On the evening of the 8th, Beijing Guoan Club officially announced that it had terminated its contract with the team coach Bilic and his team members in advance, and he would no longer serve as the head coach of the team. The Croatian completed the early termination procedures with Guoan earlier on the 8th, according to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, the main reason for the termination was because Bilic's family was seriously ill, which made him unable to balance work and take care of his family in China. From the beginning of 2021 to the team to the beginning of 2022, Bilic led Guoan to a season of domestic leagues and cups, in which 22 league games won 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, and won the 5th place in the league. As for his successor, there is no clear candidate.
Although he has a contract with Guoan, since November last year, the news that Bilic will terminate his contract with the team in advance to coach European clubs has been boiling, and the Turkish media directly pointed out that Bilic will replace the previously departed Pereira as the manager of Fenerbahce. However, in the second stage of the Chinese Super League, Bilic and the team completed all 8 games together, and said that they would fulfill their contract with Guoan. Although the final record of the 5th place is not very satisfactory, but with the current Guoan lineup, it is not easy to obtain this ranking.
It is understood that after returning to Beijing with the team on the 5th, The Bilic team began to discuss with the Guoan Club about the early termination of the contract, the main reason of which was that the Bilic family was currently seriously ill, which made him in China have no time to take care of it, so he chose to terminate the contract with the team in advance. As for coaching in other countries, Bilic did not mention it. After the early termination of the contract, bilic team members will follow him out of China to end the one-year coaching period.
Looking back at the performance of the team during Bilic's coaching of Beijing Guoan, it can be described as ups and downs, including the highlight moments of Lectra Shanghai Shenhua and Guangzhou, as well as the embarrassment of 6 rounds of winless, so fans and the media do not recognize the record achieved by Bilic led the team. However, the Croatians are also helpless, because compared with the predecessor Genesio, Bilic has very few players on hand, and even for a long time there is only one foreign aid from Bakambu. In the second stage, only foreign aid strikers of Anderson Silva's level can be used to achieve such a record, and Bilic can also be accounted for.
With the departure of Bilic, the position of guoan manager is temporarily vacant. So, who will become the next manager of Guoan? At present, there is no clear candidate, and even the use of local managers or foreign coaches has not been finalized. According to the selection criteria of Guoan Club in the past few years, it should be selected to have a foreign coach with the ability and fame, but considering the current environment of Chinese football and salary restrictions, it is unlikely to find a foreign teacher of this level. In the end, who can take over Bilic's whip will become the focus of national security in the near future.
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhang Kunlong