February 1, 2023, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team finally came the good news that four warm-up matches were finally confirmed. The first is the two matches between the national football team and the New Zealand national team on March 23rd and March 26th, followed by the two matches between the Asian Games and the New Zealand u23 soccer team. At present, it seems likely that 50-year-old foreign coach Jankovic will juggle these two teams and become the head coach of the Chinese men's soccer team in the future.
In 2023, the national soccer team is still in trouble. First, the Li Tie case is still under investigation. Due to the wide range of issues involved, the Li Tie case could end up turning Chinese soccer upside down. Secondly, there are many problems in the Chinese Super League. Teams' access is inconclusive. Many teams are in a critical period of life and death, and the Chinese Super League is in the doldrums. Thirdly, there is no progress in the selection of the national soccer team, and Chinese soccer gives a feeling of stagnation.
Today's Chinese soccer really can't let fans see hope, we can only wait. After waiting for such a long time, the national soccer team finally got a good news that some foreign teams are willing to participate in warm-up matches with the national soccer team. According to the officials of the Chinese soccer team, four matches in March have been determined, which are two warm-up matches for the first team of the national soccer team and two warm-up matches for the Asian Games against New Zealand.
The Chinese men's Asian Games have now set their training schedule for a 10-day closed training session in Foshan starting on February 4, with head coach still Yankovic. There is still no training program for the first team, but a trip to New Zealand in March for a warm-up match will certainly be announced and training scheduled before then. So the question arises, who is the head coach of the national soccer team? Or who will direct the national soccer team for the warm-up match with New Zealand?
Previously, many media reports claimed that the selection of a coach for the national soccer team did not go well, and that foreign teachers familiar with Chinese soccer offered relatively high conditions that were unacceptable to the parties involved. In this case, there are three plans available for the national soccer team, one is for Li to continue to lead the team, the second is for Yang Kovic to officially take over, and the third is for Chinese and foreign coaches to lead the team, i.e., Li Xiaopeng and Yang Kovic to lead the team. After the national soccer team announced the warm-up game plan, the famous reporter Li Xuan asked: Who leads the team? Are you sure about Jankovic?
At the moment, it seems likely that the 50-year-old Jankovic will become the new coach of the national soccer team. After all, he is familiar with Chinese soccer. He has taken Chinese soccer before. u21 age group also has some progress. The future of the future. u23-year-old players, Asian Games players may become the mainstay of the first team of national soccer, Jankovic is familiar with these players, which is a favorable condition for him to become the national soccer coach.
However, the number one task for the Chinese men's soccer team in 2023 is the Asian Games. If Jankovic continues to lead the Asian Games, he may take over the national soccer team after the Games. At that time, many Asian Games players could enter the national soccer first team. In the months leading up to the Asian Games, perhaps Li will also play the role of transition coach. In any case, the Chinese men's soccer team should also bottom out, and I hope 2023 is a new start!
