Recently, Guangzhou Football Club behind the Evergrande Group Chairman Xu Jiayin suffered a "special treatment", making the original fell into the Central League of the Guangzhou team once again become the focus of fan debate.
Looking back at the glorious years of Guangzhou Evergrande (i.e. the Guangzhou team), it was undoubtedly the dominant player in the Chinese Super League, picking up 8 Chinese Super League trophies and 2 Asian Champions League medals. With such brilliant achievements, I am afraid it will be difficult for any other club to surpass it in the future.
Guangzhou Evergrande's peak period not only created brilliant performance, but also bred a large number of local stars worth over ten million or even hundreds of millions. Core players such as Gao Lin, Zheng Zhi, Feng Xiaoting, Zeng Cheng, etc., who helped the team win countless honors, but also accumulated abundant wealth.
Although many of Evergrande's decorated players have retired, some of them are still active on the field. 37-year-old Feng Xiaoting joined Dongguan Dongguan United this season, and Zhao Xu Ri, who is the same age as him, plays for Guangxi Hahong Pingguo team.
This season, Dongguan Dongguan United had two meetings with Guangxi Hahong Pingguo, with Feng Xiaoting and Zhao Xuri both captaining the team. Although they are at the end of their careers, their performances are still worthy of admiration.
Currently, Guangxi Hahong Pingguo is ranked fifth in the league, just behind Qingdao West Coast who is ranked second. With 6 rounds left in the league, the team still has the possibility to surpass. But unfortunately, a bad news came from the team, the music department suddenly announced that they terminated the contract with captain Zhao Xuri.
Zhao made his debut with Dalian Shide, and after the club's dissolution, he played for Shaanxi Chanba and Guizhou Renhe. 2012 season, Zhao joined Guangzhou Evergrande for a transfer fee of 10 million yuan, and in four seasons with Evergrande, he was the team's main midfielder, helping the team win four Chinese Super League championships and two AFC Champions League titles.
After leaving Evergrande in 2016, Zhao Xuri has played for Tianjin Quanjian, Dalian Ren, Sichuan Jiuniu and other Chinese Super League and Chinese League One teams. At the beginning of this year, the 37-year-old Zhao Xuri has not yet retired, so he joined the Central League team Guangxi Hahong Pingguo.
Zhao Xuri represented Guangxi Hahong Pingguo in 22 matches of the Central League this season, and even though he only scored one league goal, his role in the team as captain was still crucial. However, with only three months left in his contract and the team still having hopes of surpassing it, Zhao Xuri had his contract suddenly terminated by the club.
As a Dalian, Zhao Xuri has a very honest character. After leaving Evergrande, he has never spoken ill of the club or Boss Xu. Unlike some former Evergrande players, Boss Xu publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with being forced to buy houses and financial products from his parent company shortly after the accident.
Zhao Xuri has re-entered his career after terminating his contract with Guangxi Hahong Pingo FC. Despite his reluctance to accept it, I believe Zhao Xuri will find it hard to find a job next year and he may announce his retirement considering he will turn 38 in two months and the environment of Chinese soccer is very harsh. We wish the veteran will become a soccer coach after his retirement and contribute to the rise of Chinese soccer.
