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Former France international Jean Tigana appointed new coach of Shanghai Shenhua
The former Lyon and Bordeaux playmaker will be united with fellow countryman Nicolas Anelka in another blockbuster signing for millionaire owner Zhou Jun
By Dan Orlowitz
The announcement came just days after the club unveiled the signing of former France international and Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka.
Tigana's playing career spanned 16 years, most of them spent at Lyon and Bordeaux. He returned to take the reins at Lyon in 1993 and spent several years coaching Monaco, Fulham, Besiktas and Bordeaux.
"I could have gone to England or Turkey," Tigana said during Sunday's press conference with team owner Zhou Jun.
"I am privileged to be here. I found a new challenge here. This is not a financial choice - it is a sporting and life decision."
The 56-year-old looked forward to coaching fellow countryman Anelka, who one week ago was announced as the new face of the club.
"He is a very talented footballer who will bring a lot to the club," he said of the striker.
Tigana is the second high-profile manager to join the CSL this week, following former Japanese national team coach Takeshi Okada's signing with Hangzhou Greentown on Thursday.
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"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
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