In 2015, Lu Zifeng, who was stigmatized as a "disaster in the locker room" and ruthlessly abandoned by the national team, hit the bottom of his career. What he took over was United FC, an amateur club founded by fans and located in the sixth tier of England's league, which was mired in financial and relegation quagmire.
Everyone thought it was a joke, his last ditch effort in the dugout.
However, what Lu Zifeng brought was a philosophy of high-position pressing and ultimate passing and control that transcended the times, as well as a godfather-like leadership charisma. He dug out buried talents from a group of amateur players, and used his iron fist and wisdom to temper a group of stragglers into a disciplined iron-blooded army.
