For the current Manatee club, their priority is to help the team back to normal as soon as possible, so that the players can get back their confidence and get out of the predicament of five consecutive losses. And changing the manager is undoubtedly the quickest option for them at the moment.
From the current situation, hiring a new head coach to replace Antonio is obviously unrealistic. We can only solve the problem of replacing the coach by tapping the potential in the club, and the candidate for the team's new coach undoubtedly falls on assistant coach Su Maozhen.
Su Maozhen has achieved great success with Shandong Luneng and can definitely be considered a decorated veteran. However, due to a conflict with the club's senior management, he suddenly announced his retirement at the end of 2020 and never returned to Luneng.
After Cebu retired as a coach, he returned to Qingdao to be the head coach of the Sea Bulls, but due to the team's poor performance, the Sea Bulls were relegated from the Central League to the Second Division. Despite this, the Hainiu club couldn't find a more suitable manager than Cebu. Ultimately, he is now the most attractive coach in the team and can help the players regain their morale.
In addition, Cebu can utilize its old connection with Luneng FC to get a few players who are unable to secure a starting position from Shandong Taishan for free during the summer transfer period of the Chinese Super League (CSL). With these new additions, the Manatees' fighting strength will be effectively improved, thus bringing a ray of hope for the team to stay in the relegation this season, do you agree?
