Gus Poyet William Carvalho Portugal Jersey , coach of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua GUS Poyet is getting used to life in Shanghai. Four months since arriving in the city as the coach of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, the Uruguayan says that he is already planning for a long stay in China.
“It (coming to China) was not an easy decision as people would say that if you come to China, your career is finished. But now I’m delighted that I am here and would like to make it long-term,” the former Chelsea player tells Shanghai Daily. “If China manages to maintain this enthusiasm, in 10 years it will become one of the best places to play football.”
Poyet’s Shenhua is fourth in the 16-team Chinese Super League with four points from its opening two home matches. The team suffered an early elimination from this year’s AFC Champions League Vieirinha Portugal Jersey , losing 0-2 to Brisbane Roar in their one-match qualifier at Hongkou Football Stadium on February 8. It was also Poyet’s first match.
“The bad thing about that game was we lost. But the good thing was we played the game the way we had planned to,” Poyet says. “But we never thought of conceding a goal after just two minutes (after kick-off). The team was then in a hurry and desperate to score.
“(After the loss) I was not worried about my work or the players’ attitude. We live in a football world where it’s all about results ... It was our first game and I was very happy with the team, but disappointed with the result, as we really wanted to play