On July 8, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team lost to Wuxi Wu Hook 2-4 in the 16th round of the China League A. After this game, the team suffered from five consecutive rounds of undefeated. Within moments of the game's conclusion, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu head coach Jangovic quickly announced his intention to resign. According to Soccer News, the club has accepted Jangovic's request and the team will be taken over by a team of domestic coaches in the future.
Back in the 11th round of the league on May 25, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team had beaten Nanjing City 3-1 at home, and the three foreigners in that game, Messi Pauli, Ayowei and Mladen, all scored, which marked the beginning of the team's journey to five consecutive victories. However, the team lost hard-fought matches against Yunnan Yukun and Chongqing Tongliang Dragons on the road in the following matches, which in the eyes of the Shijiazhuang fans should have been the perfect opportunity for the team to turn the tide. However, the team's failure to beat the league's lower-ranked Shanghai Jiading and Wuxi Wuhu in Yutong, which is regarded as the Devil's home ground, sparked widespread discontent among the fans. During the match on July 6, some fans chose to remain silent at the start of the game and organized a "match" on their own.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team should have had a chance to turn things around against Wuxi Wuhu, the second-to-last team in the league. The club had high hopes for three consecutive home games in the second half and held a pep rally upon returning to Shijiazhuang from Suzhou, emphasizing that the players had to strictly implement the coach's tactical deployment. However, despite this, the team failed to win.
Jangovic's silence before and after his resignation came as a surprise, and despite his lackluster results since taking over, his sudden departure still caught many off guard. Only a day after the match, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Club held an emergency meeting and agreed to Jangovic's resignation. Due to the suddenness of the incident, the team will now be under the temporary acting command of the domestic coaching team.
