a lot of the data of the team this year has been very good, and now I think about it in reverse, what I care about most is through the coaching of the coaching team, through the communication with the players, through the efforts of the players, from the initial setting to the process of finally achieving results. Many of the details we have done before have proved to be correct, and it is precisely in the details that we have done well that we have the final results.
Chengdu Business Daily: Have you ever thought of rushing to the top with an unbeaten result in the season?
Li Bing: From the beginning, I never thought about unbeaten in the season, and what I instilled in the players after I took over the team was not to think about the results, I emphasized paying attention to the process, specifically playing every game well.
Chengdu Business Daily: Which of these games do you personally think is the most difficult?
Li Bing: It should be the game that just ended, because after all, it is not the same as the previous game, the regular season can make mistakes, but it is not allowed to make mistakes in the knockout round, before we played 0-0 away from home, there was no away goal, so there was a lot of pressure in the home game, we couldn't concede the ball first, once the goal was conceded, it was quite passive, and the special nature caused this game to be our most difficult one. And the opposing team, regardless of the south and north districts, is the team that does the best in the entire Central B defense.
On October 27, 2018, Dujiangyan, Sichuan, the second leg of the 2018 Chinese Second League Semi-finals, Sichuan Annapurna vs Jiangsu Yancheng Dafeng. More than 10,000 fans also cheered on the spot. Picture according to the Oriental IC
Chengdu Business Daily: Next year in the Chinese First Division, what aspects of the team will you improve?
Li Bing: I shouldn't think about it so much, in fact, my contract with the whole coaching team ended at the end of the year, so far, we haven't talked to the club about next year's contract, after all, the league is not over, and we haven't considered the renewal of the contract.
Chengdu Business Daily: Have you ever thought of staying in Sichuan and leading Annapurna to continue to move forward?
Li Bing: After a year of leading the team, I must have feelings for this team, this team still has room to rise, the club needs to improve all aspects, I hope that after the first division, the team can have a better environment and atmosphere, so that the team can continue to move forward. After playing the next game, let's talk to the club about what happens after that.
Chengdu Business Daily: The coaching staff of the team is undoubtedly the star team of the Chinese Second Division, what do you think of this?
Li Bing: I think the team is perfect, the team is a Chinese coach, I have been a coach over the years, including taking Sheffield United and leading Guizhou Chongchao before, all the teams are mainly Chinese. Through practice and the results we have made, it also proves that our Chinese coaches can also do a good job, and in some aspects may do better than foreign teachers.
Chengdu Business Daily reporter Ou Peng
Edited by Guan Li