South China head coach Chan Ho-yin has no intention of quitting despite the growing disappointment of fans over the club's form in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup.
The Caroliners have earned just one point from their first two games in the regional competition and fans started calling for Chan's head on South China's official website after they lost 3-0 to Chonburi of Thailand last week.
'The fans always make judgments on results and never ask the reasons behind [the results],' the coach said. 'My job is to prepare the team well so that the players can deliver on the pitch, and I am doing my job properly.
'But unfortunately the team have been seriously hit by injury problems and I have had a limited choice of players for the last couple of matches.
'Against Chonburi, we might have finished the game with a 1-1 draw if we had kept defending after conceding the first goal. But instead, we chose to press hard for the equaliser and after we missed a couple of chances, they scored the second and third goals in the final 10 minutes.'
The coach was pleased their match against Citizen in the FA Cup quarter-finals was called off at the weekend, allowing his long casualty list more time for recovery. Hong Kong internationals Ng Wai-chiu and Xu Deshuai are improving, while forward Tale Schutz may also resume training next week.
