On March 3, Shanghai Shenhua ushered in a media feast, with Wu Jingui as the head of the coaching team in a new posture in front of the public. Among them, the figure of a veteran goalkeeper Li Shuai is also particularly eye-catching. It is reported that the veteran has officially announced his retirement, and turned to the identity of the goalkeeper coach to inject new vitality into the Shenhua team.
Born in 1982, Li Shuai, 40 years old, has played for Shenhua for six seasons since joining the team in 2016, leaving a colorful mark on his journey to win the AFC Cup. As he grew older, Li Shuai had repeatedly entertained the idea of retiring, but due to the lack of experienced veterans in the goalkeeper position, his retirement plan was delayed again and again. Now that he has officially retired, he will begin to train young goalkeepers such as Zeng Cheng and Ma Zhen.
In the day's training, Li Shuai wore a blue training suit, keeping in line with the coaching team. Before the training, Wu Jingui specially called Li Chengming, Mao Yijun and Li Shuai, etc., and laid out the training tasks in detail. It is reported that Li Shuai retired, this season will no longer serve as the team's replacement goalkeeper.
Shenhua's goalkeeping coach position was vacant for a while after the departure of Choi Kang-hee's coaching team. Shen Jun briefly filled that vacancy, and the addition of Li Shuai fills that void and brings valuable experience to the team.
