Veteran coach Shen opts to manage Shenzhen FC as technical director

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese veteran coach Shen Xiangfu said he prefers to manage the struggling Shenzhen FC in the name of technical director rather than head coach -- a title he does not crave any longer.

Shen, 65, has been asked to head a newly formed coaching group after a poor run of five straight defeats in the Chinese Super League (CSL) led to the sacking of South Korean Lee Jang-soo as the head