Athletistic / Football. Shanghai Shenhua head coach Leonid Slutsky shared his emotions from the first month of work in China. The 52-year-old Russian specialist told what surprised him most about his work in the Middle Kingdom.
“In China, I already had a very funny incident. In Russia, if you have a good relationship with a footballer, you can “prescribe” him a light bream or a light slap on the wrist. But it turns out that , in Chinese teams this is usually allowed! Here they have You can use physical violence against young players – this is allowed both in schools and in football teams. And this can be done not only by the coach, but also by older comrades, without asking permission and without having good human relations. Therefore, all this is very powerful “unties your hands, literally and figuratively”, quotes the press service of the League of Stavoks, Slutsky.
Before leaving for China, Slutsky and Lokomotiv Moscow striker Artyom Dzyuba hosted the show “Well, it’s not possible” on the YouTube channel “Komment.Show”. Previously, Slutsky managed Uralan, Moscow, Krylya Sovetov, CSKA, Vitesse, Hull City and the Russian national team. His last workplace was Rubin Kazan, from where he left in November 2022.
Source: Sport
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