Shanghai Shenhua new season outlook
March 1
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
It was officially announced that Wu Jingui will be the team's head coach to lead the team for the 2022 season.
Recall Wu Jingui first joined Shenhua, when the old Peter is still in charge of coaching whip, and now more than 20 years later, he witnessed the ups and downs of Shenhua from the capital boom to the withdrawal of capital.
Wu Jingui said that he is proud to be the head coach of Shenhua, as a domestic coach, a Shanghai coach and a Shenhua man. Facing the difficult season that may come, he firmly believes that the clouds will eventually lift and everything will be fine.
"Ten years in a cycle, I don't think the current situation is a cause for despair, and complaining won't solve the problem. At this moment, we should focus on ourselves, as Chinese coaches, whether we can do things well in this kind of crisis, accompanying the
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
Getting out of the rut is what we should be thinking about. Too much worrying is pointless and won't determine the outcome."
Wu Jingui revealed that the reason why he dared to take over the team at this time, in addition to the sense of responsibility, but also because of a good working relationship with the management of Shenhua and the basis of mutual trust, and the management has provided him with full upfront support.
"Both chairman Wu Xiaohui and general manager Zhou Jun didn't have a good rest during the Spring Festival. They kept working communication with me, paid attention to the players' dynamics, and tried to do a good job of everyone's thinking. In fact, they were under more pressure than me. In the training, I saw the effectiveness of the two leaders in the ideological work of the players, and every player who participated in the training showed a high degree of professionalism and self-discipline. All this is not a coincidence, behind it is the hard work of the management, the gratitude and understanding of the players, and the cohesion and unity that the team has developed over the years."
Wu Jingui emphasized that cohesion and unity is the team culture that Shenhua has worked hard to build over the years and an important prerequisite for overcoming all difficulties.
From March 1, Shenhua team began training, with one day off per week and two days of two-a-day practice. With the change of the epidemic situation, from this week, Shenhua began to centralized closed training. Currently the players involved in the training are close to 30, and some players have been transferred to the national team and the U23 and U21 national teams.
Reporters asked Wu Jingui on the new season team lineup adjustment intentions, he said, the current players have just returned from vacation, the lineup is not complete, the focus of the work is to adjust the players physical fitness, and then a comprehensive assessment of everyone's situation.
Wu Jingui said that the adjustment of the new season lineup will be the result of a comprehensive consideration, and does not rule out the possibility of a full Chinese class to play in the Chinese Super League.
On the issue of foreign aid, Wu Jingui said that at present the foreign aid are not able to return, do not rule out the possibility of the whole Chinese class to play in the Chinese Super League. If that's the case, the first thing to consider is the task of relegation, and rebuild a new set of lineups and playing style is the first priority.
The epidemic has brought economic hardship to the entire soccer industry, and Shenhua FC has worked hard to maintain a good atmosphere and a positive mindset during this crisis.
It's definitely not a good time to be without foreign aid, and it has been confirmed that the one who will leave and join the Japanese league is defender Jonić, while Bassogo and Dumbya still have contracts with Shenhua, and the contractual issues still need to be resolved.
There are more than a few clubs within the Chinese Super League that have disputes with foreign aid salaries, and some have been taken to FIFA.
If none of the foreigners do return, Shenhua will face an unprecedented challenge and will need a full Chinese class to play in the Chinese Super League.
As far as the current transfer market is concerned, the names of Chinese players rumored to be in Shanghai Seaport are the most numerous, but the city's Seaport's goal of strengthening the team's lineup and pursuing results in the new season is obviously difficult for Shenhua to reach.
Shenhua had experienced difficulties before but eventually managed to retain it. The Greenland Group has continued to invest, bringing Shenhua two AFC Cup titles.
Shenhua FC has been promoting its brand and building a youth training system, but due to the overall unsoundness of China's soccer consumer market, the lack of soccer talent and the ups and downs of the market, it will take quite some time before it can really make a sizable profit.
Shenhua fans are generally able to look at the situation this season rationally, generally believe that as long as the qualification of the Super League, and can work out some newcomers, even if the task of the season is completed.
Just as Director Wu said, difficulties are only temporary and everything will be fine. This one difficult period is a trough and an opportunity. Do what you need to do in order to be able to rage again when the moment of light comes.
