Reporter Jia Yanfeng reported that on March 1, Shanghai Shenhua Club will restart the preparation work for the new season, when all players will return to the team, including all Chinese players on loan and the original domestic players. Shenhua had previously postponed a concentrated time to make fans worry about whether there was any major problem in the team, but in fact, this was the preparation time determined according to the final start time of the Chinese Super League, and about two months in advance was enough to prepare for the new season. The re-centralized Shenhua Club must solve four major problems: first, the problem of salary arrears and salary cuts; second, the selection of new head coaches; third, the adjustment of the team's personnel structure; and fourth, the performance target for the new season.
Salary arrears and salary cuts are two problems, the team regrouped, Shenhua will inevitably have to communicate with the players about the topic of wage arrears and salary cuts, as far as the current situation is concerned, the problem of wage arrears must wait until the stock reform or non-share reform has a relatively clear statement, and then see how the investors properly solve it; as for the problem of salary cuts, one is to gradually carry out according to the requirements of the Chinese Football Association, in fact, Shenhua's salary adjustment has slowly begun since last year, and many clubs are different from the one-size-fits-all forced way. Shenhua adopted a relatively peaceful and slow adjustment strategy, respecting the law, respecting the rules of the industry, and respecting the players at the same time, so it did not cause any turmoil. This year's economic situation and league situation will lead to salary cuts that must be further increased, and even some players may negotiate to terminate their contracts, but Shenhua, as a club under the leadership of state-owned enterprises, has always put compliance with the law and rules and respect for industry laws and respect for players in the first place.
Shenhua's second priority is to determine the new manager as soon as possible. At present, it seems that the most suitable is only the guidance of Wu Jingui Wu, who is the most suitable for the current Shenhua team. The epidemic coupled with the dual factors of economic pressure has made the competitiveness of foreign teachers in the Chinese Super League significantly reduced a lot, familiar with the team, able to get started as soon as possible, and can accompany the team to tide over the difficulties under the huge pressure of salary adjustment, domestic coaches obviously have more advantages. Coach Wu Jingui has been coaching in the first line of the Chinese Super League for the past two years, and he knows both the league and Shenhua itself, so if there is no accident, the new season of Shanghai Shenhua is most likely to be Wu Zhi taking over the team.
The third issue facing Shenhua is the issue of the structural adjustment of the team's personnel. This involves the choice of the current veteran players, all the veteran players have contracts, either renting people out, or terminating the contract in advance, but all this must be resolved through negotiation.
There are also a considerable number of young players on loan to return to the team, and the principle of staying for this part of the players is roughly that the new season that can serve as the absolute main force during the loan period must definitely stay; between the main force and the substitute, depending on the choice of the head coach and whether the player has a better place to go. Everything should start from the reality of the team, but also take into account the personal development prospects of the players, after all, the number of applicants in the Chinese Super League is limited, and it is impossible to hoard them in the team. This group of players to stay is first decided by the head coach according to tactical needs, and then the club is responsible for solving the follow-up problems.
The fourth issue is Shenhua Club's goal for the new season. As far as the current Chinese Super League teams are preparing to attract reinforcements, Shanghai Harbor and Wuhan Three Towns have the greatest action, last season's double champion Taishan team tried to maintain a stable lineup, shanghai Shenhua, which originally belonged to the list of giants, but it is more difficult for Shanghai Shenhua to make a living, compared to the above three teams, it is more difficult for Shenhua in the new season to surpass them. Then the most important thing for Shenhua is to complete the replacement of the team as soon as possible in the process of the entire operation of the league is not stable, optimize the age structure of the team, and once the football market picks up, Shenhua can still return to the forefront with its strength. Obviously, for Shenhua in the 2022 season, what kind of a performance goal can be determined immediately, because in the end, it depends on who is in the hands of the club, and the overall changes and strength of the Teams in the Chinese Super League can be finally determined.