Li Xingxian and He Chao join Henan team, both having previously played for Guangzhou team. Guangzhou team's youth training school has been established for more than ten years, cultivating a large number of outstanding young players who can not only stand firm in professional leagues but also enter national teams to win glory for the country. It is worth mentioning that Li Xingxian entered Guangzhou team's first team at the age of 15 and was also selected into U13 national youth teams and other national teams. On the other hand, the "24-hour legacy team" of the eight-time champion mentioned by media people has not yet arrived, as if the team was "stealing peaches," and fans were deceived.
He Chao joined Guangzhou team in 2019 and won the 2019 Chinese Super League championship with the team Guangzhou Evergrande. In the second leg of the 2020 Chinese Super League final, he was sent off with a red card due to a rash foul, and Guangzhou team lost to Jiangsu Suning with one less player. He transferred to Henan team in the 2025 season, along with Li Xingxian, a player from Guangzhou team's youth training. As we all know, Guangzhou team established its own football school in 2012, which has "bloomed and fruited" after more than ten years of development.
For example, Guangzhou team used a large number of graduates from the football school to participate in the China League One in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. From the first season's relegation four rounds in advance to the second season's runner-up in the China League One almost promoted to the Super League. Also, Guangzhou team has many excellent players entering national teams, especially in 2024, multiple levels of national teams were "surrounded" by Guangzhou team's youth training players. Moreover, Guangzhou team's youth training player Zhang Aokai made his professional league debut at the age of 16 and became the youngest captain in Guangzhou team's history; Bai Yutao scored at the age of 17 and became the youngest player to score for Guangzhou team. Li Xingxian is also the youngest player in Guangzhou team's history to enter the first team, at just 15 years old in the 2022 season.
Many Guangzhou team fans were excited by the news that "the eight-time champion will have a legacy team within 24 hours." After Guangzhou team failed to qualify for the 2025 season league, a week later, a media person said that Guangzhou team's legacy would be implemented within 24 hours. Once the news came out, Guangzhou team's fans began to see hope, but after waiting for 24 hours, they did not get the answer they wanted. Therefore, some fans speculated that the media person's revelation was very likely to deceive fans, hoping that everyone would not do anything radical on Yuexiu Mountain, but the fans did not fall for it. Some fans even joked, "The strategist enters the game for life, loses miserably."
Rationally analyzing, it is relatively difficult for Guangzhou team to revive, mainly because of the severe financial crisis leading to failure to meet the entry criteria, and the team cannot create more wealth to operate the team. However, fans' enthusiasm for supporting Guangzhou team will not change suddenly. Everyone hopes that this eight-time champion can be passed down, looking forward to the day when they can continue to cheer for "Guangzhou team." Therefore, fans pay special attention to any news about Guangzhou team, and those who hurt Guangzhou team fans at this moment will also be recorded in the disgrace column of Chinese football history.
As the saying goes, "Waves wash away heroes, success and failure turn into emptiness." Guangzhou team participated in the first Chinese Football League Jia A League in 1994, starting with the promotion of southern-style football, winning the Chinese Super League eight championships and AFC Champions League double championships, and even relying on more than ten years of deep cultivation of youth training to participate in professional leagues, making all football people give thumbs up. Especially during the serious financial crisis, Guangzhou team and fans carried the football flag together. Unexpectedly, Guangzhou team encountered ambushes on all sides in the 2025 season, forcing players to go out for training, and there was no reason for former players to return. Only the fans are still waiting for Guangzhou team's rebirth, but they did not expect to be deceived again, which is truly unjust.