Hong Kong Premier League: Kenneth Kwok takes up Sham Shui Po hot seat after ‘disastrous’ start to season
- Struggling Hong Kong Premier League side have lost all four matches this season, and have conceded 20 goals
- New coach Kenneth Kwok Kar-lok admits he faces the biggest challenge of his career after replacing Poon Man-tik
Coach Kenneth Kwok Kar-lok has admitted he faces the biggest challenge of his career after replacing Poon Man-tik as coach of Sham Shui Po this week.
Taking charge of the struggling Premier League side for the first time at Shek Kip Mei Sports Ground on Tuesday, Kwok said this would be a new experience for him but still thanked the club for the opportunity to return to the domestic top flight.
“There is no preseason for me. I have to take charge on short notice and make changes for better results. I have never come across such a job before,” said Kwok, who has previously worked for Yuen Long, Pegasus, and Wofoo Tai Po in the Premier League and was last at Tainan City in Taiwan for the AFC Cup.
“But this is professional football, people come and go, all of a sudden.
“I am happy to take the challenge and would like to thank Sham Shui Po for providing me with a platform to work in the Premier League again.”
Newcomers Sham Shui Po have played four games so far this season, losing all of them and conceding 20 goals and scoring just one, with a 10-0 defeat by Kitchee in the league.