The national soccer team has not assembled for nearly a year since the end of last year's Top 12 tournament. Data graph/Xinhua.
On the morning of February 1, the official blog of the Chinese soccer team announced that the Chinese men's national soccer team will play two warm-up matches in New Zealand in March. After not concentrating for the past year, the national soccer team has finally regrouped, but the candidate for head coach is still up in the air.
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A year later, the National Football League could regroup in early March
Last year, the national football team lost 0-2 to Oman on the road in the early hours of March 30, ending its journey to the Top 12 of the tournament. Since that game, the men's national team has been unfocused, and so was the East Asian Cup last July u The Chinese men's soccer selection team, which consisted of 23 teams, participated in the national team.
In 2023, the national football team is facing the Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian region in the second phase of the 36 strong task. However, in the "u series" national team and Olympic team, the Asian Games team in January to put or determine the training time, the national soccer team when to assemble is still not known, until February 1, the suspense has unraveled some of the mystery.
According to the Chinese soccer team, the national soccer team will go to New Zealand in March, March 23 and 26 with the New Zealand national team to play two warm-up matches, the Asian Games will also be in the two game days with New Zealand to play the game u23 team warm-up. However, the national football team's training arrangements were not announced at the same time, it is understood that the first training of the national team this year may start from the beginning of March.
Asian Games team head coach Jankovic emerged as a potential candidate for the national soccer team coach. Data graphic/Xinhua.
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Li Xiaopeng to stay or Yankovic "on the horse"?
The time for the 2023 national football team to make its debut has been set, but there has been no substantial progress in the selection of a manager, which has been the focus of attention, and there is uncertainty over who will lead the team in the warm-up matches.
The selection of a coach for the national soccer team began in November 2022, but no substantial progress has been made so far, especially as the national soccer team coaching position has become less attractive after other Asian teams chased the target candidates. Previous reports have suggested that former national soccer coach Li Xiaopeng or Asian Games coach Yankovic changing roles is an alternative for the Chinese Football Association if foreign teachers fail to take up the post. If Jankovic "turns" to the national soccer team, the Asian Games will need to find a new coach.
From the current situation, the Football Association is still evaluating different plans, may not be until the March training, "who leads the national football team" will be finalized.
