Multiple Guangdong Interviews: New Coach Discusses System and Foreign Players, Xu Jie Admits Many Changes, Zhou Peng Talks About Return

Recently, media members visited Guangdong for team coverage, during which several people gave interviews. New head coach Yakovlevic showed strong interpersonal skills: he expressed great respect for the previous head coach, saying that whether as a coach or a player, he had achieved many accomplishments. I deeply respect everything he has built here. These remarks also gave Du Feng sufficient recognition. Many players on this team were developed by him, and Guangdong's previous achievements were also related to him, making these words quite warm.

However, he also emphasized his own system: I have my own ideas, basketball philosophy, and coaching approach on both offense and defense. Going forward, I will implement the things that I believe are suitable for this team. He has actually only been with the team for a short time, so Guangdong still needs to maximize its efforts to develop chemistry in the coming period. Last season, Guangdong had issues with both offense and defense as well as player usage. Whether Yakovlevic can revitalize Guangdong is the point that everyone is most looking forward to.

Of course, he also mentioned the selection of foreign players: they are currently monitoring and evaluating many candidates, but the market window is already relatively late, making this matter difficult. The current pressure is still quite high, because a team's foreign players determine its ceiling. Guangdong will certainly hope to challenge for the top four next season. The final foreign player choices remain to be seen. The general manager has also changed, and all of these factors are affecting foreign player decisions.

Xu Jie said: There have been too many changes, so I also need to adapt to this completely new feeling. Every coach has their own coaching philosophy. We need to quickly understand the coach's tactical intentions and his style of play; all of this requires readjustment. His words made it very clear that this period has been very challenging for the entire team. Judging from the released videos, the overall intensity is very high, which is certainly good news and will help the whole team integrate into the new system as much as possible.

Zhou Peng talked about his return to Guangdong: it is a way to look back on his professional career. There are many memories, including recalling the feeling when he first joined the senior team and became a professional player. This is about bringing a conclusion to his professional career. During the interview, it could be heard that Zhou Peng's departure from Hongyuan was also something he could not avoid, but being able to return as he wished is good news in the end.