SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Uruguayan Gus Poyet resigned as coach of Shanghai Shenhua on Monday after a 2-1 loss to Henan Jianye at the weekend left the big-spending club languishing in 12th place in the Chinese Super League. "Mr Poyet formally offered his resignation to Shanghai Shenhua today," read a statement on the club website. From today, Mr Poyet will no longer be head coach of the club." Shenhua said Wu Jingui, a former coach of the club who was working as technical director, would take over from the former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder. Poyet was appointed Shenhua head coach in November last year and was tasked with building on the third place finish in the Chinese Super League by predecessor Gregorio Manzano.

Source: The Star September 11, 2017 06:56 UTC