It is an anomaly for national teams to go more than half a year without training and tournaments. As of now, AFC only recognizes the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
The change of location of the competition has not yet made adjustments to the competition period. After the Qatar World Qualifier, the Chinese team is objectively facing the challenge of renewal. Although the team by the epidemic and other objective factors, it is difficult to carry out international warm-up games in the short term, but the necessary preparation program is still indispensable. The situation of "dragons without a leader" is obviously not appropriate. In this context, the question of Li Xiaopeng's team's retention or departure urgently needs a clear answer.
On May 16, according to media reports, "
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A new head coach is expected." However, no such confirmation has yet been received by the CFA. It should be noted that the appointment of Li Xiaopeng's team was made under the leadership of the sports administration
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This is done under the guidance of the "Leadership Operating Group". Therefore, even if the change of manager is confirmed, the team management should strictly follow the procedures. From this point of view, the decision-making power about the change of manager is not entirely in the hands of the CFA, perhaps the CFA is also waiting to see what happens.
It is reported that when the team management chose Li Xiaopeng, it was made clear that, under normal circumstances, the
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There will be no head coaching change anytime soon, which is in line with the National
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The selection of Shui Qingxia as skipper is similar.
But up to now, the team management did not make a clear response to the question of Li Xiaopeng's retention. Li Xiaopeng has not even received a notice to "report on the final 4 rounds of the 12 rounds of the team work". In other words, Li Xiaopeng himself still does not have a definite answer as to whether he will stay or not. In the strict sense, Li Xiaopeng is still
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The head coach of the team, so should he then continue with all the preparations for the next phase of the team's preparations?
