As the 12-team tournament progresses, head coach Li Tie seems to have stepped into the trajectory of "netizen". He frequently posted profound words on social media, and his speech at the conference was even more shocking, instantly triggering the network and becoming a hot topic.
Following back-to-back losses to Australia and Japan, Li Tie said at the conference, "Since the day I started playing soccer, I have been dedicated to the national team, playing nearly 100 games for the national team and participating in dozens of games as part of the coaching team. I believe that the Chinese team should be headed by a national, we look forward to a stronger Chinese team, but this requires everyone to work together."
The doors of the international soccer world are open to all, and Chinese soccer has long been integrated into it. As early as 20 or 30 years ago, the Chinese team hired German Schlapner as head coach. In recent years, foreign coaches have also brought advanced technical and tactical concepts to Chinese soccer. The most recent Chinese team to reach the World Cup final round was under the leadership of foreign coach Mi Lu. Therefore, whoever is in charge of the Chinese team should be determined by ability, not nationality. Li Tie's comments at the launch of the 12th round of the tournament were clearly inappropriate.
However, Li Tie did not pay attention to his own words and deeds, but rather intensified. In a 32-minute conference after the China-Australia match, Li Tie criticized those who believe that there is no difference between home and away matches as "lacking in reason", claimed that he knows the national football team and Chinese Super League players the best, complained about not being able to play in the country, and arrogantly proclaimed that he "could have brought back six points if he had played these two matches in Suzhou! ".
Regarding Li Tie's remarks, well-known coach Gong Lei commented, "As a head coach, when you are interviewed or attend conferences on various occasions, you should be clear that you represent the whole team. You are not only speaking on behalf of yourself, but also on behalf of the national team. For the expression of the media, the first thing is to transmit positive energy."
Shortly after the controversial comments set the internet ablaze, Li Tie updated his social media. A wave has not yet subsided, Li Tie's microblogging picture contains a number of commercial brands, from the deep-rooted hearts of a beverage brand to a sporting goods brand, to its co-founder of a young children's soccer education brand, as well as a tea brand special launch of the "discus" tea. It is worth mentioning that Li Tie released two posters, even the national football sponsors logo P off, replaced with the logo of a competing brand, allegedly damaging the rights and interests of the national football sponsors. Shortly afterward, Li Tie deleted the controversial posters. This triggered an external discussion about Li Tie's release of a 32-minute long speech, which was supposed to compete for traffic to cut leeks.
Li Tie as the national football team manager for nearly two years, in social media advertising post is not uncommon, but also in the Internet platform to participate in the Premier League and other events broadcast commentary. The results of leading the team are average, but do not forget to advertise to make money, even to the detriment of the interests of the national team's sponsors.In the 2016 season, Li Tie, then head coach of Hebei Huaxia Happiness, wore Adidas sneakers on the sidelines of the field to command, but the sponsors of the Chinese Super League are Nike, and Hebei Huaxia Happiness Club was fined 400,000 yuan by the Football Association for this reason. Therefore, it is impossible for Li Tie not to know that displaying competing brands is a serious violation of discipline. Knowing the law and violating the law, the reason is naturally unfathomable, and the nature is even worse.
As the employer of the national football team's head coach, the CFA should not indulge Li Tie so much. Li Tie is now the identity of the national football head coach, his words and deeds, especially during the World Qualifier 12, are on behalf of the national team, his improper speech, but also damage the national team and the overall image of Chinese soccer. Therefore, the CFA is in urgent need of Li Tie's words and deeds to restrain, can not be allowed to go on like this.
