On November 1, rumors swirled that
China Super League (soccer league)
The Canyon Lions are secretly in contact with a "
China Super League (soccer league)
An old friend" - a famous Eastern European manager. He has a rich past coaching career, and has even miraculously turned a dismal early season
China Super League (soccer league)
The team pulled back from the brink of relegation. Late in the evening, media personality Bai Guohua revealed that the mystery skipper was none other than the man who had coached the
Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
of Cypriot-born coach Sablić.
This season, Cangzhou Lions, as a promoted horse, made a lot of moves and invited a number of powerful players to join them. However, they only achieved 2 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in the first 14 rounds of the first phase of the game, ranking seventh in Guangzhou, which led to the head coach Gutbi was forced to step down a month ago. Last month's
soccer league
Cup, the team was temporarily taken over by coach Liu Yan.
Today, the media broke the news that Cangzhou Lions are assembling in Guangdong to prepare for the upcoming match. The selection of the coach seems to be going well, targeting an Eastern European coach. Bai Guohua revealed, "Having coached the
Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
of Sabric will take the helm of the Cangzhou Lions. He has now arrived in China and is in quarantine."
Cypriot manager Sablić has coached Ateneo three times, and in his first stint in 2012, he led the team to win that season's
China Super League (soccer league)
Sixth place.In May 2013, he succeeded Li Shubin as head coach of Yatai, but was dismissed the following year due to poor results.In June 2019, Sablić took charge of Yatai for the third time.
Sabrić's style of leading the team is offense-oriented, with passionate command and confident daily training. This may be just what the struggling Cangzhou Lions need.
