The Zhejiang FC Chronicle
Squad18 Oct 2027
Defences have started doubling up on Saúl Guarirapa
32 goals and a season average of 7.48 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.
Match18 Oct 2027
Zhejiang FC finish in position 3
52 points, and the season has a number on it. Whatever it felt like from the inside, this is what it will look like in a book.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Huo Shenping says Zhejiang FC went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Words at Zhejiang FC training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Boubacar Konté is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Tempers go at Zhejiang FC
Alexander N'Doumbou was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Zhejiang FC keep their word to Thiago Romero
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Match16 Oct 2027
Zhejiang FC share the spoils with Chengdu Rongcheng
A 1‑1 draw with Chengdu Rongcheng leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Wei Junjie chose the glass-half-full version of 1‑1; the supporters left with the other one.
Player ratings18 Oct 2027
Zhang Junjie beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 13. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Fan Binbin
- Squad Saúl Guarirapa speaks, and the room listens
- Boardroom The Zhejiang FC board put their names to it