Opinion | The managerial merry-go-round breeds Chinese Super League instability but is unlikely to halt any time soon
Shijiazhuang Everbright boss Yasen Petrov is the CSL’s longest-serving manager having been in charge for two-and-a-half years in a league where almost half of the clubs have managers that have been brought in this season
Are Guanghzou Evergrande Taobao in the market for a new manager? That’s what the whispers were after their most recent AFC Champions League game. Luis Felipe Scolari’s team – the reigning champions let’s not forget – are rooted to the bottom of their group.
The CSL may have made international headlines in the last transfer window for its superstar signings but there were also major moves in the dugout during the close season
They need to win their two remaining games – starting tomorrow away to Pohang Steelers – and hope that results go their way if they stand a chance of retaining their trophy.
It’s unlikely that Big Phil will be looking for a new job, though. Things are much rosier on the domestic front.
Further north it’s been reported that the vultures have been circling over the Workers’ Stadium, with Beijing Guoan manager Alberto Zaccheroni facing the axe already.
Prior to this weekend, the capital club were winless and goalless in the Chinese Super League. The former Juventus manager did himself a great deal of good by winning 3-0 away at Hangzhou Greentown and while the club currently hover around the relegation zone, a win in their game in hand will take them to sixth place. That’s not where the club will want to finish the season – the AFC Champions League spots – but it is a platform on which to build.
WATCH: highlights from Beijing Guoan’s win over Hangzhou Greentown