The preparation of the clubs in the Chinese Super League has entered a critical period. After a season of downturn, some teams need to reinvigorate, especially with a qualitative improvement in the introduction of personnel. Since the end of last season, successive head coaches have been dismissed, player transfers, veteran retirements, etc. have continued. Of course, compared to the change of players, the change of coach is greater, after all, there are 11 players on the field, and they can be changed if they are injured, but there is only 1 head coach, which needs to be analyzed more carefully, which is directly related to the results of the new season.
In the 2021 season, although the Shenzhen team invested heavily in the introduction of players, but there were continuous accidents in the coaching link, the departure of Cruyff Jr. directly led to the decline of the team's heritage, after the firefighting coach Zhang Xiaorui temporarily took over, coaching can only be decent, Granero lost trust in the first half of his term, originally it was a championship configuration, and in the end even the AFC Champions League quota was not obtained, Shenzhen team was difficult to call success in the past season, so the management is also seeking to change, and the change of coach has also become the first choice.
On February 12, while the outside world was waiting for the Shenzhen team to assemble, the club finally came with good news, and Li Zhangsu, who is very familiar to domestic fans, returned to the Chinese Super League to coach the Shenzhen team. The latter made it clear that this decision was the result of multi-faceted discussions, which shows that Lee Chang-so has still been recognized by the management and has gained full trust. Lee Jang-so, 65, was a well-known defender in South Korea as a player, entered the coaching field after retiring in 1986, began to lead the Korean university student team, and entered the professional team after 2 years.
Lee Chang-so has a wealth of coaching experience, leaving footprints in Yihe Tianma, Avant-Garde Huandao, Qingdao Beret, Beijing Guoan, Chengdu Tiancheng, Changchun Yatai, who led the first two to win the FA Cup, joined Guangzhou in 2010, led the team to win the Chinese First Division championship, the Chinese Super League championship and the Super Cup championship, Li Zhangsu has coached 3 former Chinese Super League champions, can be called a Grand Slam manager, and is also a magical coach in the history of the league.
This return is also hoping to create a new glory in the coaching career, Li Zhangsu is known as the "iron marshal", strictly governing the team, which is different from European and American coaches, Shenzhen players need to have an adaptation stage. It is worth mentioning that Li Zhangsu had cooperated with Gao Lin when he coached the Guangzhou team, and was also the latter's mentor, and now the two are reunited after 12 years and hope to cooperate happily.