Yasen petrov makes football the glory of the city.

He is the "wolf" in the eyes of Zhou Wenxiu, general manager of Shijiazhuang Yongchang Football Club. Because "wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat", Yasen will never be a vegetarian. His desire for victory and the spirit of "showing his sword" in the face of strong enemies have shaped the team spirit of Yongchang, which is the cornerstone of Yongchang's success and even the future. "

He is a strict teacher in the eyes of Yongchang players. He doesn't care about the age and fame of the players, but only about their attitude, training and performance. He is also the patron saint of players. At the moment of Yongchang's success, while cheering, he did not forget to comfort Jiang who almost made lifelong regret at the last moment.

He is the first foreign head coach in Hebei football history, and the head coach of Shijiazhuang Yongchang Football Club from Bulgaria, Yasen Petrov.

□ Hebei Daily, Hebei News Network reporter Liang

Now, Yasen, who will lead the coaching staff to continue leading Yongchang to the Super League, has undoubtedly become a celebrity in Shijiazhuang.

He said, "After Chongchao, football is no longer just a matter for Yongchang Club, but should be the glory of this city. I hope every home match day can become a festival in this city! I hope that football can make this city move forward forever! "

February 13, 2065438 On February 65438, 2065438, when yasen petrov, a 45-year-old Bulgarian, appeared in front of many media and fans in Hebei and took the letter of appointment from Zhou Wenxiu, general manager of Shijiazhuang Yongchang Football Club, no one would have thought that Hebei football had completed 20 years in less than 1 1 month.

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"I hope to bring the joy of football to this city."

"I have read some information about Yongchang team and know their achievements last season. I think I can help them improve, and I hope to bring the joy of football to this city. I also hope that fans can crowd the entire Yutong International Sports Center and cheer for us! " The moment I received the letter of appointment from Yongchang Club, Yasen announced with passion: I am back! I want to ignite the passion of this city with football!

Yasen petrov was born in plovdiv on June 26th, 1968.

Yasen's player era also coincides with the golden age of Bulgarian football. Stoichkov and others led the Bulgarian team to win the fourth place in the 1994 World Cup. Yasen was also selected for the Bulgarian national team at that time, and came to China for the first time to participate in the Marlboro Cup football match with the Bulgarian national team on 1993.

As a player, Yasen is famous for his hot temper and competitive spirit. China fans' first impression of him was the Bulgarian midfielder of Wuhan Yaqi Team in Chinese Football League One. He once scored two goals for Yaqi team, but he also had a lot of friction with opponents and even teammates in the game. Later, he joined two teams, Jiangsu Jiajia and Chengdu Wuniu. During his nearly two years in China, he liked to run on the court and was deeply attracted by the customs, history and culture of China. "China's culture is profound and fascinating. I really like to know and learn some China customs and culture, which is helpful for my work and life. "

The experience of these players has also become his motivation for many years. "I work hard in Bulgaria just to return to China one day." In retrospect, Yasen did not shy away from his feelings for China.

After leaving China, Yasen played for the Bulgarian Sofia Locomotive, Larnaca, Alkki, Sofia Slavia, Tabilin and other clubs, and finally ended his career at the age of 33.

After retiring, Yasen did not leave football. He started his coaching career in the second year after his retirement, having coached Bulgarian teams such as Sofia Locomotive, plovdiv Botev and Chernomy. In the 2004-2006 season, he led plovdiv's Botev team to the Bulgarian Super League and successfully relegated. This has also become an important reason for Yongchang to choose him. In the 2006-2007 season, he led the Chernomyrdin team to win the second place in the Bulgarian Cup. In the 20 10-20 1 1 season, another team he coached won the runner-up and qualified for the Europa League next season.

It was at the end of the 20 10-20 1 1 season that the news that Yasen was going to return to China began to arouse the interest of China media again, but it was only wishful thinking of the media. At that time, Yasen, who had left Sofia levski Club and was on vacation in his hometown, discussed the possibility of coming to China to coach, but they came to the conclusion that "if you want to coach in China, you must choose the right time and the right team."

"There was obviously no such condition at that time." Yasen later recalled. Two years later, until 20 13, Shijiazhuang yongchang football club found him.

Zhou Wenxiu, general manager of Shijiazhuang Yongchang Football Club, said: "When we announced the appointment of Yasen as the coach, many people were surprised, but in fact, we have inspected him for more than half a year. Several club leaders went to Bulgaria to talk to him several times, especially about his coaching career after retirement, his coaching style and even his personality. We were already very clear when signing the contract. "

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"When there are 7 rounds left, the goal of overtaking is officially put forward."

At the end of 20 12, when Yongchang Group brought Fujian Junhao Football Club into Shijiazhuang through 70% equity, they made a plan to advance to the Super League in "three to five years". The arrival of Yasen has not changed the club's goal at the beginning of the year: to protect six and compete for four. This goal was even written into Yasen's contract.

However, this is obviously not Yasen's goal.

According to some people inside the club, Yasen put forward the goal of overtaking from the beginning. Zhou Wenxiu recalled after the success of Yongchang Chongchao: "Yasen said from the beginning that the team would go up (Super League). We told him at the time that it was okay. The first year's task is the first six, and you are ok when you finish it. But Yasen only left a sentence,' Then you will wait and see'. At that time, all of us were jokes, because we knew what the team was like last season and there were only a few substitutions in the transfer window, so we didn't take Yasen's words seriously at all. "

The dream is full, but the reality is very skinny. Yasen has passion, but he also needs to re-examine his environment. Until the end of February, with the arrival of Caron, the signing of Yongchang was completed. At this time, there is less than a month left from the first league of the season. Moreover, because Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center will be the home of Yongchang and Hebei Zhongji in the 20 14 season, the training of Yongchang team without its own training base will be greatly restricted. At that time, except for Yasen, almost no one believed that Yongchang could achieve the goal of overtaking in the 20 14 season.

On March 16, Yasen led a brand-new Yongchang team to the Yutong International Sports Center in Shijiazhuang.

Fans found that the Yongchang team in 20 14 season was very different from the Yongchang team in 20 13 season. The most important thing is that the players have stronger fighting spirit and stronger desire for victory. The goal of new aid to Huang enabled Yongchang to beat the Shenzhen Red Diamond Team at home with 1: 0, and made a good start to the season. If Yongchang was a little shy in the first game against Shenzhen Red Diamond Team, they really showed the charm of attacking football in the second round against Yanbian Quanyangquan Team. Two foreign AIDS-central defender Bulgaria international Gioro and Brazilian Caron-performed well, which revived the attack of Yongchang team and boosted the morale of all Yongchang players.

"We have just started, and there is still a long way to go, but the tenacious style and self-confidence on the field must be established from the beginning. There are winners and losers on the football field, but we should not be afraid of failure. We should be brave enough to show ourselves. We should play offensive football. I am very satisfied with the fighting spirit of the boys in these two games. I hope this fighting spirit will accompany us throughout the season. " Yasen said after the game.

Just before this round of competition, Yasen received a "gift"-a football training base. He said he was shocked. You know, when he first came to the club, there was no shadow of a training base, but he could soon use his own training ground to conduct some targeted tactical drills. "The efficiency of the club and everyone's efforts are respectable. I know that I have a strong team behind me as a guarantee, which also makes me work harder and repay them with victory. This is why I am passionate about the game. "

In the third round, Yongchang lost to chongqing lifan 2-3 at home. However, Yasen saw hope from this game. "Lifan is a popular team in Chongchao. Although we lost, the scene was not ugly, and there were goals, which was not far from them. Judging from this game, the key is whether you have the confidence to win. " After the success of Chongchao, Yasen said that the first defeat of this season did not make him lose confidence, but saw hope.

The fourth turn ended the fourteenth round, and Yongchang scored 7 wins 11draw and 3 losses in the1round. Among them, from the seventh round to the ninth round, he defeated Qingdao Zhongneng, Guangdong Rizhiquan and Shenyang Zhongze in succession, winning the longest three-game winning streak in the season and once occupied the first place in the standings.

With their successive victories, Chongchao has become a hot topic.

"About after winning three consecutive victories, the club began to discuss the possibility of overtaking, but the club thought it was a bit hasty to announce new goals at that time. Especially against competitors Wuhan Zall and Beijing Baxi, they lost away. The club believes that the stability of the team needs to be improved. Therefore, the club did not formally propose the goal of overtaking until mid-September, when there were 7 rounds left. " Yasen later recalled.

Before putting forward the goal of overtaking, Yasen and his disciples experienced a "devil's race" for four consecutive away games. They won the second "three-game winning streak" in the 20 14 season, successively defeated Qingdao Manatee, Shenzhen Red Diamond and Yanbian Spring Yangquan, and drew away with chongqing lifan, which laid a solid foundation for Chongchao.

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"I think about how to keep the team's high morale every day."

Although the goal of overtaking was put forward when there were only seven rounds left and the team ranked second, Yasen knew at that time that overtaking was only a theoretical blueprint.

"Caron's injury has always affected his state in the game. In the last few rounds, he insisted on playing a containment role on the court. Zorro also missed the key games against Zall and Brazil because of the European Championship preliminaries. Amon and Huang's injuries are also intermittent, and the team's state is extremely unstable. I think about how to keep the team's morale high every day. But morale always needs to be supported by victory, and we need victory too much. " Yasen later recalled that time, and it was still hard to hide his excitement.

Yongchang Club announced that it had overfulfilled its target in the first four rounds, and Yongchang team had two wins and two losses. In particular, the 2-0 loss to Beijing Institute of Technology at home made Yasen particularly unforgettable. "That World War I was different from our away loss to Beijing Baxi in the first half of the year. Baxi was our worst battle this season, with technical, tactical and spiritual problems. I got angry after the game. But this time is different. We have many opportunities in the audience. We hit the goalposts and goalposts several times. What we lack is luck. I didn't criticize the players. I told them that losing at this time is not a bad thing. Let us understand that we still have weaknesses and need to work harder to overtake. We still have time. "

It is this positive attitude towards winning or losing that gives Yongchang team a sense of normality and a desire to win.

In the key battles that followed, they successively defeated their competitors Wuhan Zall and Beijing Baxi, and firmly held the initiative of overtaking in their own hands. Although they failed to seize the opportunity to overtake Xinjiang and Chengdu twice in advance, in the final round of the game against Qingdao Manatee, this normality made them stick to the last moment and finally achieved the goal of overtaking.

1 65438+1October1,Hebei Football Association will remember this day, and Yasen will never forget the moment when his dream came true. He imagined that the hot scene of a season would finally be staged in Yutong Sports Center. 223 17 The audience sitting in front of the TV and countless viewers witnessed the successful "roller coaster" performance of Yongchang team from backwardness to lead, and then tied in the last two minutes, and beat Manatee on penalties in stoppage time.

The weather on that day was also in sync with the game: when Qingdao scored the first goal, the sky was overcast, but when Yongchang finally succeeded in overtaking, the sunshine lit up Yutong International Sports Center. "Sunshine is always the most beautiful thing. From the overcast clouds before the start of the game to the bright sunshine on the court, it is like God's arrangement, suggesting that we will succeed. " Yasen showed his "poet" side after the game

Yasen said he didn't think too much about the result of the whole game. Even in the 88th minute, he didn't care about the score, but stressed that players should grasp every minute of the game. It was not until the referee blew the final whistle that he realized that his dream had come true.

"The feeling of being thrown into the air by the players is really beautiful. I want to say thank you to the fans and my lovely players. We played the most beautiful and clean ground football in China. Shijiazhuang fans and the city need a higher level of football league. " Yasen recalled the scene after the game. He said that he wanted to drink all night to celebrate his victory, but in the end he chose to sleep with his head covered to "stretch his lazy muscles".

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"It is easier for players to gain a sense of identity in their hometown."

Yasen is a football madman. He believes that football is a sport full of positive energy, which brings not only happiness and passion to the city, but also all kinds of positive energy such as family, friendship, loyalty, creation, cooperation, trust and teamwork. "My motto in life is to make life full of positive energy. My team must be a whole full of positive energy. "

I can't forget that at the post-match press conference of the second round of the league, Yasen, who was interviewed after the game, suddenly said to reporters: "Please wait a moment. I want to make an announcement here. The young man who is sitting next to me and translating for me will leave us after today. In these three months, he has given me a lot of help, and our achievements are inseparable from his efforts. I want to thank him. Please applaud him! " Later, he took the lead in applauding the young man named Du Yun. Du Yun, who left temporarily due to physical reasons, resolutely returned to the club after the intermission and fought side by side with Yasen until now.

After a season of contact, Du Yun got a more comprehensive understanding of Yasen.

"He is a passionate and serious person. No matter who you are, as long as you are on the training ground and on the field, you must go all out. Being late and careless is the last thing he can tolerate. But he allows players to make mistakes and fail. He won't criticize any player when facing the outside world. He respects the players and wins the respect of the players. "

People can't forget that when Yongchang overtook the success, Yasen didn't forget to hug Jiang who made a mistake in the 88th minute of the game with the cheers of the whole audience. "This young man worked very hard and was very stable throughout the season. Under such great pressure, some mistakes should not be borne by one person. We are a whole. " Yasen said.

It is said that under Yasen's proposal, Yongchang did not set a goal award this season, and the winning award will not be tilted towards the attacking players. Because he believes that "we are a team that advances and retreats together, what we need is to fight together." Today's Yongchang team is more like a team and more balanced in attack and defense.

"Yasen will never disturb our life outside the stadium. He hasn't even been to any player's dormitory. This is the biggest difference between him and the domestic coach. He respects us and we respect his trust. " Huang, the main force of Yongchang team, said.

In Yasen's eyes, players only have different positions and division of labor, and there is no distinction between inside and outside, between young and old, and between good and bad. Everyone has an equal opportunity to play, and whoever performs well will be favored.

He doesn't understand why many domestic teams pay special attention to foreign aid and ignore the use of domestic players, especially young players. "In my opinion, China players are fully qualified for the position of foreign aid. As long as you are trained systematically and have a serious attitude, you can play a role in the field. This is China's league, mainly played by China players themselves. Players in their hometown are more likely to gain a sense of identity and bring glory to the city. "

In Yutong International Sports Center, Shijiazhuang fans have experienced the charm of Yasen's conductor many times-he constantly combs his curly hair with his hands, then waves his arms to make various gestures, or directs players to attack and defend, or loudly denounces justice for players. He will applaud the excellent performance of the players and kick the mineral water bottle angrily when the players are not performing well.

A photojournalist once said: "Yasen is on the edge of the football field, just like a general, commanding the soldiers to charge;" Like a master of drama, he expresses his feelings with body language. He is always the most nervous protagonist in the camera. "

Now, Yongchang has decided that Yasen and his coaching staff will stay and continue to lead Yongchang in the Super League. He said that he has begun to consider the staffing and tactical arrangements of the Super League, and will also watch some games during his domestic vacation to find some distinctive foreign aid for his team.

"I don't think relegation is more difficult than rushing. As long as we can persist in ourselves, have confidence and determination, we can achieve good results. " Yasen thinks.