On August 25, Beijing time, in the just-concluded 24th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port played Henan FC away for 90 minutes, and finally lost 1-3 to the opponent, SIPG coach Javier clashed with caddies during the game, and refused to shake hands with his old club after the game. Due to losing two games in four days, Javier's position is already shaky, and some media people have even hinted that his time is up.
After losing 3-2 at home to Pathum United on Tuesday and missing out on the AFC Champions League, Javier suffered the biggest skepticism since joining SIPG. In this away game against Henan, Javier was full of confidence in his pre-match press conference and made rare changes in the starting line-up, with Wu Lei substituted for the first time in the season, and Vargas, Caron and Joao formed the front trident.
However, after the opening game, SIPG still had problems with the Baton United game, and there was not much offensive threat, but Henan took the only counter-attack opportunity in the first half to break the goal. After falling behind by one goal at half-time, Javier sent Wu Lei in the second half, but the team was not yet open, and Javier's own angry push on the sidelines caused a clash between the two sides, and then Vargas missed another equaliser.
In turn, Henan seized the opportunity again, Denick scored a goal to extend the score again, although Joao pulled a goal back in the 72nd minute to preserve hope, but Kovic's goal in the 89th minute completely killed the game, and SIPG eventually lost 3-1 to Henan.
With a crushing defeat away to his old club, the team suffered its first away defeat of the season, while the league and AFC Champions League went without a win in four consecutive games, and Javier was in a very bad mood. The Henan coach took the initiative to go to the Shanghai bench to shake hands with Javier, but Javier refused very ungracefully, and even the two sides almost clashed again.
After this defeat, Havel's trust crisis escalated again, and even Chen Hua, a reporter from SIPG's "royal media" "Liberation Daily", said that Havel has lost trust, and whether SIPG changes its manager will become a turning point. Another Shanghai media reporter, Song Chengliang, commented on Havel, "One will be incompetent and exhaust six tigers." Xiao Zhao, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, hinted that Javier was about to leave class with the phrase "It's time for guidance from Kazakhstan."
At present, Javier's departure is almost a foregone conclusion, but after this round, the Chinese Super League will enter a break again, and SIPG is in no hurry to make a decision.