After China's exit from the Asian Cup group stage, coach Aleksandar Jankovic was fired. Jankovic was sacked from his post and the team is now under the senior leadership of renowned Croatian coach Ivan Ivan. His first call-up outside of this month's World Cup, the Naturalized Corps was reused. 35-year-old veteran striker Ekerson was also re-called. Aiun senior field pointed out that even if Ekerson does not have enough physical strength to play football, "5 minutes" is already enough to kill.
Alexander? The naturalized soldier was not reused during Jankovic's tenure, but the opposite was true for Ayun Govi. the 35 year old Eckerson was only recovering from an injury and was immediately picked up. In both wars, Singapore didn't know how to play. Ekson may have played a physical 90 minutes, but I believe that as long as he plays five or 10 minutes, he can have a positive impact on the team, which would mean a lot to China," said Ayun Gowick.
In addition to Ickerson, Fernando and Jiang Guangtai have also been called up. China, with one win and one loss in Group C, will visit Singapore on Thursday (21st) and return home on Tuesday (26th) for a rematch.
