At noon on December 13, local coach Wu Jingui confirmed to the Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter that he had officially submitted his resignation to Qingdao Football Club. From the beginning of this year until Wu Jingui's resignation, 12 of the 16 clubs in the Chinese Super League have changed coaches, 6 of which have changed coaches after the start of the league. Affected by the epidemic and the fragmentation of the league schedule, the clubs in the Chinese Super League are more cautious in the selection of reinforcements and coaches, and most of the coach changes are unavoidable.
In the 15th round of the Chinese Super League on the afternoon of December 12, that is, the first round of the relegation group, as the bottom team in the Guangzhou division table in the first stage, Qingdao team lost 0-3 at the feet of Shanghai Shenhua team, and its 10 consecutive defeats "came as promised". At the post-match press conference, Qingdao coach Wu Jingui said that it was necessary to adjust the coaching staff, and its unspoken meaning was "resignation".
At noon on December 13, Wu Jingui confirmed to the Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter, "I have submitted my resignation." In any case, I would like to thank the players, the club, the investors, the media and fans, and the Qingdao municipality for their support. ”
As for the reason for the resignation, Wu Jingui explained: "Mainly after playing the Shenhua game, we saw the gap between the team and the strength gap with Shenhua. We feel that the coaching staff can no longer improve the players! Our coaching staff has entered a bottleneck and there is no way to solve the problems of the team. It's not easy for the players! In such a difficult situation, I have always supported the work of the coaching staff, maintained normal training, and fought hard for the club and the city of Qingdao! I would also like to thank investor Mr. Wang Zekai for his investment and support to the team and the club over the years, and for giving our coaching staff a platform to show. I would like to thank the Qingdao Municipal Government, the Sports Bureau and the Football Association and other functional management departments for their concern for the club and the team! Under the current circumstances, it is difficult for our coaching staff to lead the team to continue to improve and move forward! So I decided to quit my coaching job and wish the team a better future. ”
Under the "pinch" of 10 consecutive defeats and the huge financial crisis from the club, Qingdao team suffered a lot. After a serious setback on the mental level, it is difficult for the team to reverse the decline in the short term. It is in this context that Wu Jingui chose to resign, and the resignation may be beneficial to the team and itself to relieve the pressure.
Judging from the current situation, Wu Jingui's resignation and approval are high probability events. From the beginning of this year to the start of the second stage of the Chinese Super League, 12 of the 16 Chinese Super League clubs have completed the change of coach. Among the coaches of the Chinese Super League teams in the same period last year, only Hao Wei, coach of Shandong Taishan, Chen Yang, coach of Changchun Yatai, and Zhang Wailong, coach of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Team, have remained in office so far. The first two clubs are generally stable, with excellent records, and it is reasonable that the manager's position is solid. When Zhang Wailong was deeply troubled by the team, he ensured that the team was generally at a relatively normal level, and the club left him with a hard time.
Of the 12 clubs mentioned above, 6 (excluding Qingdao clubs) have changed coaches after the start of this season's Chinese Super League. The six clubs are Shenzhen Club, Shanghai Shenhua Club, Henan Songshan Longmen Club, Cangzhou Lion Club, Wuhan Club and Guangzhou Club.
Wu Jingui's resignation is ostensibly caused by the team's poor performance, but similar to the change of coaches in most clubs this year, its internal factors are mostly related to the relatively serious financial crisis suffered by each family at the moment of the epidemic. For example, behind the 10 consecutive defeats of Qingdao is the military discouragement caused by the club's salary arrears, and such difficulties cannot be overcome by the head coach through technical means in the field of football.
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Cruyff Jr. and Javier left the deep foot and Songshan Dragon Gate coach respectively, which is not unrelated to the olive branch thrown by European clubs. However, the club was able to let it go happily, which to some extent also coincided with the idea of "reasonable burden reduction". Cui Kangxi's resignation as shenhua coach has a lot to do with the record. However, his next move with former international Mao Yijun will undoubtedly save the club a lot of money.
Judging from the actual operation of the past 2 seasons, the Chinese Super League has been forced to "release" a large number of well-known foreign aides due to the decline of Golden Dollar Football, and there are also well-known foreign teachers such as Benitez and Cannavaro who have also "escaped" from the Chinese Super League. For their departure, all parties will generally explain it as "force majeure for family reasons in the context of the epidemic". But like those foreign aides who are accustomed to receiving super high salaries in the Chinese Super League, foreign teachers are also particularly realistic. They left on the grounds of contract, which may be a more decent statement for all parties.
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At the moment of the epidemic and encountering different degrees of financial crisis, all clubs in the Chinese Super League and the majority of league practitioners need to be prepared to "tighten the belt and live a hard life". For example, the Guangzhou team recently officially announced that the veteran captain Zheng Zhi will be appointed as the team's executive manager and team member. After Li Xiaopeng became the new coach of the national football team, the Wuhan club transferred the coaching whip to the original assistant coach Li Jinyu, saving all kinds of troubles and saving costs at the same time. In addition, Sablić, who has coached Changchun Yatai for many times before, took over the Cangzhou Lions, which is also a cost-effective cooperation in the eyes of the outside world. Sablic is familiar with the Chinese professional football environment, the price is not high, and hiring him is very cost-effective. After the tide of gold dollars recedes, the idea of using a good coach may dominate the entire Chinese Super League. Under the pressure of performance, the change of coach will still be a "common thing" in the Chinese Super League in the future days, but due to the constraints of actual conditions, it is difficult for the Chinese Super League to introduce foreign coaches in batches in the short term. It would not be surprising if the Chinese Super League coach change was based on "internal flow" or "inner volume".
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao