In Henan's long off-season, a grand celebration is about to kick off - the club celebrated its 30th birthday. Guo Fenfei, a reporter, revealed that after the team suffered a defeat at the hands of Shandong Taishan, the players were about to embark on a vacation according to the original plan. However, the vacation happens to include the club's birthday on August 28, which makes the team face a problem: whether all assembled to participate in this grand celebration?
On this issue, Yang Chen, vice president of Henan team, and Pan Long, general manager, had a disagreement. Although it seems to be a small episode, but if both sides can fully communicate, the problem can be solved. However, Mr. Pan Long has always taken the position of being the first party. Coupled with the team's two consecutive defeats, both sides were agitated, leading to the intensification of the conflict. Pan Long even questioned Yang Chen: "Don't you know how Guo Guangqi left?" These words completely enraged Yang Chen, who, in a fit of rage, resigned that night.
According to blogger "Li Wenjun LL", Yang Chen formally submitted his resignation to Henan Football Club in the morning of September 2, resigning from his position as deputy general manager of the first team. At the same time, Ma Tsuen, goalkeeper coach Yang Jun and Hu Zhaojun also left the team.
Yang Chen worked for Henan for only 106 days, from May 20 when he took office to September 2 when he resigned. Despite his short tenure, he won wide recognition for his ability and achievements. After his appointment, he successfully recalled former starting goalkeeper Wang Guoming and brought in Ding Haifeng, He Jiao and Ye Lijiang during the summer window. As a result, the team's performance has been on the rise and successfully escaped from the relegation zone.
Nevertheless, Yang Chen is still difficult to get rid of the question of "outsiders leading insiders". Yang Chen, who had studied in the German Bundesliga, naturally did not want to stay in Henan. In the end, he chose to leave on his own initiative.
