Who will take over this hot potato?
Recently, many voices pointed out that the reason why Li Tie caused public anger, not because of his team performance, but his controversial words and deeds, especially the alleged violation of the social platform "hair picture with goods" behavior. Some media people and the media generally believe that Li Tie was replaced has become a foregone conclusion.
So, has the CFA prepared a "spare tire" on the issue of choosing a national soccer coach? In view of the difficult task of the national football team and the social attention it receives, the CFA will obviously make preparations for all kinds of emergencies that may arise. These plans should have been made long before the national football team left for the Top 40. Only as a last resort will the CFA activate these plans.
In fact, the CFA seems to be in a dilemma about whether to change the manager.
Currently, China is ranked second last in Group B of the 12-team tournament, six points away from third-ranked Australia. Next, the Chinese team will face Japan and Vietnam on the road at the end of January and the beginning of February next year. If they fail to gain enough points, the risk of going out of the tournament will emerge on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. From this perspective, no matter who takes over the Chinese team, it will be difficult to prevent the national soccer team from going out. If the change of manager becomes final, then the new manager will have to face this hot potato. Imagine starting your coaching career with a World Cup exit, it would be a huge challenge for any new coach.
At present, it seems unrealistic to hire a foreign coach if the CFA decides to change the manager. Currently involved in the work of the national football coaching team of the CFA Belgian technical director Kreis has made it clear that will not take over the Chinese team. Feedback from the public opinion, the outside world on Li Xiaopeng's evaluation of the overall good, but as a national football coach means that from the beginning of the appointment will face the public opinion of the wind and waves, with the team's performance is often also the main basis for the outside world to evaluate the merits of their work.
Changing commanders requires sound judgment
From the actual situation of the competition of the current 12 strong match, the national football team is not as good as the back of the talent training fault. The slogan of "solid youth training, based on the long-term" has been shouted by all walks of life for many years. However, similar basic guidelines and the national team's approach to competitions are often contradictory. This shows that the CFA and the relevant parties in the issue of the replacement of the marshal, really need to be on the "time point, the replacement of the marshal policy" to make a reasonable judgment. Once the judgment is wrong, then the work, the team, individuals may cause a new round of damage.
With the national football team moving to Shanghai in early December, both the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and the current national football coaching team headed by Li Tie have had time to sit down and plan for the future. It is understood that the CFA chairman Chen Xuyuan last week on Li Tie's series of controversial behavior to communicate with him. Now it seems that Li Tie has fallen into a more passive situation. As for the team's next preparation work, including the question of whether to change the coach, the CFA and all relevant parties will be in December through communication to reach a result.
