Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Loan listed
Decision
Cause
Blocked by better players in same position
Who
Biao Jiang
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
His relationship with the manager has soured. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
He has come to believe: The two of them clashed — Jiang Biao
Mind
Taking his young replacement under his wing Reno Noguchi
Moderate
Cause
A much younger rival has arrived in his position. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Returning loanee is competing for his place Liu Zhurun
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Helped the team qualify for Europe
Worried by competition from a new signing Wang Xianjun
Moderate
Cause
He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Returned to full training after injury
Minor
Cause
The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.
Back in training but not yet sharp
Moderate
Cause
He is medically cleared, but match sharpness is still below the level needed.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
His relationship with the manager has soured. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Yang Zexiang was preferred — the club's selection philosophy.
Cause
His profile did not fit the chosen tactical balance.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Frustrated by his tactical role
Moderate
Cause
A change in shape has shifted what is being asked of him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
His relationship with the manager has soured. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
He has let it go: A loan, for games
Mind
He has said it out loud: First-team football
Mind
He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Guo Jiayu
Mind
He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Oliver Gerbig