This season, the domestic league has ushered in relatively big changes, and the Football Association has made some good adjustments in policy, such as opening up the naming rights of the team, increasing the number of foreign aid players, introducing a referee evaluation mechanism, etc. These measures have proven to be very effective so far, and it has proved that the Football Association can make the right decisions. As the competitiveness of the league increases, the pressure between the teams increases, and the goals set in the past are easy to achieve, but now it is more difficult to compete for the championship or relegation.
The most obvious is the Chinese League, because the competitive pressure has increased, resulting in many teams not playing the expected start, followed by a wave of coach changes, with the replacement of coaches to change the team's sluggish state and reverse the decline. A few days ago, Foshan Southern Lions coach Antonich announced his resignation after 7 rounds of the Chinese League, because the team's results are very average, although he is a foreign coach, but after 7 rounds of 5 draws and 2 losses without a win. Antonic has resigned as head coach due to family reasons, and is now a Spanish coach who has coached in the Chinese Super League, close to the position of Foshan Southern Lions.
Antonic is not the first manager to be sacked in the league this season, but the fifth. It's hard to imagine that after only 7 rounds of play, 5 managers have left, which is not a normal pace of dismissal. The first coach to get out of class appeared after the second round, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu coach Carlos led the team to 1 draw and 1 loss, and the former Dalian football legend Jangovic took office. The second coach who got out of class was Gabry of Guangxi Pingguo Hayi, and after 4 rounds, the results of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss did not allow him to continue coaching, and I have to say that Guangxi Pingguo Hayan's requirements are still relatively high.
After the 5th round, Liaoning Ironman completed the change of coach, Gao Mingqi and Duan Xin's coaching staff left class, Sun Wei became the team coach, and Fan Zhiyi became the team director to help Liaoning Ironman in the recruitment work. After the 7th round, Jiangxi Lushan coach Li Zheng was dismissed because the team was at the bottom, and Foshan Southern Lions Antonich followed. The five coaches have their own reasons for leaving class, and in general, it is still due to the results and did not achieve the set goals, which also shows the reality of the high competition pressure in the Chinese League.
Now the domestic league has ushered in a recovery phase, many teams want to play results, Antonic will not be the last coach to be sacked in the near future, and several teams have not met expectations, such as Wuxi Wugou, Heilongjiang Bingcheng, etc., their coach is also a potential target. If these teams can't get out of the slump in the future, then the manager's dismissal will not be suspended. At the same time, the Chinese Super League is also about to usher in the tide of classes, and Changchun Yatai has also completed the transformation from Chen Yang to Xie Hui. And the coach of the National Olympic Games, Cheng Yaodong, after the expiration of his contract with the Football Association, will also usher in an opportunity in this wave of coach changes.