Hong Kong FA Cup final dilemma for Tai Po boss, key players set to join opponents

Lee Chi-kin has been presented with one of the biggest dilemmas of his long managerial career ahead of Tai Po’s FA Cup final date with Eastern District on Saturday.

Already without two outgoing attackers, James Temelkovski and Lucas Silva, who have both left Hong Kong, Lee is considering whether to pick influential winger Michel Renner, who is expected to join his final opponents this summer.

The Cup winners will play AFC Champions League Two football next season.

With more Tai Po players expected to follow Renner to Eastern District, Silva among them, Lee said that some “will go there, maybe others will leave”.

“But wherever you go tomorrow, you need to do your best today,” he added. “It’s hard to say any more. Hong Kong football is very small, and players move around.”

Amid prevailing uncertainty over Tai Po’s plans for next season, Lee has hauled the club out of a mid-season trough to win eight straight games.

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