Guangdong Hongyuan Speaks Out: New Foreign Player Joins Training, Accommodation Conditions for Three National Team Players Draw Attention

On September 10 Beijing time, Guangdong Hongyuan brought the latest update. The club officially released footage of strength training featuring players including Xu Jie and Zhou Peng, with the caption: “The sweat shed in the weight room will be remembered by the body.” Regarding the new foreign player, after Guangdong announced his signing, Bozic arrived in Dongguan, completed a medical check accompanied by a translator, and quickly joined team training. Guangdong has maintained a cautious approach with foreign player signings, generally making official announcements after the players arrive in Dongguan.

Meanwhile, Guangdong’s three national team players have arrived in Nagoya, Japan, and will represent China’s men’s basketball team at the Asian Games the following morning. It is worth noting that the accommodation conditions for players including Hu Mingxuan are relatively simple. Reports stated that the national team players are staying in rooms converted from containers, with three players sharing one room and one bathroom.

Have you noticed that footage released by Hongyuan this summer shows the team’s training volume has increased significantly compared with before. Compared with their previously more relaxed appearance, the players now show greater commitment and effort during training.

In fact, several Hongyuan players said in interviews that after the arrival of the new head coach, the team’s training intensity has clearly improved. The coach has also repeatedly emphasized that he values training quality and hopes to improve players’ abilities through practice. Earlier media reports suggested that in recent years, much of Hongyuan’s offseason and window-period training had been led by assistant coaches, creating challenges for maintaining training quality. Without sufficient training quality and intensity, it is difficult to expect strong performances in games, as training remains the foundation of competition. The arrival of the new coach has at least helped ensure more consistent and higher-quality training.

After the team officially announced the signing, fans quickly captured photos of Bozic going to the hospital for a medical check with a translator and entering and leaving the team dormitory. Guangdong’s confidentiality regarding the foreign player’s arrival attracted attention, as compared with some teams whose foreign players are known when they arrive at airports, Bozic’s movements remained undisclosed until later.

The Guangdong foreign player was not photographed by fans until he had already arrived near the team dormitory. Photos taken by fans showed that Bozic has a strong build and a powerful presence. Reports stated that he previously gained an advantage in physical battles against Diallo in European competition. Bozic is expected to play in the team’s warm-up game on the 12th and make his debut for Hongyuan.

The Asian Games are being held in Nagoya, Japan. For environmental reasons, Japan has converted some containers into rooms for athletes. Reports stated that Hu Mingxuan, Jiao Boqiao and Cui Yongxi are sharing one room and one bathroom. Nagoya has recently experienced heavy rain, and some reports said players noted that the beds in the rooms were not long enough and expressed concerns about the impact of weather on the accommodation environment, including possible effects on the container-based rooms.