After leading Guangzhou R&F to regret losing to Shandong Luneng in the FA Cup, Van Bronckhorst decided to resign and end his first trip to the Super League. It is reported that the Dutch coach announced the decision at dinner after the team was out, and Van Bronckhorst hoped to return to the Netherlands and spend more time with his family. Soon Guangzhou R&F also announced its consent to Van Bronckhorst's resignation and wished him all the best in the future.

Van Bronckhorst's flight returned to the Netherlands from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Many fans came to Baiyun Airport to see off the R&F meritorious coach. The fans held cards with Van Bronckhorst printed on them, hoping to get his signature, and Van Bronckhorst was satisfied. There are also fans who want to take a photo with Van Bronckhorst, the Dutch coach who has no big-name shelf and takes a photo with the fans.

I have to say that the fans of Guangzhou R&F are still reluctant to part with Van Bronckhorst. After Van Bronckhorst was invited this season, R&F started badly, and Zahawi, the core of the team, left the team halfway, which made it very difficult for the outside world to think about it. However, in the later period, under the training of Van Bronckhorst, the team also had suitable signings. In the end, Van Bronckhorst led the team to win the 11th place in the Super League, with 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 losses in 2 rounds, thus completing relegation.

In the FA Cup, R&F eliminated Shenhua and other teams all the way to the quarter-finals, and scored two goals in injury time to equalize the score in the face of Luneng's -2 backwardness. Unfortunately, the team captain Tang Miao missed the most important goal in the penalty shootout, so the results led by Van Bronckhorst were fixed at the 11th place in the Super League and the quarter-finals in the FA Cup.

Van Bronckhorst still left a deep mark in Guangzhou R&F. From the inadaptability and constant adjustment at the beginning of the season to his familiarity with the football field in China and the styles of the players in the later period, it is a pity that Van Bronckhorst was far away from his hometown and family due to the continuous closed training and competition, so he decided to leave and hoped that everything would go well for Van Bronckhorst in the future.