The position of the 5th team of the Chinese Super League is to be determined, and Cui Kangxi and Jody are controversial

Reporter Lu Mi reports In December, in the process of the Chinese Football Association's continuous promotion of access review, the clubs of the Chinese Super League have begun preparations for the 2025 season. Before the start of winter training and signings, the most important thing is the first team position.

Taking stock of the current 16 teams in the Chinese Super League, most of the teams confirmed by the coach to stay in the new season: Shanghai Shuangxiong and Chengdu Rongcheng will not change coaches because of their excellent results; Anderson (Yunnan Yukun) and Latanqiao (Shenzhen Xinpeng City), who led the team to surpass and relegate respectively, will definitely lead the team to continue to compete in the Chinese Super League; Although Nan Jiyi led the team with many twists and turns in 2024, it is now getting better to lead the Henan team; Yu Genwei (Tianjin Jinmen Tigers), Xie Hui (Changchun Yatai), Shao Jiayi (Qingdao West Coast), Li Guoxu (Dalian InBev) are relatively stable, although the Cangzhou Lions are facing access difficulties, but as long as they pass the access, the team must be led by Li Xiaopeng, who can occupy the position of coach of the Chinese Super League.

Among the 16 Chinese Super League clubs, there are 5 clubs with variable coaches, namely Beijing Guoan, Shandong Taishan, Wuhan Three Towns, Qingdao Manatee, and Zhejiang team.

Among the top five teams in the 2024 season, Beijing Guoan was the first and only to announce a change of manager, announcing Suarez's departure as soon as the league ended. His departure is mainly based on this season's results, and Guoan entered the selection process very early. Since the middle of the 2024 season, there have been rumors that a European coach has been linked with Guoan, but so far, the new coach has not been finalized. Since the end of 2016, Sinobo took over as the national security manager, the frequency of coach changes is not high, but the frequent change of coaches did not bring a trophy for Guoan.

In addition to Guoan, two teams in the relegation circle last season, Wuhan Three Towns and Qingdao Manatee, are also facing a change of coach. Three Towns head coach Rodriguez and Manatee head coach Yassen, both of whom have expired contracts with their respective clubs. Among them, the three towns of Wuhan have not yet completed the payment of debts, and whether they can pass the access depends on the attitude of the Wuhan government and the specific path to save the club. Rodriguez, on the other hand, is the head coach of Three Towns' investors at the beginning of 2024, and it will be difficult for him to continue at the club if the club decides to change hands, or if the government intervenes to save the team.

On the Manatee side, because of this year's results, the team's road to relegation is very worrying, and Yasen's coaching has also been questioned, and it is a high probability event that the contract expires and is not renewed. According to the reporter's understanding, the Manatee Club has started the selection process, and various agents are also recommending new coaches to the club, including former Beijing Guoan coach Suarez, former Shaanxi team coach Oscar, and some Chinese Super League coaches whose contracts have recently expired, and their relevant information have been sent to the Manatee Club.

Among the teams in the middle and upper reaches, Shandong Taishan and Zhejiang are both participating teams in the AFC Champions League this season, and their league results have been somewhat affected. Head coach Jodi's contract with the club expires at the end of this year, and given that the results of the Zhejiang team in the second half of this year have indeed fluctuated greatly, there is also a lot of controversy about whether he is suitable to continue coaching.

Judging from the historical results and overall winning rate of the team led by Jodi, the answer sheet he handed over was good, bringing the Zhejiang team back to the Chinese Super League from the Central League and entering the AFC Champions League in a historic way. It's just that in the second half of 2024, the team's performance is declining off a cliff, with only 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in 15 Super League games, and the league has conceded as many as 60 goals throughout the year, only less than the relegated Nantong Zhiyun, which is the second team that has conceded the most goals in the Chinese Super League. The club's share reform puzzle in the second half of the year and the two-front battle in the AFC Champions League are all objective factors that affect the team's performance.

Because of this, although after the last AFC Champions League 2 game, Jody made some farewell moves. But so far, the club is still weighing up his contract extension.

has the same situation as Jodi, as well as the head coach of the Taishan team, Cui Kangxi, both of whom have a high reputation this year. At the beginning of 2024, because of the outstanding results of leading the team, when the national team was selected, many people recommended the Ministry of State Management to reach out to these two clubs for help from the league, and felt that both of them were more qualified to lead the national team, after all, they have a very in-depth understanding of Chinese football, and the teams they lead have some distinctive characteristics. It's just that at the end of the year, the outside world's evaluation of the two coaches has changed a lot. Compared with Jodi's main controversy over the league record, Choi's problem is more complicated - due to various reasons such as the tax refund turmoil, most Shandong fans expressed full understanding of the team's result of only finishing fifth in the league.

But what makes Taishan fans dissatisfied is that the Taishan team is a team famous for youth training, but Cui Kangxi's use of young players in the league and the AFC Champions League is still very limited; After the return of the strong foreign aid Zeka from injury, several foreign aides did not have a chemical reaction and did not bring greater breakthroughs to the team at the technical and tactical level; When the club encountered difficulties and the team's results also had ups and downs, Choi Kang-hee chose to return to South Korea to "see a doctor"; In the AFC Champions League, when the players were impatient, Choi Kang-hee and his team not only failed to effectively control the situation, but were punished by the AFC for the confrontation with the referee. This led to a 4-0 loss to Kawasaki Frontale in the final game of this year's AFC Champions League. After the game, fans asked Cui Kangxi to leave class, but so far, Shandong Taishan has not had a specific response on this issue.

The new season of the Chinese Super League will start in February next year, and there is not enough time left for the new managers of the clubs to run in the team, and all clubs with doubtful coaches must hurry up.