On August 7, Beijing time, Shanghai Shenhua Club officially announced that it accepted the resignation application of head coach Cui Kangxi, and the team leader Mao Yijun temporarily became the team manager. It is reported that Choi Kang-hee left the Suzhou division this afternoon, and the South Korean iron marshal voluntarily gave up the remaining one-and-a-half years of contract income.
In last night's match between Shenhua and Yatai, Shenhua was finally reversed by Yatai in the case of a long one-goal lead, and won 4 consecutive rounds without a win, and the points slipped to the fifth place in the Suzhou Division. After the match, Choi Kang-hee said at a press conference: "I'm sorry, don't mention the content of the game. ”
According to the "Oriental Sports Daily" report, this afternoon, Shenhua held a team meeting, Cui Kangxi and the whole team said goodbye, and cui Kangxi left the Suzhou division alone at 1 p.m. It is worth mentioning that the rest of Choi Kang-hee's coaching team stayed behind to continue training until the end of the 14 rounds of the first stage. Since it was Choi Kang-hee who voluntarily resigned, he gave up his income for the next year and a half of the contract period.
In July 2019, Choi Kang-hee officially coached Shenhua and led the team to win the 2019 FA Cup. In the 2020 season, Choi Kang-hee led the team into the championship group, but in the quarter-finals, Shenhua lost to The Harbour in a penalty shootout and missed the final four.
This season, Shenhua has made major adjustments in terms of foreign aid, Bassogo, Adrian, Jonić joined, and the international Wu Xi returned, but the team went high and low, currently ranking fifth in the Suzhou Division, and Cui Kangxi's platooning, on-the-spot command and training have been questioned.
At present, the 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League are over, and there are only two games left before the end of the 14 rounds of the first stage. After the first stage of the competition, the national football team will participate in the competition of the round of 12, and the Chinese Super League will temporarily suspend for 3 months, leaving more time for Shenhua to choose a new coach.