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Lee Jang-soo from South Korea, the head coach of Chinese SuperLeague (CSL) champions Guangzhou Evergrande, has to step down asmore well-known Marcello Lippi from Italy comes. "Lippi arrived in Guangzhou at about 2:00 a.m. on Thursday and theclub will officially announce the replacement in the afternoon,"said a top club official in anonymity. Guangzhou edged Thai league champions Buriram United 2-1 with DarioConca's penalty in injury time on Tuesday night, standing out fromthe Group of Death to the final 16 in AFC champions league. Lee was told by the club president Liu Yongzhuo that he was sacked,when the team departed Buriram for Guangzhou via Bangkok onWednesday noon. The 56-year old South Korean held a team talk later in the Bangkokairport. "I will no longer be your coach after we return to Guangzhou, youare all professional players, you should continue working hard inyour future career," he said. Lee saw many fans waiting at the airport when he arrived inGuangzhou, holding banners saying "Don't go!", "Guangzhou Thankyou!". Lee hugged his players one by one at the airport for farewell. Someplayers bursted into tears. "Together, we have gone through good days and bad days. We haveachieved so many glories. You are the best coach. I will neverforget you," said the team's right wing back Zhang Linpeng, whojoined the team in 2010 along with Lee Jang-Soo's arrival. The 56-year-old South Korean took rein of the club in 2010, whenGuangzhou was relegated from the CSL over a match-fixing scandal.Lee led the team back to top flight and claimed the CSL title in2011. The team also won the CFA Super Cup in February. Lee's job was in danger after the team suffered a bitter 2-1 homedefeat to Thai league champions Buriram United and surrenderedtheir advantage in late March. Meanwhile, "Lippi Rumor" started tospread out. However, Lee's team quickly resurged as they harvested a stunning3-1 victory over Japanese J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol to topGroup H, keeping the only hope for Chinese clubs to survive AFCChampions League group stage. "The team is on a right way, and it is the crucial time now. Thecoach is under pressure, but we are giving him full support. I toldLee that we were behind him," Liu Yongzhuo said in late April, whenthe club denied the Lippi link. But Lee's job again fell into jeopardy after Guangzhou suffered abitter home loss against Jeonbuk Hyundai 3-1 in AFC ChampionsLeague two weeks ago, when team's top star Dario Conca lashed outat the coach after he was replaced in the 60th minute. The Argentine midfielder received a 9-match suspension and a fineof 1 million Yuan (about 160,000 U.S. dollars). I am an expert from steelseamlesspipe.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Stainless Steel Seamless Pipe , Stainless Steel Welded Tubing, Stainless Steel Seamless Tube,and more.
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