In fact, these things involve an issue of naturalized players. Li Xiaopeng has also caused controversy among naturalized players. That year, Li Xiaopeng responded to the voices of many fans and reused naturalized players. On the night of the first day of the Chinese New Year, the Chinese national team lost 1-3 to the Vietnam national team on the road in the 2022 Qatar World Qualification Asian Zone 12 group stage, creating a shameful record in the history of Chinese soccer.
At that time, as Li Tie's successor, Li Xiaopeng's assumption of office was controversial in itself. Back then, Li Tie had a big controversy, which was the use of naturalized players. When Li Xiaopeng took over, he reused naturalized players. In the match against Vietnam, Li Xiaopeng sent all the naturalized players to start for the first time. In fact, if Fernando hadn't been at the airport back in Brazil when Li Xiaopeng called him up, he would have started this game against Vietnam as well.
It's safe to say that the Chinese men's soccer team really didn't see it coming under the leadership of Li Xiaopeng. After missing the Qatar World Cup altogether, Li Xiaopeng also stepped down from his position as the head coach of the Chinese men's soccer team. After his dismissal, Li Xiaopeng stayed away from Chinese soccer for as much as two years. Now, two years later, Li Xiaopeng is back in action and has found a new job. According to the official news of Chinese Super League team Cangzhou Lions, after friendly consultation, Li Xiaopeng will be the general manager of Cangzhou Lions Football Club from now on. "In the 2015 season, Li Xiaopeng served as our club's general manager, and the two sides spent a pleasant time together." Nine years later, we will be a familiar club again.
