According to Beijing Youth Daily Beijing Youth Daily reported that the national soccer team will start a new concentration for the first time after the Spring Festival, combined with the status quo of Chinese soccer, the Football Association does not the status quo of Chinese soccer, the Football Association does not chase famous foreign coaches at any cost.
There have been recent rumors that the Chinese men's football team will start a new training session in January next year. As the 2022 FA Cup final date is initially scheduled for January 15, 2023, January 21 is the New Year's Eve of the lunar calendar. Therefore, the national soccer team will not be able to refocus until after the Chinese New Year at the earliest, i.e. late January or early February.
As for the choice of national soccer coach, there is no clear answer. Combined with the history of China's campaign in the Qatar World Qualifiers and the current state of development of the national team, it is a rational choice to invite foreign coaches who are familiar with Asian and Chinese soccer, i.e., who can get up to speed quickly. However, judging from the current realistic environment of domestic soccer, it is impossible for the CFA to pursue the so-called famous coaches at all costs. As for the Chinese men's soccer Asian Games coach Yankovic's name, also mentioned in the association's internal communication, but whether he can take over the national soccer team has not yet been finalized.
As the Hangzhou Asian Games has been confirmed to be postponed to September-October next year.The 2026 World Qualifiers Asian tournament will start on October 9 next year (Phase I). At the Hangzhou Asian Games, new World Qualifiers and Asian Cups will be held, with some tournaments interspersed. Therefore, it is not reasonable to arrange for Jankovic to hold two positions.
The kind of coach chosen for the national soccer team actually depends on the team's opponents in major tournaments such as the World Qualifiers and the Asian Cup. As Qatar has confirmed its takeover of the 2023 Asian Cup, the tournament could be postponed until January 2024, so the international rankings, i.e. the equipment, will also have an impact on the results of the national soccer team's groupings in the various tournaments. If the new coach is able to familiarize himself with the opponents, this will obviously facilitate the next step in the coaching process.
