Not a spare tire for Nanji? The new director of Henan team Spain is in place, and the main responsibility is the management of the club

Reporter Lu Mi reports On the afternoon of April 10, Henan Club officially announced that Spaniard Bella Garcia became the club's sports director. After the team just got its first win, Nanji made some changes, and the arrival of new players inevitably made people think, especially since Bella is still a UEFA professional coach.

However, what is certain is that the addition of Vela has actually been in the works since last year, and he will take on more managerial tasks than coaching during this period. Especially at this stage, the team's problems in the management of the first team, he will give technical support. Although his contract with Henan Club expires at the end of the year, he will focus on formulating long-term team building ideas and styles according to the development characteristics of Henan football.

After winning Shenzhen Xinpeng City away, the situation of the Henan team was slightly better, but the public opinion environment faced by Nanji did not ease because of the arrival of the victory. When it comes to starting players and substitutions, the changes were made and the victory was immediate, and one can't help but ask, "Why did you go earlier?" ”

Back at home, preparing for the strong rival Shanghai Port, the team has a lot of training in the past two days, and the previous two consecutive defeats at home have made the fans more sad. Regardless of the strength of the opponent, playing a good game at home is more important than anything else. At the critical juncture of the preparations, the club made a big move by announcing a Spanish sporting director, Bella Garcia.

The Spaniard is no stranger to Chinese fans, with an extensive resume in China, where Bella Garcia was the technical director of Wuhan Three Towns FC from 2015 to 2019. From 2019 to 2023, Bella Garcia served as the sports director of Dalian Ren Club. In addition, Bella Garcia also served as the technical director of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 national teams of the Chinese Football Association, the head coach of the U15 national team, and the consultant of the youth national team of the Chinese Football Association.

In addition, he is also a UEFA professional coach, UEFA professional coach instructor, AFC professional coach instructor, and has worked in various institutions such as FC Barcelona.

Because of the club's timely intervention before, Nan Kiyi made great changes in some decisions, and the arrival of Vela at this time makes it easy for people to think that he is going in the direction of replacing Nan Kiyi. In fact, Bella had contact with Henan Club in July and August last year, and the purpose of the club inviting him over was to be responsible for the management of the competition training system. This includes the management of the first-team coaching staff and the development of a long-term plan. In the future, the selection of head coaches, the introduction of reinforcements, and the integration of contracts with FIFA will be carried out in a more standardized process. As the sports director, Bella will provide professional technical guidance to help the first-team coaching staff improve together, and create a technical and tactical style of play that is in line with Henan football tradition and can stabilize the league results.

Following the announcement, Vela attended a meeting with the local media held by the club and further explained his role: "Sporting director is a new form, if the manager has an absolute say in the team, if there is a mistake, there is a big cost. My immediate task is to help the first team improve their performance, develop a medium to long-term plan to improve the management of the club, and the sporting director is the bridge between the competition and management, and is accountable to the shareholders. ”

Everyone at the scene was more concerned about whether Bella could decide whether Nan Kiyi would stay or not, but he couldn't solve this problem immediately at the moment. First of all, he has just arrived at the club, and he fully understands everyone's grievances, but he just needs to treat everyone with respect and develop solutions according to the club's financial situation. As he said, "We want to make every penny counting." Of course, the club is not without options, and Vela said, "If my work doesn't work for everyone, I'm going to take that responsibility." ”

In fact, the most important thing for Henan at the moment is the problem of the first team, specifically, it is necessary to strengthen the upgrading of technology and tactics, which extends to the upgrading of the club's management in the future. For example, the specifications of the contract, the relevant clauses in terms of liquidated damages, and the internal processes of the club that players have to go through to buy and transfer out must be in line with international standards, so as to avoid the club becoming the one with the greatest loss. As a "Chinese football expert", Bella's work in Henan has just begun, and new challenges have just arrived.