
Yang Xu is currently working on youth training in Shanghai. “I think none of us can really step away from football. Those with ability contribute their ability; those with ideas contribute their ideas. People like Gao Lin and Rong Hao have all devoted our youth to Chinese football. Now, I feel it’s time to gradually share that experience—with the wider community and with children—and take on a share of responsibility for the future of the game,” said the ex-Shanghai Shenhua striker.