Qingdao Manatee, who was promoted last season, successfully completed the task of relegation under the leadership of head coach Antonio. After the end of the season, Qingdao Manatee Club quickly fired the former coach Antonio and hired the Bulgarian coach Yasen, an old acquaintance of the Chinese Super League, as the team's new coach. "Football News" reported that the negotiations between Manatee and Yasen began at the end of November, not long ago Qingdao Manatee has officially announced the news of Yasen's coaching of Manatee, in 2014, Yasen served as the head coach of Shijiazhuang Yongchang Football Club, and led the team to successfully surpass that season. Since then, Yasen has successively coached Beijing Beikong, Henan Jianye and other teams.
Two years ago, Yassen was also the coach of the Bulgarian national team, leading the team to the World Cup qualifiers and helping to develop a group of outstanding young players for the national team. Being familiar with the Chinese Super League and being good at cultivating young players is an important reason why Manatee chose Yasen. After Yasen took office, Qingdao Manatee also started training and preparation for the new season. What's even more gratifying is that the club has completed the first signing of the off-season. Shanghai Port defender Zhang Wei, who joined Qingdao Manatee on loan last season, has bid farewell to his old club Shanghai Port via social media. He will bid farewell to his old club Shanghai Port next season and officially join Qingdao Manatee. Last season, Zhang Wei played 27 games for Qingdao Manatee, scoring three goals and contributing one assist in the Chinese Super League. As a defender, it is very impressive to have such a goal efficiency, and his performance has also won the recognition of Qingdao Manatee Club.
The 30-year-old Zhang Wei has quickly become the team's main player since arriving at Qingdao Manatee last season. And in the talent-rich Shanghai Port, Zhang Wei's playing time is pitiful. Being able to get more playing time and show his ability is the main reason why Zhang Wei bid farewell to his old club Shanghai Port and the first brother of the national football team, Wu Lei, switched to Qingdao Manatee. Two veterans of Qingdao Manatee, Jiang Ning and Zheng Long, have already participated in the coach training course in the offseason. These two Qingdao football leaders are likely to hang up their boots in the next few years, and the retirement of the two decorated veterans also indicates that Qingdao Manatee is about to kick off the prelude to the replacement of the old and the new, and the team is likely to face a large-scale rebuild.
In addition to recruiting in the transfer market, the club will also give some young players the opportunity to play, smoothly completing the transition between the old and the new at the club. In the new season, the main task of the new coach Yasen and Qingdao Manatee is to strive to complete the relegation and continue to stay in the Chinese Super League. As the head of the Chinese coaching team of Qingdao Manatee, Mao Zhen, a famous man in Shandong Taishan, will also use his network resources in Shandong Taishan to help Qingdao Manatee poach people from his old club, Shandong Taishan.