Since the official establishment of the A-League in 1994, China's professional football leagues have a history of more than 20 years. But it has to be said that there is still a big gap between the Chinese Super League, which is the top league in China, and the league of the football developed international.
In order to quickly improve the level of Chinese football, in the past 10 years, the Chinese Super League has opened the "Golden Dollar Football" mode. Because they can get a salary that is several times that of playing in Europe, many big-name foreign aides and foreign teachers have joined the Chinese Super League.
After the bubble of "Golden Dollar Football" burst, most of the foreign aid and foreign teachers also left the Chinese Super League. One of the foreign coaches who recently left the Chinese Super League is the Spanish coach Javier of Henan Songshan Dragon Gate Team.
In October this year, Javier, who was summoned by La Liga side Levante, quickly decided to leave Songshan Dragon Gate and return to La Liga. Although the club has everything to give up, the will to leave the team is very strong because of Javier. In the end, The Songshan Dragon Gate Club agreed to release Javier and sent heartfelt wishes to the Spanish coach.
Javier, 55, joined Henan in the middle of last season. Under his leadership, the Henan team successfully completed the relegation task. In the first stage of the league this season, The Henan team led by Javier achieved 18 points with 4 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, and almost reached the championship group. Therefore, his coaching ability has also been recognized by many people in the domestic football circle.
However, Javier's return to La Liga did not lead Levante out of the trough. Since officially joining Levante in October, Javier has led the team to only three draws and four defeats. The result of the seven rounds without a win also allowed him to leave the class less than 2 months after only joining the team.
Henan's results after the restart of the Chinese Super League were also very unsatisfactory, and in the 15th round of the league, they lost 0-1 to the obviously weak Dalian renren team. In the last round of the league, they were forced to draw 1-1 with this season's relegated hottest team Tianjin Jinmen Tigers.
Two consecutive rounds of no wins, so that the Songshan Longmen team in the first stage of the league to achieve the point advantage has been lost. At present, they are only 8 points away from Tianjin, who are second-to-last in the league. Although Henan is the strongest team in the relegation group except for Shenhua, from the team's recent performance, they still have the possibility of theoretical relegation.
Therefore, in recent times, the call of Henan fans for the club to re-sign Havel has also become increasingly loud.
From the current situation, Javier's return to Henan will form a win-win situation for him and Songshan Dragon Gate Club. On the one hand, Javier, who had just left Levent, desperately needed to find a new job and prove himself again by leading the team to excellent results.
On the other hand, Henan's current results have proved that Javier's successor Antonio is not yet able to take on the heavy responsibility of the team's manager. In October this year, Songshan Dragon Gate Club was already ready to renew its contract with Javier. If Javier accepts this contract extension, then he will become the first manager in the history of Henan to successfully renew his contract, which is enough to prove the club's recognition of his ability.
Of course, if Javier can return to the Chinese Super League, he will never have only one choice for Henan. Shanghai Shenhua may also become Javier's new next home, after there were rumors that Xavier had communicated with his agent after Levante left class.
As we all know, The interim coach of the Shenhua team, Mao Yijun, does not have the ability to coach the Chinese Super League team, and the Shenhua team will inevitably introduce a new manager next season. Javier's familiarity with the Chinese Super League and his success in Henan have made him a suitable candidate for a new Shenhua coach.
For Javier, if he really decides to return to the Chinese Super League, he needs to show enough sincerity to ensure that the previous coaching halfway departure will not happen again.