History is repeating itself and its a sad reprise for China women's soccer.
In the ongoing Algarve Cup in southern Portugal, China suffered three straight losses (to the US, Norway and Italy, respectively), forcing head coach Elisabeth Loisel to the edge of the cliff she's been approaching for months.
The future of China women's soccer head coach Elisabeth Loisel hangs in balance after the team suffered three consecutive losses in the on-going Algarve Cup in Portugal.
The embattled Frenchwoman is set to follow in the footsteps of last year's Chinese coach Wang Haiming, who was sacked as soon as the team returned home from the Algarve Cup.
Wang also led his team to rock bottom in last year's tournament, losing all three group matches before a shocking 4-1 drubbing at the hands of minnow Iceland in the ninth-place playoff.
Wang was replaced by Loisel's predecessor Marika Domanski-Lyfors.
Though China still has a playoff match with Portugal today, the result will have little bearing on Loisel's future.
Adding to her misery is her relationship with players, which has been deteriorating since China's opening loss to the US.
Loisel refused to take any responsibility for China's worst-ever result against a US side, claiming all the players made too many mistakes and should be blamed for the loss.