In the last season, the Foshan Southern Lions (then known as Dongguan Guanlian) achieved a seventh place finish under the leadership of head coach Wang Hongwei. However, with the team's move from Dongguan to Foshan, it did not bring new vigor, instead, the performance continued to slump, which would undoubtedly frustrate the club.
After Antonucci stepped down, there have been five teams in the Central League this season that have changed their managers, namely Shijiazhuang, Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear, Liaoning Tiren and Jiangxi Lushan.
Shijiazhuang announced the departure of head coach Juan Carlos after only 2 rounds of matches. Zoran Jangovic, who coached Qingdao West Coast last season and led the team to the Super League, took over.
On April 2, Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear Guojing, a team that is a favorite to reach the Super League, announced that head coach Gabriele de la Torre has resigned, and that sports director Wang Xiao is currently temporarily acting as the head coach.
On April 8, another Liaoning Ironmen team began restructuring their coaching staff while calling for a Super League slogan. The following day, after the team of Duan Xin and Gao Mingqi announced that they were stepping down, the team made a high-profile announcement, announcing the hiring of Fan Zhiyi as the new head of the coaching staff and technical director, while Sun Wei was named deputy head and deputy technical director and first executive coach.
On April 22nd, Jiangxi Lushan released an announcement, announcing that Li Qiang resigned from his original position as head coach and was succeeded by the experienced Wang Bo, who has experience in leading the team to promotion and relegation. Currently, Jiangxi Lushan has only gained 2 points after 7 rounds of matches, ranking at the bottom of the table, and the relegation situation is grim, which may be the main reason for the club's change of manager.
Apart from the 5 teams mentioned earlier, there are other teams whose head coaches are in a precarious position and some may have even been quietly fired. For example, it is thought-provoking that Nanjing City's head coach Kim Jong-bu missed the conference and did not conduct the game on the field during the Round 7 match, and was replaced by assistant coach Fabio. However, the club has yet to officially release the news of Kim Jong-Oh's dismissal.
There are 30 rounds of matches in the Central League, and with only the 7th round of matches having taken place, five managers have already been dismissed, clearly demonstrating the intensity and cruelty of the competition. According to this situation, how many coaches will be able to last until the end of the season?
