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  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,299
    Had a discussion about him with a Chinese guest last week. He saw my Charlton shirt on the wall. Was very impressed that I had made the trip to China to watch the team a few years ago, pre-ZZ of course, and was very knowledgeable regarding ZZ's career. Still a very popular player out there.

    Unfortunately most of my Chinese customers don't speak a word of English or Thai and the only hint of conversation is when they ask for hot water for their pot noodles.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,177
    I remember us really struggling when he picked up a bad injury early in the Championship. He was always worth goals and he was a real worker. Wish we'd got more out of him
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    Garrymanilow said:

    I remember us really struggling when he picked up a bad injury early in the Championship. He was always worth goals and he was a real worker. Wish we'd got more out of him

    Good memory, Gary.


    That relegation season, we'd started quite brightly and then ZZ got injured early on.

    He didn't play again until early March, by which time we were cast adrift at the bottom.
    His return coincided with a decent uplift in form and results for the team.

    Of course, it was too little, too late with far too much ground to make up.

    Makes you wonder if a fit ZZ playing throughout that season, would have given us a fighting chance of avoiding relegation.

  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,177
    Oggy Red said:

    Garrymanilow said:

    I remember us really struggling when he picked up a bad injury early in the Championship. He was always worth goals and he was a real worker. Wish we'd got more out of him

    Good memory, Gary.


    That relegation season, we'd started quite brightly and then ZZ got injured early on.

    He didn't play again until early March, by which time we were cast adrift at the bottom.
    His return coincided with a decent uplift in form and results for the team.

    Of course, it was too little, too late with far too much ground to make up.

    Makes you wonder if a fit ZZ playing throughout that season, would have given us a fighting chance of avoiding relegation.

    I'm sure it would have. I vaguely remember him returning with a dodgy barnet and a wonder goal. But then I also remember Therry Racon getting a run in the team for the first time and scoring a few goals so maybe reality had just given up at that point
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,761
    Still captaining China . Currently playing against Uzbekistan in the Asia cup . Eurosport 2 KO 9am
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,341
    Zheng Zhi is captain of Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C., the current Chinese Super League Champions, boasting players such as Brazilians Paulinho and Talisca, on loan from Barcelona and Benfica, respectively.

    Their game against Dan Petrescu's Guizhou Hengfeng F.C. is live on Sky Sports Football right now.
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,412
    edited July 2018
    Zheng Zhi, wherever he will be... we are the famous CAFC! (actually thinking about it, was that even his chant? lol cant remember just first thing that popped into my head)

    Lovely little player , good on him.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
    Him and Poyet in centre mid next season?
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,468
    stackitsteve said:

    Him and Poyet in centre mid next season?

    I mean, still better than Crofts and Foley.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    johnnybev1987 said:

    Zheng Zhi, wherever he will be... we are the famous CAFC! (actually thinking about it, was that even his chant? lol cant remember just first thing that popped into my head)

    Lovely little player , good on him.

    I seem the remember it being more Zheng Zhi wherever you may be, you sell dodgy DVDs, could be worse could be Millwall selling crack at a primary school.

    Thats how I remember it anyway

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  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    paulie8290 said:

    johnnybev1987 said:

    Zheng Zhi, wherever he will be... we are the famous CAFC! (actually thinking about it, was that even his chant? lol cant remember just first thing that popped into my head)

    Lovely little player , good on him.

    I seem the remember it being more Zheng Zhi wherever you may be, you sell dodgy DVDs, could be worse could be Millwall selling crack at a primary school.

    Thats how I remember it anyway
    Same, although I think it was shortened to "wall" to flow a bit better.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    One of my daughters met a cousin of his recently.

    The cousin is a top table tennis player apparently.
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,412
    paulie8290 said:

    johnnybev1987 said:

    Zheng Zhi, wherever he will be... we are the famous CAFC! (actually thinking about it, was that even his chant? lol cant remember just first thing that popped into my head)

    Lovely little player , good on him.

    I seem the remember it being more Zheng Zhi wherever you may be, you sell dodgy DVDs, could be worse could be Millwall selling crack at a primary school.

    Thats how I remember it anyway
    That rings a bell too lol maybe its that one i remember but the tune is the same :)
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,360
    johnnybev1987 said:

    paulie8290 said:

    johnnybev1987 said:

    Zheng Zhi, wherever he will be... we are the famous CAFC! (actually thinking about it, was that even his chant? lol cant remember just first thing that popped into my head)

    Lovely little player , good on him.

    I seem the remember it being more Zheng Zhi wherever you may be, you sell dodgy DVDs, could be worse could be Millwall selling crack at a primary school.

    Thats how I remember it anyway
    That rings a bell too lol maybe its that one i remember but the tune is the same :)
    I also sang the Famous CAFC version... Rather than the potentially racist other option.
  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 1,129
    Dazzler21 said:

    johnnybev1987 said:

    paulie8290 said:

    johnnybev1987 said:

    Zheng Zhi, wherever he will be... we are the famous CAFC! (actually thinking about it, was that even his chant? lol cant remember just first thing that popped into my head)

    Lovely little player , good on him.

    I seem the remember it being more Zheng Zhi wherever you may be, you sell dodgy DVDs, could be worse could be Millwall selling crack at a primary school.

    Thats how I remember it anyway
    That rings a bell too lol maybe its that one i remember but the tune is the same :)
    I also sang the Famous CAFC version... Rather than the potentially racist other option.
    Sounds like a rip off of the man u one about Ji Sung Park...

    Ji Sung, wherever you may be,
    You eat dogs in your home country,
    It could be worse, you could be Scouse,
    Eating rats in your council house.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,341
    Chizz said:

    Zheng Zhi is captain of Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C., the current Chinese Super League Champions, boasting players such as Brazilians Paulinho and Talisca, on loan from Barcelona and Benfica, respectively.

    Their game against Dan Petrescu's Guizhou Hengfeng F.C. is live on Sky Sports Football right now.

    Really good game. Big crowd. 4-0 home win. Four brilliant goals. Debut hat-trick. VAR red card in injury time.

    What more could you want? (Apart from a commentator who didn't keep getting players' names wrong).
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Wonder if anyone has told him yet that you can use your foot to shoot and not just your head?
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    edited July 2018
    My affinity with Chinese things may influence me, but he was a really good player for us. I wish we had survived that relegation season because with him and Bent we could have improved the following season....oh hang on, Pardew was the manager!
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,681
    vff said:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_Z0QOngMU
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Bu7ddOtzY

    ZZ's miss against Man City is not highlighted (unsurprisingly).Good goal, particularly the first one. The home goal is in special shaky cam.

    Please don't share vids of the valley full and rocking, makes me sad!
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,253
    Pelling1993 said:

    vff said:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_Z0QOngMU
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Bu7ddOtzY

    ZZ's miss against Man City is not highlighted (unsurprisingly).Good goal, particularly the first one. The home goal is in special shaky cam.

    Please don't share vids of the valley full and rocking, makes me sad!
    That second video was taken by @carlsberg stood next to me. I wondered what the shit he was up to but ha a feeling Bent would at least test the keeper

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  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,885
    Don’t shoot the messenger but the long gone people behind me sang

    DVD Zheng zhi....dvd
    DVD Zheng zhi....dvd
    Zheng zhi sells dvd
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,736
    edited July 2018
    paulie8290 said:

    johnnybev1987 said:

    Zheng Zhi, wherever he will be... we are the famous CAFC! (actually thinking about it, was that even his chant? lol cant remember just first thing that popped into my head)

    Lovely little player , good on him.

    I seem the remember it being more Zheng Zhi wherever you may be, you sell dodgy DVDs, could be worse could be Millwall selling crack at a primary school.

    Thats how I remember it anyway
    This was definitely it, though substitute drugs for crack. Started by my pals and a few of the other younger 'risk' lot that have now found more sensible things to do on their Saturdays.

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