Text/Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Chai Zhi
Yesterday, in the seventh round of the Chinese Super League, the Meizhou Hakka team defeated the Cangzhou Lions 4-1. In the 70th minute, the five members of the Meizhou team's frontcourt used tacit passing and running coordination to tear apart the opponent's defense line smoothly, and Yin Hongbo scored the team's first goal.
After scoring the goal, Yin Hongbo ran excitedly to the club's general manager Cao Yang, bowed deeply to his mentor, high-fived and hugged him. The bow of the 32-year-old international player contained gratitude for the kindness of knowing him, and behind it were thousands of words about the reunion of the two sides after 9 years. This touching scene moved countless Chinese Super League fans.
Cao Yang was kind to Yin Hongbo and was also Yin Hongbo's noble person. Although Yin Hongbo is from Changchun, Jilin, he does not have the tough physique of the northerners. When his career just started, he played football in Nanning and Haikou, but he was abandoned by the coach at the time because of his thin body and poor confrontation ability.
In 2004, Guangdong formed the National Games team. The son of Yin Hongbo’s enlightenment coach Li Jixi recommended Yin Hongbo to Cao Yang. Cao Yang, then the head coach of the Guangdong National Games team, believed that although Yin Hongbo was thin in stature, he had solid skills with his left foot and a strong outlook on the overall situation, making him a malleable player. Talent. So Yin Hongbo successfully joined the Guangdong team and worked there for ten years. During this period, Cao Yang was the head coach of the Guangdong National Games Team and the subsequent Guangdong Rizhiquan Team, while Yin Hongbo has always been the main force in the team.
Cao Yang and Yin Hongbo, the master-disciple pair, have forged a deep friendship, but both of them have a knot in their hearts: the Guangdong Sunspring team failed to reach the Super League in 2011.
In 2013, Yin Hongbo joined the Henan Jianye team, and then moved to the Hebei team. After actual combat training and accumulation of experience, Yin Hongbo's technical characteristics gradually matured, and he was selected for the men's football national team in 2016.
Now Yin Hongbo has returned to the place where his dream began, while Cao Yang is the general manager of Meizhou Hakka Club. The master and apprentice have finally completed their unfulfilled dream of the Chinese Super League 11 years ago. Regarding joining the Meizhou Hakka team, Yin Hongbo said, "It really feels like a kid who hasn't been home for a long time! It's like he has never left in the past nine years!"
faced Cao Yang, Li Weijun, Zhang Jian, Shi Liang , Hou Yu, Liao Junjian and other comrades and mentors who he worked with in the past. Yin Hongbo lamented that everyone around him was so familiar, "I cherish this time very much."
Meizhou Hakka team coach Milan has said more than once before that Yin Hongbo is a major signing for the new season and will bring a qualitative improvement to the team's midfield strength. However, due to insufficient pre-season preparations, Yin Hongbo has never been able to return to his best condition.
played a total of 4 times in the first 6 rounds of the Chinese Super League, with only 1 chance to start. He played a total of 181 minutes, with zero goals and zero assists. Especially in the sixth round, they faced Tianjin Jinmen Tigers for the first time. Due to poor performance, Yin Hongbo was replaced by coach Milan at halftime.
faced the Cangzhou Lions in the last round. Yin Hongbo came on as a substitute in the second half and scored his first goal in just 25 minutes. The 32-year-old international also used this goal to repay Cao Yang's kindness. After the game, Milan praised Yin Hongbo for his excellent character and for greatly enriching the team's tactics and looking forward to his future.
