According to a report from a Gan Hui reporter, Shanghai Shenhua will face Beijing Guoan on the road this weekend, and Shenhua's coach Wu Jingui will personally lead the team. There has been a lot of news about Wu Jingui after he missed two away games. There are rumors that he will be fired, and it is possible that the Jiuzhi Group will look for a new managerial candidate.
In the away match against Dalian Ren, Wu Jingui was absent due to illness. In the last match, Shenhua lost 1-2 to Dalian Ren and gave their opponents their first win in 19 rounds of matches. With the help of this victory, Dalian Ren also jumped out of the relegation zone. Wu Jingui then reappeared in Shanghai Shenhua's home match against Shenzhen, which Shenhua defeated.
However, Wu Jingui was once again absent from the match against Wuhan Sanzhen due to illness, and this absence sparked all sorts of outside speculation. Especially after Shenhua's 0-5 loss to Harbour in the Shanghai Derby, there were reports that Shanghai Shenhua fans were very unhappy with Wu Jingui's performance against their rivals after the Shanghai Derby.
The Jiuzhi Group will likely listen to their fans as well and may put Wu Jingui on the air and hire another new coach. Furthermore, Shenhua's official story is extremely vague, which deepens this conspiracy theory.
Of course, some fans and media believe that Wu Jingui is indeed sick, which is why he did not attend two consecutive away games. According to a Shanghai Today reporter, Wu Jingui, who has recovered, will personally lead the team north for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai match at the weekend. All the previous rumors about him will thus not be broken.
