The Chinese men's soccer team hasn't rallied since its exit from the Top 12. Seeing that Asian teams have started warming up for the new round of World Cup Asian qualifiers, the candidate for the Chinese men's soccer coach remains a question mark. It was at this time that Pedro, who led Wuhan Three Town to the Chinese Super League title this season, publicly stated that he would consider coaching the Chinese national team.
"The Chinese team is really looking for a head coach. They know it's an important position. If there are interesting offers and plans, I would consider coaching, but only if all parties are satisfied." Pedro said in an interview with Spanish media.
In terms of coaching experience, Pedro is indeed a suitable candidate for the new coach of the national soccer team. In this season's Chinese Super League, he led Tri-Town to a black finish and managed to win the title in his first season. However, strictly speaking, Sanzhen won the title with the contribution of powerful foreigners in the team, and simply transplanting their playing style to the Chinese men's soccer team may not be applicable. In addition, and more importantly, the CFA does not currently have enough money to hire a coach at a high salary.
In fact, the CFA's coach selection program has been moving forward. After the Qatar World Cup, former Iranian manager Portuguese Queiroz entered the FA candidate list. However, due to the influence of the golden dollar soccer era, Chinese soccer has solidified the impression of money, which directly led to the offer of foreign coaches was not low from the beginning. As a result, many candidate coaches have ended up until they could not engage in in-depth negotiations.
With all the matches of the Chinese soccer season over, the training schedule of the Chinese men's soccer team has been arranged. According to the plan, after the Spring Festival, the national football team will start winter training to prepare for the next World Cup Asian qualifier and the Asian Cup at the end of the year. In this case, whether the new coach can be in place in time is really a question mark. Maybe acting coach Li Xiaopeng will lead the team for the time being.
