A controversial figure in the stands of last weekend's Chinese Super League match between Shandong Jinan and Wuhan Sanzhen was current national soccer coach Ivan. Ivan's position as coach was in jeopardy after the national soccer team suffered a 0-7 loss to Japan in the previous 18-team tournament, followed by a 1-2 shutout at home by Saudi Arabia. However, the latest news shows that Ivan will not be replaced, he will continue to coach the national soccer team to the World Cup. This news is undoubtedly the beginning of a beautiful dream for Chinese soccer.
In the 26th round of the Chinese Super League, Ivan Kovic was on hand to watch the match between Taishan and Sanzhen, and the retention of the national football team's head coach has been finalized. This is the first time that Ivan made a public appearance after the national soccer team's match against Saudi Arabia. This indirectly indicates that Ivan will not be replaced, he will continue to serve as the head coach of the national football team and lead the team to the World Cup.
Ivan was in an awkward position after the loss to Saudi Arabia, with calls for his dismissal from the media and fans, but he ended up staying on. This is disappointing. In fact, no matter who leads the team, the performance of the Chinese men's soccer team doesn't seem to change much. And Ivan lacks that resolute attitude compared to Lippi. The reason why he still stayed in the coaching position is mainly to get the liquidated damages, and the Football Association currently lacks of funds, can only continue in this way, and ultimately the damage is still the Chinese soccer.
Earlier, when the national soccer team was choosing a new coach, Ivan, who was dismissed from Oman, actively approached the Chinese men's soccer team. His agent also said that Ivan is confident to lead the team into the World Cup. Despite this expansion to 8.5 places, the reality is cruel, the Chinese men's soccer team in Asia is still on the low side, and the overall strength is like Confucius moving - all books (lose). The fact that they were able to enter the 18-team tournament is entirely due to their predecessor, Jankovic.
Now that Ivan has a liquidated damages clause, he doesn't care at all about the CFA, and even shows a negative mindset that it doesn't matter if the results are good or bad anymore. He is not waiting for the CFA to fire him to get the liquidated damages. Today's FA situation is not optimistic either, money is tight and can only be spent in this way. A group of people who are paid by the state but do not do real work, if this continues, it will lead to more serious corruption.
