At the beginning of the new season, there were only three local coaches at the helm of the Chinese Super League. But in the blink of an eye, Chen Yang, who led the team with a record of 1 win, 5 losses and 3 points, sadly left the field, and then, Xie Hui returned to the coaching table.
In terms of performance, Zhao Junzhe and Yu Genwei coached the team, in addition to the departed Chen Yang and just took over the new Xie Hui, have achieved good results. After six rounds of fighting, Cangzhou Lions with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 11 goals and losing 8, accumulating 13 points to rank fourth in the standings; Tianjin Jinmen Tigers with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, scoring 11 goals and losing 11, accumulating 11 points followed. Although the season is only six rounds old, the performance of these two teams has been quite valuable.
Under Zhao Junzhe's command, Cangzhou Lions beat strong Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0 at home and last season's Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Sanzhen 3-2 on the road. More impressively, they showed great resilience by scoring three goals in a row to complete the comeback after being two goals down at one point in the sixth round of the competition.
And under Yu Genwei's guidance, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers thrashed last season's Central League champions Shenzhen Xinpengcheng 4-0 away from home, then beat Changchun Yatai 1-0 away from home and Qingdao West Coast 3-1 to make it three consecutive away wins. Only two coaches have done that so far this season, the other being Shanghai Shenhua's Slutsky. However, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers' home performance was not as good as it could have been, first drawing 1-1 with Nantong Zhiyun, then losing 2-3 to Chengdu Rongcheng, and finally exchanging a 0-0 draw with Meizhou Hakka. Yu Genwei needs to summarize his experience and further improve his team's performance.
Yu Genwei, Zhao Junzhe and Xie Hui are all facing new challenges. Especially Xie Hui, who took over a Changchun Yatai team with only 3 points, facing the danger of relegation. How to motivate the whole team and lead them out of the predicament is a huge challenge for him. Next, they will face Wuhan Sanzhen (away), Meizhou Hakka, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, Nantong Zhiyun (away), Shanghai Harbor (away), Beijing Guoan, Qingdao West Coast (away), Henan, and Zhejiang (away), and every game will be a tough battle. Xie Hui and his team can only fight one game at a time, one point at a time.
If the Cangzhou Lions and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers can continue to be strong, and Changchun Yatai can get out of their rut, then the local coaches represented by Zhao Junzhe, Yu Genwei, and Xie Hui will continue to prove themselves and be in the spotlight again. The Chinese Super League may see the rise of more local coaches. What do you think about this?
