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Wu named Shenhua coach as Poyet resigns
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Gus Poyet resigned as Shanghai Greenland Shenhua head coach yesterday following the team鈥檚 fourth successive league defeat on Sunday.
The Chinese Super League side announced that former Shenhua head coach Wu Jingui 鈥 currently the technical director at the club 鈥 will take over from the Uruguayan, who failed to complete the club鈥檚 goals set at the beginning of the season, which was to advance from the qualifiers of this year鈥檚 AFC Champions League, and to win a spot in next year鈥檚 Asian league with a top-tier finish in the CSL.
Shenhua is currently 12th in the 16-team standings on 24 points after 23 rounds, and is just eight points above the relegation zone.
鈥淢r Poyet formally offered his resignation to Shanghai Shenhua today,鈥 Shenhua said in an official statement yesterday afternoon. 鈥淎fter considering the decision, the club has agreed to accept Mr Poyet鈥檚 resignation.鈥
鈥淭he club is grateful to Mr Poyet and his team for one year of hard work despite all the unfavorable conditions. The club is now in a very difficult period. We hope that under Wu Jingui鈥檚 coaching, all coaches and players will adjust their form and attitude as soon as possible to rebuild the spirit of the team and turn around the situation.鈥
Wu鈥檚 earlier stint as Shenhua manager was in 2002, when he replaced veteran coach Xu Genbao. In 2003, Wu guided Shenhua to its first league title in eight years when it won the Chinese Jia-A League. This will be the fourth time that the 56-year-old Shanghai native will take charge of Shenhua.
鈥淭his is a sudden decision,鈥 Wu told local media at Shenhua鈥檚 training base in Pudong New Area. 鈥淭he team is in a difficult period, but the fans and officials still have expectations from the team. As a technical team member, I know the team well, and I feel the responsibility and determination to rebuild the team鈥檚 spirit. We are confident of making the players give full play to their skills again.
鈥(Despite the present circumstances) we will still try to achieve the goal the club set for the season (to win a spot in next year鈥檚 AFC Champions League).鈥
Shenhua鈥檚 next match will be the season鈥檚 second league derby against SIPG at Shanghai Stadium on Saturday.
Shenhua has reached the semifinals of the CFA Cup, holding a 1-0 edge after the first leg of the last four against second-tier Shanghai Shenxin. If it advances into the final, Shenhua will take on either city rival SIPG or CSL leader Guangzhou Evergrande in the fight for the cup title. The CFA Cup winner also advances to next year鈥檚 Asian league.
The 49-year-old Poyet was appointed head coach last November, replacing Spaniard Gregorio Manzano, the current manager of another CSL team Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng.
Unlike SIPG, which allows head coach Andre Villas-Boas to decide on the purchase of foreign players, Shenhua has kept the right of buying foreign players with the club鈥檚 Chinese officials. However, the club鈥檚 purchase of Carlos Tevez this year has proved to be a failure, with the Argentina striker struggling to adapt and scoring only two goals 鈥 one a penalty 鈥 in 12 appearances for Shenhua.
Shenhua lost 1-2 to Henan Jianye at Hongkou Football Stadium on Sunday. Tevez came on as a substitute in the 53rd minute with the score tied at 1-1.
Poyet said at the post-match press conference he had no qualms about the technical arrangements for the match, including the 2-week pre-match training.
The Uruguayan said a month ago, following Shenhua鈥檚 0-3 home loss to Guizhou, that he has reached 鈥渉is limit鈥, though club president Wu Xiaohui then expressed the club鈥檚 support for Poyet.
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