Currently, after a 3-month long hard struggle, Jiangxi Lushan is not in a good condition. After 19 rounds of matches, they have only 4 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses, scoring 13 goals and conceding 27, with a total of 14 points, placing them 15th in the ranking, in the relegation zone, and 5 points behind Liaoning Shenyang City in front of them. Jiangxi Lushan were unable to cope with the pressure in their last match, despite scoring first, and were eventually reversed 1-2 by newly-promoted Dongguan Guanlian. With serious relegation pressure, another head coaching change could be a positive self-help move for Jiangxi Lushan.
In a time of crisis, 51-year-old Dalian ex-international and former LiaoFA captain Yu Ming took over the burden. Yu Ming, who has just reached the national finals this year with China's champion team Dalian Huayi, earlier served as head coach of Liaoning Shenyang City and has extensive experience in leading the team to relegation. In addition, he also assisted former international soccer player Li Bing, coaching teams such as Guizhou Hengfeng, and is an experienced and renowned local coach
Two days ago, Yu Ming also participated in the Shenyang old national football all-star and "Peace Cup" Stars of Tomorrow International League match, the spirit of the state is quite good.
Jiangxi Lushan is the oldest team among the 16 teams in this season's Central League, if you start counting from amateur time. Even counting the "career", it is second only to Guangzhou, which has just been relegated from the Super League. Such a veteran team must be eager to stay in the Central League.
At 19:00 on August 26th (Saturday), Jiangxi Lushan will challenge promotion rival Yanbian Longding on the road in the 20th round of this season's Central League. Not surprisingly, Yu Ming will make his Jiangxi Lushan coaching debut in this match. We desperately need to get 3 points in this game and lead the team in the next games to ensure that the goal of relegation is accomplished perfectly. Of course, the first match won't be easy, as Yanbian Longding haven't lost at home this season, and it will be really difficult to get a win at home where the atmosphere is electric.
