According to the Daily News, the national team suffered a defeat at the Asian Cup and there were conflicts between some naturalized players and Jankovic, and the matter may have an impact on the formation of Ivanovic's national team for the current training session.
According to the Daily News, head coach Ivankovic's first training session after taking over will take place this afternoon at the Guangming Base in Shenzhen. After all the players arrive, the tactical training of the Chinese team will be closer to the real battle. Ivan is said to value Shandong Taishan's players not just because they are his former club, but because they have played in the AFC Champions League and have performed well in terms of physical conditioning and tempo of attacking and defensive transitions. They have performed much better than players who have no AFC Champions League experience and have played fewer matches recently.
Tan Long, 36, and Wu Xi, 35, were not recruited. This can be seen as a prelude to the rejuvenation of the Chinese team. They just face important matches immediately. There is a need to remain stable and not to step too big. Of course, when China's training roster was announced, only one round of the Chinese Super League had been played, and there were big limitations in choosing players. If the international players who failed for the time being meet the requirements of the league and their attitude is not a problem, they will still have a chance to play for their country in the future.
Another point of interest in this edition of the roster is the fact that three naturalized players, Fernando, Ackerson and Li Ke, are once again wearing the national team jersey. Fernando, who missed national team training and matches last year due to injury; Eickson, who was discarded due to poor form; and Li Ke, who was publicly dismissed for failing to report to work on time, are all now in the spotlight. The relationship between some of the naturalized players and Jankovic eventually broke down, and the repercussions of this incident may even spill over into the upcoming national team training sessions, potentially necessitating a fine-tuning of the training roster.
