Football Soccer - Chinese Super League - Shanghai Shenhua v Jiangsu Suning FC - Shanghai, China, - 5/3/17 - Shanghai Shenhua's coach Gus Poyet. REUTERS/Aly Song
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Gus Poyet has received the backing of the Shanghai Shenhua president following growing calls for the Uruguayan coach's dismissal after a disappointing start to the Chinese Super League season.
Club president Wu Xiaohui stressed that the Shenhua hierarchy were not considering replacing the former Chelsea midfielder despite pressure from sections of the Shanghai support to remove the 49-year-old following a poor run of form.
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