In addition, those players who are not naturalized by blood may find it difficult to hope for support. Alan returned to Brazil in mid-November, and Li Xiaopeng has no direct control over his training and physical condition there. Iverson, who returned to Brazil on the 12th of this month, is facing a similar dilemma. It is rumored that Iverson is expected to join a Brazilian club for training, but so far there is no definite news. Even Luo Guofu, who has been loyal to the Guangzhou team, terminated his contract and returned home.
Teams old and new, Taishan could be big international players
The return of three naturalized players is in the spotlight in the Chinese team's new training session for next year. The initial plan is that once called up, they will head straight away to meet up with the Chinese team.
According to the time projection, their longest time away from the team has been more than two months, the shortest is close to a month, their physical state is full of uncertainty. The Chinese team does not have time to let them gradually adjust, and must be able to come when called, come to be able to fight. The CFA has arranged a special person to follow the naturalized players back to Brazil, to understand their recent situation, to provide a basis for Li Xiaopeng's final choice. Athletics has a famous saying: one day do not practice, they know; two days do not practice, the coach knows; three days do not practice, the opponent knows. If the physical conditions are not up to standard, it will be difficult to make next year's Top 12 away games against Japan and Vietnam.
It is reported that Li Xiaopeng will recently devote his main energy to the team in Guangzhou, focusing on those international players who have performed well in the first phase of the 12-team tournament. From the perspective of having been tested in six major competitions, Li Xiaopeng attaches great importance to these international players. At the same time, he is also paying attention to the performance of some young international players, such as Guo Tianyu, if all goes well, the nearly 2-meter tall winger will have a lot of chances to show his talent under Li Xiaopeng. Then there's Wei Shihao, who was marginalized in the last phase of the tournament, as well as players from new league champions Taishan. With an average age of over 29, China's 23-man squad for the first phase of the Round of 12 tournament will need to complete the transition from old to new in the future.
The possibility of the Chinese team advancing directly to the Round of 12 is almost nil, and the hope of finishing third in the group to play a play-off also remains only theoretical. The most important thing is to play the two games with Japan and Vietnam well, to avoid the situation we do not want to see, especially the game with Vietnam on the first day of next year, not to give the people of the country "add to the problem". In the balance between the future and the immediate problem, both stable and witty Li Xiaopeng is facing the challenge of "brain burning".
He's not the only one affected.
On December 16, Li Tie spoke out for the first time after stepping down from his position as head coach of the Chinese team, saying on his personal social media software: "End of a precious journey, thanks to all!" The location is shown in the T3 terminal of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport. Li Tie used just 13 words to officially bid farewell to the national football journey. Li Tie's story, or "accident", is really completely over?
Li Tie's departure from the China team's marquee is not only due to his angry dislike of fans and media at the post-match conference of the China-Australia battle, his use of his identity to engage in live streaming of bandwagons, and his alleged infringement of China's team's commercial interests, nor is it due to coaching level, match usage, or other issues, which are insufficient to constitute a reason why he has to leave.
If we are interested, we can find the transcript of his post-match conference in the relevant media and interpret it carefully, so we may be able to understand why Li Tie had to leave (officially, he resigned of his own accord).
Previously, there are media reports that the State General Administration of Sport will be the main leader of the Chinese team preparations for the work of the leading group leader, the 12 strong Chinese team temporary party branch secretary change, the Chinese team leader candidate to make adjustments. If this series of changes are all implemented, it can be from another angle to illustrate the Li Tie this "accident" impact. More than one soccer circle in Li Tie's dismissal that, first of all, because of his outspokenness, he himself suffered losses, but also "pit" around a lot of people, including the original support for his CFA executives, more or less have been affected. Secondly, Li Tie is still immature, that point in time broke out, maybe later on, there will be something else.
Shortly after Li Tie announced his resignation, there were rumors that one of his soccer projects had problems, and the relevant parties began to deal with it seriously, is it true or not? Whether it's true or not, until there's no news from the authorities, it's just another story to listen to on Li Tie's behalf. After all, soccer public opinion is always "appropriate to chase the poor enemy", there is a reason for the incident, there is no solid evidence, and often end up with nothing. However, not long ago, the former Tianjin TEDA Football Club several executives were investigated according to the law, one of the general manager has been away from soccer for many years is still being investigated case again to remind all practitioners - some things can not be wiped out, "mine" is only a matter of time sooner or later.
In fact, around Li Tie's dismissal before and after, there are still many questions have not been solved, and even do not rule out the possibility of follow-up events. But still say: everything to the official announcement shall prevail.
