Rooted in China's soccer map for many years, the Dalian soccer team, in its 15 years of glory years, 19 times to change the coach, by 18 coaches in charge of coaching whip. 2023 October 11, coach Xie Hui with a long coaching career, honored Dalian people team history of the longest coaching hours.
During the 15 years, 18 coaches have served the Dalian team in a variety of roles, including as head coach of the team twice. Coach Marin has been the head coach of the team twice. on June 22nd, Coach Xie Hui narrowly surpassed Rafael Benitez to sit at the top of the team's coaching time. Since taking over the team at the beginning of the 2022 season, Mr. Xie led the team to relegation last season. The "pressure" tactic he advocated has been a whirlwind in the Chinese Super League. As a new force in the Chinese Super League, Xie Hui's "pressure" tactics helped the team to solve many problems in the 22nd season, and successfully renewed his contract for three years in the middle of the season. However, for Dalian and Coach Xie Hui, the challenge of the 23rd season is huge.
This season, the team's financial woes, ban on signings and departure of key players have hit the team hard. Currently, Dalian only relies on the advantage of wins and losses, ranking ahead of Nantong Zhiyun and in the bottom third of the league. During this period, Coach Xie Hui faced several dismissal crises. Thanks to the management's trust in him, Xie will coach until at least the end of this season. As for the direction of next season, it is still unknown.
Stability is crucial for professional teams, and so is the stability of the head coach. Dalian has only had 18 coaches in its history, with Xie Hui (1 year, June 22), Rafa Benitez (1 year, June 21), Chi Shangbin (1 year, June 12), Staal (1 year, June 6), Aleksandr Stankov (1 year, April 5), and Cristiano Ronaldo (1 year, 26 days) having relatively short stints in charge. Pantic, who has the shortest coaching time, has only been in charge for January 24th. Looking at the 16 teams in the Chinese Super League, Dalian have changed coaches with the highest frequency.
Which of these 18 coaches do you regret the most?
