5 rounds of the Chinese Super League, 1 draw and 4 losses, ranked first from the bottom, which is the league result of Qingdao Manatee this season. Moreover, the Manatees are the only team among the 16 teams in the Chinese Super League that has not yet scored, and the team's results are so dismal that the countdown to coach Yasen's dismissal has begun.
Last season, Qingdao Manatee, which had just returned to the Chinese Super League, still completed the relegation task in 2 rounds of league ahead of schedule despite the team's unsatisfactory results. But judging by their performances this season, it will be much more difficult to avoid relegation. Therefore, the top management of the Manatee Club must plan ahead and start planning for a change of coach now.
Compared with foreign coaches, many local coaches have more experience in the relegation of Chinese Super League teams. Therefore, the Manatee Club should consider hiring a local coach to lead the team through the relegation task this season after sacking Yasen. Recently, some domestic media have also exposed the news that former Shenhua coach Wu Jingui will go out of the mountain to coach the Qingdao Manatee team.
In fact, Wu Jingui is no stranger to Qingdao football, he coached the Qingdao Huanghai team for a season and a half in the 2020 season, and led the team to relegation twice. These experiences undoubtedly make Wu Jingui the best candidate for the Manatees' Yasen replacement.
As one of the most successful local coaches in the Chinese Super League, Wu Jingui's coaching career in the last two years has not been smooth sailing. In the 2022 season, Wu Jingui returned to Shanghai and took over Shanghai Shenhua in turmoil. When the club was punished by FIFA and could not bring in reinforcements, it not only led the team to complete the relegation task early, but finally won the 10th place in the league.
Last season, after Jiushi Group took over Shanghai Shenhua, the club's financial problems were completely solved, and the team also brought in five new foreign players. Under such circumstances, Wu Jingui led the team to finish fifth in the league and defeated Shandong Taishan to regain the FA Cup.
Although he overfulfilled the tasks assigned by the club and activated the renewal clause, Wu Jingui still failed to renew his contract with the club after the end of last season. Since Shenhua got out of class, Wu Jingui has been idle at home, and now it has been half a year, and now is a good opportunity for him to come back to the rivers and lakes.
In addition, Wu Jingui will not join the new club empty-handed. It is reported that he will poach his old club Shanghai Shenhua and bring several of his old departments in Shenhua to Qingdao Manatee, including Zhou Junchen, Eddie, Jin Yangyang and Wen Xiaojiang.
Zhou Junchen was once one of the best players at Genbao Football School, but he was never able to gain a foothold in the team after joining Shenhua. In the 2020 season, he joined Qingdao Huanghai with Wu Jingui and had a very good performance.
Jin Yangyang, Eddie and Wen were the main rotation players in the Shenhua team last season, but they have been abandoned by Slutsky this season and have not yet gained a single minute of playing time. Instead of sitting on the cold bench and losing form in the Shenhua team, it is better to play the main team in other Chinese Super League teams.
Judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time for Yasen to get out of class in Qingdao Manatee, and they will challenge the Henan team that has not yet tasted victory in the league. And once the Manatees lose, Yasen's dismissal clause will be activated, and Wu Jingui can rightfully join Qingdao Manatee at that time. As for whether Zhou Junchen and several other Shenhua players can join Manatee this summer, it depends on whether the club is willing to release them......