New head coach Jankovic (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese men's soccer team) made his first public appearance at a media conference held on March 1 in Haikou. He said he would lead the Chinese men's soccer team to the 2026 World Cup.
Yankovic said that he has been following the Chinese Super League, the Chinese First League and the Chinese Second League for the past four and a half years. Over the past 30 months, we have been following and investigating Chinese players for a long time, and we have a very clear understanding of the current situation of Chinese soccer and players. He said he is confident that he can bring Chinese men's soccer to a new height and achieve what he wants.
"Players selected for the national brand must have a heart to fight for their country and respect the jersey they wear. Jankovic said the attitude and determination of the players are the criteria he uses to select his players." They must be committed, organized and disciplined and work hard in training."
Jankovic also responded to the issue of the older age of the players in the new training session, "We will only consider which players can adapt to the national team system." In order to build a competitive team for the next two friendlies, we will spend two days testing and observing the players we have recruited so far to determine if they are in proper physical condition."
The Chinese men's soccer team will reportedly face New Zealand on the road on March 23rd and 26th.
