Now gradually retreating to the coach s seat, what does it mean for Zheng Zhi?

For Zheng Zhi, it means that he is leaving the game, retiring and becoming a real coach.

Retiring from the coach's seat shows that Zheng Zhi is in transition, from a professional player to a coach, and it also shows that Zheng Zhi's status, technology, and prestige are still very high and have been recognized.

Gradually retiring from the coach's seat is a change of identity for Zheng Zhi, and it also means that his career as a professional football athlete is about to come to an end. Zheng Zhi has proven himself in both club and national football in his football career, and there is no need to say more, only blessings.

Now it means a change in my role, from a player to a coach, and it also means a change in the nature of my job.

For Zheng Zhi, it should be that his athlete career is gradually coming to an end, and his coaching career is about to begin. After all, Zheng Zhi is 40 years old, and it is time to consider the arrangements after retirement.

I think it should mean that for him, his career is going to end early, and he has prepared his own way back.

It's true that we haven't seen Zheng Zhi's familiar figure on the court for a long time. In May, everyone was looking forward to the reappearance of his figure and looking forward to Zheng Zhilai to lead the Evergrande team out of the predicament. However, our hopes have been disappointed, and we can't help but speculate, is he going to retire?

Still injuries can't get him back on the pitch. Today, we got the exact answer: Zheng Zhi was hired by Evergrande as a helping coach.

We're happy for him, tooSuch an ending is undoubtedly the best and most appropriate choice for Zheng Zhi. This means another continuation of his football career, rather than saying goodbye to the green field.

I remember the 2002 World Cup, the one I followed the most. Since then, I have known about the existence of Zheng Zhi. Nearly 20 years later, the young man has become a 38-year-old player.

For football players, the age of 38 is a special existence, and if you don't participate in regular games, you will soon be in a state of decline in all aspects. However, even when he participates in a game, he usually plays as an alternate player, and his appearances and time are extremely limited. In this case, the contribution to the team is no longer so significant.

So, a 38-year-old veteran player, to tell the truth, is a particularly embarrassing existence.

We are full of expectations for Zheng Zhi and look forward to one day returning and leading Evergrande to achieve better results. However, this requirement is a bit too high for Zheng Zhi. If he does it, he can exist like a ball god, if he doesn't, how can we accommodate our expectations, and how can Zheng Zhi face the embarrassment after failure.

So at this time, Zheng Zhi became Evergrande's Chinese teaching assistant, first, to show Evergrande's unwavering attitude to him, and second, to give Zheng Zhi years of career experience a room to play, so that he can continue to exert his residual heat and assist Evergrande out of today's predicament. This is the most appropriate way for Zheng Zhi to exit.

In Zheng Zhi's own words, retiring from the coaching seat, honor and responsibility exist at the same time, why not? Evergrande came to act as his hard backstage, and he came to contribute to Evergrande's advice. He said that he would try his best to set an example and continue to play, which is his determination, which is his commitment to Evergrande, and the team and him will not lose each other!

At 20:00 on December 26, Beijing time, in a match in the 19th round of the Chinese Super League championship group, with the assistance of Zheng Zhi, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Beijing Guoan 1:0.

After the game, the focus was on Zheng Zhi, the coach and player of the Guangzhou team. As a player, he has not played in the four rounds of the second stage, and Zheng Zhi started this game, and in the 61st minute of the second half, head coach Zheng Zhi replaced the player Zheng Zhi. In the 61 minutes he played, Zheng Zhi showed a high level of performance that did not match his 41-year-old age, running distance, card awareness, pass success rate, etc. were all phenomenal, and sent an out-of-the-sky flying assist, directly helping the team 1:

0 wins. Liu Zhiyu, a member of the coaching staff, said after the game, "In fact, Brother Zhige is ready to play every game." Zheng Zhi, as a player, can still perform like this at the age of 41, I have to say that it is a miracle! However, it is thanks to Zheng Zhi's personal self-control and self-discipline that he has been able to maintain his good condition and continue his athletic career.

Lippi once said: "As long as I coach the Chinese team, Zheng Zhi will not miss any training camp, as long as he is physically allowed, I will send him to play, he is a role model for young players". This also makes me have to attribute it to a "Zheng Zhi" phenomenon!

Zheng Zhi was born on August 20, 1980. In 2001, he transferred from Liaoning Venture Team to Shenzhen Ping An Team, began to compete in the A League, and won the title of Chinese Footballer in 2002, becoming the youngest Chinese Footballer. In 2004, he won the first Chinese Super League championship on behalf of Shenzhen Jianlibao.

In 2005, he joined Shandong Luneng Taishan team, and in 2006, he won the double championship of the Chinese Super League and the Cup with the team. From 2007 to 2010, he played in the Premier League and the Soviet Super League, and also performed well. In June 2010, he joined Guangzhou Evergrande, a Chinese league team at that time, and led the team to the Chinese Super League as the champion of the Chinese Super League that year.

From 2011 to 2017 and 2019, he led Evergrande to win the Chinese Super League championship 8 times, and led Evergrande to win the AFC Champions League twice in 2013 and 2015. On November 26, 2013, he was awarded the 2013 Asian Footballer of the Year, and on November 18, 2015, he was shortlisted for the 2015 Asian Footballer of the Year. Zheng Zhi's football career is not brilliant!

This is also a blessing for Chinese football!

From a dialectical point of view, I hope that there will be more players like Zheng Zhi in China who can self-control and self-discipline to improve their ball quotient and skills, and extend their sports life as much as possible, and there will be more "Zheng Zhi" phenomenon! But on the other hand, if more 41-year-old players still have to fight as the main force, it means that our reserve talent training has not kept up, there is a fault, and there is a problem! This is worthy of reflection by Chinese football people and management!

If you are the executive head coach and ask someone with a coaching certificate to sign up, it is possible.

According to the relevant regulations of the Chinese Football Association, only those who have obtained a P-level coaching certificate issued by Asia are eligible to coach clubs in the Chinese Super League. In other words, Zheng Zhi also needs to participate in training and assessment to obtain A-level and P-level certificates to coach the Guangzhou team. Of course, in the magical country of China, there is another way to coach a team without a P-level certificate.

That is to lead the team as an executive coach and find a certified coach as a sign up. Lee Jang-so is an example of this, who has also helped the Guangzhou team win multiple honors. In other words, even if the Guangzhou team sends Cannavaro away to reorganize the coaching team, at most let Zheng Zhi serve as the executive coach, and it is impossible for him to become the head coach.

The Guangzhou team was exposed to the news of "trusteeship", and all kinds of rumors and "falling into the ground" on the Internet. The purpose of these people is not only to attack the Guangzhou team, but also to be investors in the black team. In the end, the Guangzhou team broke all negative rumors, and everyone will report before September 23.

Of course, Cannavaro is not as morally sacrificial as previously rumored, so his return is a testament to the team's stability and the continued challenge for this season's Super League title.

The exam is over.