Stanley became the first coach of the 2023 Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan five years ushered in the sixth coach, the fans believe that do not change Li Ming, Beijing Guoan can only fold!
BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Guoan coach Stanley has arrived at the Capital International Airport at 8:30 a.m., ready to leave Beijing, according to Beijing media outlet Daily Sports. Before leaving, Stanley said he regretted not giving everyone a better result, but he did his best.
In 2019, Stanley was also the coach of Beijing Guoan's reserve team. At that time, Beijing Guoan's coach was Germany's Schmidt, a fan-favorite coach. As Beijing Guoan was overtaken by Guangzhou Evergrande in the standings, the Beijing Guoan senior management made the decision to change the coach in order to keep their hopes of winning the title alive. Schmidt ended his two-year coaching career at Beijing Guoan. With Schmidt's departure, Guoan fans still feel that the club's decision was too arbitrary.
After Schmidt's departure, Beijing Guoan has been bouncing around on the coaching change path. First, Genesio led Lyon to fourth place in Ligue 1. Genesio's arrival is bound to break the tactical system that Schmidt had previously spent two years building and rebuild the squad he needs.
Genesio was not a successful coach and nowhere near as good as Schmidt. At the end of the season, Genesio chose to part ways with Beijing Guoan. Beijing Guoan welcomed Croatian coach Bilic, who had just been fired at West Bromwich Albion.
In the 2021 season, Beijing Guoan led by Bilic only achieved 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, ranking fifth in the table. The FA Cup was knocked out early by Sichuan Jiuniu of the Central League, stopping them in the round of 32. At the end of the season, Beijing Guoan announced the termination of Bilic's contract and ushered in local coach Xie Feng.
In order to achieve results, Beijing Guoan replaced a poorer coach, and many fans could not understand Xie Feng's choice. Sure enough, Xie Feng led the team to a very poor performance, after losing 1-5 to Wuhan Sanzhen. Xie Feng didn't have the face to continue coaching, so he chose to resign of his own accord.
After Xie Feng's departure, black coach Stanley officially stepped in. Stanley was the first black coach in the history of the Chinese Super League, and his future didn't look good. Sure enough, Stanley terminated his contract with Beijing Guoan early in less than a year. Stanley led the team in 31 games with a record of 15 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses. This season, Beijing Guoan ranked seventh in the table with 18 points after 12 rounds of matches, which was a bit embarrassing. After all, Beijing Guoan still has a good squad.
After Stanley's departure, Beijing Guoan will welcome the sixth coach in five years in the person of Soares from Portugal. Soares has coached 14 teams in the past 18 years, but without a bright resume, it's hard to ensure what kind of changes it can bring to Beijing Guoan. Beijing Guoan has changed coaches so often that it is difficult for the team to have its own identity and tactical style. The players have also been adapting to the tactical requirements and playing style of the new coach, which is hard to adapt to, and the music department has changed coaches again.
If we can keep Schmidt, it is estimated that today's Beijing Guoan has become an iron teacher and no team dares to underestimate it. But today's Beijing Guoan can hardly say victory when it meets any team. Some fans believe that Beijing Guoan's problem is not the coach's problem, but Li Ming's problem. If Li Ming is not replaced, Beijing Guoan will continue to do so!
