In the late afternoon of November 30, accompanied by the Chinese men's national football team in Gusu to implement the isolation of the
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
, suddenly submitted a request to the Chinese Football Association (CFA) to resign as head coach of the national team. And the FA then started the process of finding a new head coach.
Looking back to November 18th.
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The team returned home from the UAE on a chartered flight. According to the plan, the team will undergo a 14-day closed isolation in Gusu and then transfer to Shanghai for a week of independent training. After the quarantine, the team will be disbanded and the players will return to their respective clubs to prepare for the Chinese Super League, and the coaching team will continue to observe the players' performance in the league.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
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However.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
A series of problems during his leadership of the team in the Top 12 tournament, such as scheduling, player selection, post-game comments, advertising for endorsement businesses after a loss, and allegedly infringing on the rights of the national team's sponsors, did not die down with the team's return. Instead, he has continued to be the focus of public attention because of media revelations that he still works part-time for Wuhan FC during his tenure as national team manager, from which he receives a high salary, interferes in the transfer of players from the club, and even conspires with a commercial company to manipulate the transfer of international players and the playing time of the national team, and treats the national team as a tool for enrichment.
Although the reports did not provide conclusive evidence, in the face of questions and allegations from outside
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I have not made any response so far, and the CFA and the Ministry of State Administration have also remained silent.
The CFA, in its annual work report to the sports authorities on the
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The results of the coaching, the national team's prospects for the Top 12 tournament and the controversies that have arisen both on and off the field were reported in detail. As the national team's results have not been satisfactory and the course of the tournament has failed to meet the expectations of the fans, the
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The words, actions and incidents related to the national team have had a great negative impact, and there are increasing calls for a change in the national team's head coach.
Despite the quarantine period in Gusau, the national team continued to train and was organized by the
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Lead the way, but
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
himself realized that he might be on the verge of being dropped.On the afternoon of Nov. 30, after practice
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
began to say official goodbyes to the players and staff and resigned from the CFA.
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With a day off today, the quarantine will end tomorrow and the team will head to Shanghai to enter the independent training phase. Since no more training will be organized while in Shanghai, yesterday afternoon's practice may become the
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The final lesson in leading the team.
In accordance with the procedure.
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The resignation needs to be approved by the relevant parts. In the midst of the negative press and the declining trust of outside opinion and the FA hierarchy, the
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
The likelihood of the resignation being approved is high. If there are no surprises, after the Nationals end their quarantine on Dec. 2, the decision on the
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
The answer to whether or not he's off the bench will be revealed quickly.
Li Xiaopeng (1962-), Chinese politician, prime minister 2007-2010
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Meanwhile.
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The range of candidates for the new head coach has been finalized and will be among local coaches and foreign coaches familiar with the Chinese Super League. Sources say that Li Xiaopeng, the head coach of the Chinese Super League's Wuhan team, who has recently communicated with CFA executives about coaching the national team, is the most likely local coach to take over.
Li Xiaopeng had been the preferred favorite when the Chinese Football Association (CFA) selected a head coach in 2019, but ended up missing out on the national team's reins after scoring poorly in the bidding speech session. The CFA ultimately chose between three local coaching candidates to
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
. However, taking into account the
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and the coaching experience and achievements of the former local coaches, the coaching prospects of the local coaches after taking over the job are not favored.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
He has been the head coach of the national team since January 2, 2020, and has led the team to four victories in the Asian Round of 40 in the World Qualifying Tournament, advancing to the Top 12 round of the tournament. However, during the 12-team tournament, the team only won one, drew two and lost three of their six matches, and is currently ranked fifth in the group, with a very low likelihood of advancing to the World Cup.
