Commentary Oleg Romantsev, former coach of Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team “Sports Express” He called the coach of the Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua Leonid Slutsky a professional in his field.
“For me, Slutsky is, first of all, a coach. And with CSKA he won several times in the national championships with a capital letter. Yes, things did not go well in the national team, not everything went well abroad either. But, I repeat, for me he is his own views on our profession and “He is a professional in his field regarding the principles of his work. I wholeheartedly wish him good luck and success in China. When I say “exhausted” and “tainted”, let me remind you that not only the weak dislike the strong. I experienced this too,” said Romantsev.
On February 1, Slutsky’s team defeated Qatar’s Al-Duhail in the opening match of the Equality Cup in Doha. This is the coach’s first victory at the Chinese club, which he took over on December 27, 2023.
Leonid Slutsky’s last place of work was Rubin Kazan, which he left at the end of 2022. Under his leadership, the team took the penultimate place in the Russian Premier League (RPL) in the 2021/22 season and was relegated to the First League.
Slutsky is also known for his work at CSKA Moscow. He led the team to the Russian Premier League (RPL) title three times and won the domestic Cup and Super Cup twice.
Slutsky led the Russian national team from 2015 to 2016. Under his leadership, the national team took fourth place in its group at the 2016 European Championship.
Previously Slutsky explainedWhy I was unemployed for a year.