The national soccer team was eliminated from the group stage of the Asian Cup with 2 draws, 1 loss and 0 goals scored, the worst record in history. After the game, the news about head coach Jankovic's dismissal kept coming out, but the Football Association has not yet officially announced it, which makes the fans very anxious. Recently, according to media reports, the selection of the coach of the national soccer team has entered the stage of substantive negotiations, but the outside world still can not know the real candidates. There will be two key preliminaries next month, and the relevant parties need to act quickly.
As far as the current needs of the national football team are concerned, foreign coaches with experience in coaching Asian soccer are the best choice, but there are not many candidates who meet this requirement now. Secondly, the South Korean team will also choose a coach recently, and the attraction of the other side is much stronger than that of China, which makes the selection of coaches for the national football team even more passive. As a result, the FA will either have to act quickly or have to settle for second best.
At the moment, apart from the few candidates and the competition from other teams, there is one big problem: the team's budget. Coaches Ivankovic, Queiroz and Olaroyo are indeed the best candidates, but they are not underpaid, especially Olaroyo. The coach, who used to work in the Chinese Super League, is said to earn more than 3 million dollars a year, something that the FA cannot afford right now.
A few days ago, Ivankovic was the favorite candidate, but now he has become Petkovic. He has coached Switzerland before and has a great resume, but has his own problems. The first is the price. There's no clear figure, but it's certainly not low. Secondly, he has no experience as an Asian soccer coach, but it happens to be a great concern for the national soccer team. Although some coaches are good in their own right, they don't know much about Asian soccer, so that could be a big concern for the FA.
Turning the tables, Ivankovic and Queiroz are the perfect fit. The asking price for these two won't be too exaggerated. Secondly, they have been coaching in Asia for many years and Ivankovic has also been the coach of Shandong Luneng. His knowledge of Chinese soccer is unmatched by most foreign coaches. Now, the relevant authorities need to act quickly to implement the new coaching candidates.
Another piece of news for fans to keep an eye on. The FA is now open to naturalized players. Jiang Guangtai is the only naturalized player selected for this Asian Cup. According to media statistics, a total of 624 players participated in this year's Asian Cup, of which 110 were naturalized players. The reason for the national football team's disastrous defeat in the Asian Cup is, to a certain extent, the loss of naturalized players. Among the naturalized players, Jiang Guangtai, Li Ke, Eckerson and Fernando played in the Chinese Super League last season, and Alan is about to return to the Chinese Super League to join Qingdao West Coast. Jiang Guangtai and Li Ke are still in their playing year. They will have no problem being selected for the national soccer camp in the future. If Allan and Ike are anything to go by.
The soccer representative team is coming up to the World Qualification Tournament, and I hope that the Football Association will solve the problems of coaches and naturalized players as soon as possible.
