Friends who pay attention to Asian football must be very familiar with the West Asian team Laijan Club. Here there is not only former Real Madrid star J Ronaldo, but also a well-known manager, the 56-year-old former Manchester United star Blanco. Recently, however, the French manager was dismissed by club officials.
In December 2020, Blanco officially took over the coaching whip of Layan club and became the manager of the team. Last season, Rayyan had a good play, and in the final 22 rounds of matches, it achieved 10 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats, and the league table was second only to Sade and Duhail.
This season, with the strong addition of J Ronaldo, Lai Yang Club originally wanted to attack the league title. However, the season is nearing the end, the team has only won 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats in 17 rounds, ranking 9th in the table. In the previous AFC Champions League group stage, Lai Yang's performance was also very bad. In 6 rounds of matches, 2 draws and 4 losses are difficult to win, and finally the group is 2 points at the bottom of the game.
Prior to coaching Layan, Blanco had a brilliant experience in Greater Paris. Between 2013 and 2016, he led the team to 13 titles. Together with bordeaux's previous two French Super Cups, Blanco has won 15 titles in the 21st century. Even if you look at the world's famous coaches, this is the result can be ranked 8th.
As a player, Blanco played as a defender, but he had a very strong desire to score. In 1998, Blanco won the World Cup with France. In the round of 16 against Paraguay, Blanco scored in the last minute of extra time to score the first shot in the World Cup final stage. Blanco missed the final due to receiving a red card in the semi-finals, but his teammates helped him fulfill his wish.
In terms of clubs, Blanco also has a very rich resume. Whether it's Barcelona in La Liga, Inter in Serie A or Manchester United in the Premier League, Blanco has left his mark. Of course, from the club's experience, his results are not as good as the national team.
Blanco began his coaching career in 2007 and after three years at Bordeaux, he became the coach of the French team. In 2013, Paris officially appointed Blanco as the team's manager. With Ibrahimovic, Cavani, Silva and many other good players, Blanco's Paris has been walking sideways in Ligue 1, but has repeatedly suffered bad consequences in the Champions League.
After a 4-year break, Blanco almost disappeared from the fans' sight, but he unexpectedly chose West Asia to make a comeback in 2020. However, Blanco's trip to West Asia for more than a year can hardly be called a success, or even an absolute overturn. As for whether he will return to the five major leagues to coach in the future, or even his old club Manchester United, let us wait and see. After all, judging from Blanco's previous coaching achievements, he is also a trustworthy head coach in football.