Dong Lu's revelations expose some of the problems with talent selection in Chinese soccer and demonstrate Ivan Kovic's efforts, as a foreign coach, to understand and improve the mechanism. Not only did Ivan identify outstanding players who had been overlooked, but he also proved to everyone that he was committed to building a stronger national team and personally dispatched his assistants to investigate.
Ivankovic's move has certainly injected a glimmer of hope into the future of Chinese soccer. His serious and fair attitude towards every player has brought a new breath of fresh air to the national team. Fans hope that under Ivan's leadership, the Chinese men's soccer team will be able to fully implement the policy of selecting talents and virtues and fair competition in order to improve the competitive level of the whole team.
