SIPG is arguably the most ambitious team in the Chinese Super League this season. When other teams were bringing in reinforcements, only SIPG decided to fire their championship-winning coach. In international football, it is not common to fire a championship coach. Although he acted according to the 1+1 contract and fired Xavier, SIPG also had to pay him more or less money, after all, Xavier was also the hero who helped the team win the league championship last season. After sacking Javier, SIPG poached Muscat, the champion coach of Japan's J-League. Although it is claimed that the contract is similar to Xavier's, the author believes that if SIPG's salary is not enough, the Australian coach will not run from his comfort zone.
After getting Muscat's team, fans thought that SIPG would start recruiting work, but they didn't expect to poach Australian Premier League head coach Rose to serve as an assistant coach, and SIPG's behavior was really ruthless. The Brisbane Roar is also a giant team in Australia, and Ross Aloisi, as the head coach, is also a famous coach. You must know that Ross Aloisi resigned suddenly, not by the team, so this poaching, SIPG will definitely pay many times the salary. This kind of "strong digging" is different from Bayern's strong digging, Bayern is through fame, and SIPG is completely based on money.
So there is no need to announce it in Hong Kong, everyone knows that Ross Aloisi came to "deign" to be Muscat's assistant coach, and it was Muscat who planned it. So from this point of view, Shanghai SIPG's support for Muscat is unprecedented, and an assistant coach is the head coach of a giant. The ambition of Shanghai Port is the consensus of Chinese Super League fans. Of the 16 Chinese Super League teams, only 3 can pay wages normally and be relegated, but only one can still support the super sky-high foreign aid Oscar, and that is SIPG. Look at why Shandong Taishan left Fellaini two years early, because there was not enough money. So as a SIPG fan, I am happy.
The dismissal of Xavier, the recruitment of the more capable Muscat, and the strong Ross Aloisi as an assistant coach show that in the 2024 season, SIPG is no longer satisfied with the Chinese Super League championship. They also want to qualify for the AFC Champions League, and even have the possibility of winning the championship, and at the same time, they also want to win the FA Cup and become the first treble winner of the Chinese Super League. Shanghai SIPG is unique in the Chinese Super League and is known for its deep financial resources and strong attitude. They are unrelenting in investing large sums of money with the aim of changing the perception of them. As a result, they put a lot of emphasis on building a strong coaching team, and with the addition of Muscat and Rose, SIPG's coaching squad is all in place.
The next step is to move on to bringing in foreign players, for which they have eliminated the three foreign players from last season in order to have more options on the basis of the coaching team. With the head coach and assistant coach in place, people are looking forward to what SIPG can achieve next season. Let's wait and see!