Lee Is out of class, and this is the South Korean's sixth trip to China and the sixth time he has left the managerial post. He led The Chongqing team and the Qingdao team to win the FA Cup, hovered twice in Beijing at the threshold of winning the championship, won the Chinese First Division championship, the Chinese Super League championship and the Super Cup in Guangzhou, experienced salary arrears in Chengdu, and helped the team relegate at Yatai. Although the experience of coaching six teams is different, they all start with comedy and end with tragedy.
Chongqing: The Wordless Ending
In 1998, the 42-year-old Lee Chang-so came to Chongqing alone and picked up the coaching whip of the A-club forward Huandao Football Team, thus beginning his 12-year coaching career as a Chinese football club. During his four years in charge in Chongqing, Lee Chang-so led the team to win the fourth place in the A-League twice, and in 2000 helped Chongqing defeat Beijing Guoan in the FA Cup final, helping Chongqing and Western Football to win the national football championship for the first time. In recognition of Lee's contributions, the Chongqing Municipal Government awarded Lee The Title of "Honorary Citizen".
However, after Yi Mingshan took over the baton of the defender Huandao, There were many problems in the communication between Lee Jang-su and Immyeong-sun, coupled with the turmoil in the Chongqing Lifan team, the team finally won only 11th place in the league in the 2001 season. At the end of the season, Lee left his beloved Chongqing. "In my long-term work, I have a deep relationship with this city, which is my second hometown."
Qingdao: Let me rejoice and make me worry
In 2002, Lee Chang-so took his beloved apprentices Kang Feng, Mark and Bikanic to Qingdao. He led the team to 8th place in the league, which is the second best result in the history of Qingdao football; in the FA Cup, Qingdao team soared all the way to the championship. Leading two different teams to win the FA Cup, Lee Jang-so's coaching record remains unbroken. But the tragedy in Chongqing was repeated the following year, with Qingdao slipping to 11th place, Lee Jang-soo being angrily dismissed by fans who once loved him, and finally the South Korean chose to leave China again. That year, Lee Jang-so also received the certificate of "Honorary Citizen of Qingdao".
Beijing: A game, a dream
At the end of 2006, three years after leaving Chinese football, Lee Returned, this time coaching the Beijing Guoan team. In 2007, the Guoan team had a bad start, and the ranking fell to eighth at one point. After a league break, they actually won 6-1 away to Shandong Luneng, and after that game, the Guoan team began to surge forward. Unfortunately, on a rainy night on October 4, 2007, Guoan, who had the advantage of the scene, lost 0-1 at home to rival Changchun Yatai. Although Guoan only finished second in the end, this is still Guoan's best record since the professionalization of Chinese football.
In 2008, the Guoan team once again made a back-end effort and won the third place. In the 2009 season, Guoan Club invested 150 million yuan and vowed to be a champion. However, the national security team's road to the championship has been tossed. Despite winning the half-distance championship and ranking first in many consecutive rounds, just after Guoan lost to Yatai at home and fell third in the standings, Guoan executives finally announced the termination of the contract with Lao Li, the reason was that in addition to the results, they were rebellious and lost control of the team, and this dismissal can be said to be his most embarrassing class in China.
Guangzhou: Nanda asks to leave in sorrow
After Evergrande took over Chinese football, it brought back Lee Chang-so, a self-styled "Korean farmer" who found a new job in China just two months after leaving Beijing. In the 783 days of coaching Evergrande, Lee Chang-so led Evergrande to win consecutive championships in the Chinese First Division and the Chinese Super League. Under his rule, Evergrande won 50 wins, 16 draws and 9 defeats in various official matches, with a winning percentage of 66.7%. Even so, meritorious coach Lee Chang-so is still doing his best for Evergrande.
On May 15, 2012, Lee Jang-so Evergrande defeated Buriram, Thailand, at the last time of the away game, and not only won the right to qualify for the group, but also won the first group first place in the past 6 years of the Chinese Super League, but on the same night, the news of Lee Chang-so's dismissal came. In the end, Lippi ended up with the teaching whip in Lee Jang-so's hand, and this time the class was not because of the grades, but because of his "cheap" status. Evergrande's strategy is to dominate the world, if the old Li replaced Peng Weiguo, it is a South Korean brand that defeated the road goods, then now Evergrande hopes to wear the Armani golden trench coat from Italy, which is also a choice to keep pace with the times, at least to meet the demands of business.
Chengdu: I had no choice but to leave in the face of unpaid wages
In June 2014, in order to repay Yao Xia's affection, Li Zhangsu joined Chengdu Tiancheng, who ranked at the bottom of the Middle Division standings, and once again contributed to Western football. In order to help the team relegate, Lee Jang-so used all his connections in China, assistant coaches and team doctors arrived, Lee Jang-so pulled in the same team he had when he was coaching at Evergrande, and the boss of Tiancheng also hyped up the introduction of strong reinforcements to support Lee Jang-so. However, since the beginning of coaching, Lee Jang-so and the players have not received a penny of salary and bonuses, and the team was eventually relegated at the end of the season. At the end of the season, Lee Left Chengdu and thoroughly experienced the unpaid characteristics of Chinese football.
Changchun: The repetitive drama is staged again
On May 6, 2016, 60-year-old Lee Chang-so was once again in danger of being called to fight the fire in Changchun, helping the team that won his championship that year to relegate. In a complex relegation situation that has not been seen for many years, Yatai laughed to the end with a wave of 4 consecutive wins. The team was relegated, the South Korean iron marshal was naturally retained, and Lee Jang-so's team also strengthened in the season preparation, and Yatai claimed that this was the largest season in the history of the team.
In the 5 rounds of the 2017 new season, Yatai had a record of one draw and four losses, "sitting firmly" in the last seat of the league, and the class was no stranger to Lao Li, but this time the team's league ranked first to last. It is reported that Yatai has encountered such a situation after such a large investment, which has made the top level quite dissatisfied. Lee Jang-so's tactical arrangements and employment of personnel have also caused some controversy. At that time, Yatai only announced that Lee Jang-so temporarily retreated to the second line, with Chen Jingang acting as the manager, after leading the team to achieve a 1-2 loss result, Chen Jingang officially took up his post, and the hot-tempered Lee Jang-so will inevitably not choose to continue to rest, and it will become inevitable to leave class.
Li Zhangsu left the coaching position in China for the sixth time, and the 61-year-old left this time, I am afraid that he will never say goodbye.