Insider Sources Reveal:
The women's soccer selection process is not a matter of a single nominee, but rather the entire selection process, including the power to determine the selection criteria and the final decision on the choice of the head coach, has been urgently called off.
This suggests that the previous selection criteria, the results of the interviews of the five nominees, may be invalidated and that everything needs to start again.
It is unclear which part of the process is in question and how the future selection process will work. The only thing that is certain is that, with such delays, there is little time left for the Chinese women's soccer team to prepare for the Asian Cup.
On January 20 next year, the Chinese women's football team will participate in the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, and the importance of the first game for the new manager is self-evident.
Keep in mind that even according to the original plan, we were already the last Asian Cup team to confirm a head coach.
With the Asian Cup approaching, the final phase of the Women's Super League is coming to a close at the end of this month.
If the new manager is not announced, he or she will miss the best time to scout women's soccer players, and will also be in for what could be the shortest World Series training and preparation trip in history, and may even travel to the Women's Asian Cup in India without any real-world scouting such as friendly matches.
Even if the Chinese women's soccer team with the Asian Cup among the World Cup final round is not difficult, but the shorter the preparation time, the Asian Cup trip will be more difficult.
Qualifications of nominees questioned
Participating in the five nominees of the women's soccer team, Zhao Junzhe, Chen Wanting, Liu Huana, Wang Jun, Zhang Haitao was once regarded as a "runner".
However, the two favored nominees have also faced their fair share of skepticism:
Zhao Junzhe previously did not have women's football coaching experience, the so-called "has always attached importance to women's football" is not persuasive; Chen Wanting's academic qualifications is an advantage, but she previously led the U16 national youth, the results are not outstanding.
No matter who the new manager is, there should have been a result three weeks ago, but now it is "difficult to produce". What went wrong with the selection of the women's soccer team? Now, it is difficult for us to get an official answer.
The only thing we can be sure of now is that the process is very transparent in this part of the competitive interview.
A month ago the women's soccer head coach interview, by Zhu Guanghu, Sun Wen, Kris, Li Shubin, Li Xicai, Wang Hong interview examiner group. From the staffing point of view, the CFA attaches great importance to this interview.
Zhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach
In a previous interview with the media, he revealed the interview process: "At that time, after listening to a few of them, we also asked them questions about their ideas and plans, etc., so that we could make a judgment. Each person has a very detailed table, which contains grooming, expression, logical thinking, knowledge of soccer, detailed plans to prepare for the Asian Cup and so on.
At that time, after the meeting, no one read it to each other, so they wrote it themselves and then handed it to the relevant staff, which should be regarded as a very transparent and fair selection and recruitment process.
However, the real problem may be that the FA has not been meticulous in the screening process of nominees.
The original conditions set for the nominees were:
Has served as head coach of CFA U19 and above national units, or has served as head coach of CFA Women's Super League units, or has served as head coach or assistant coach of CFA Top League units.
Although Chan Yuen Ting is the most popular nominee, but because she previously coached the Hong Kong Premier League is not under the FA's tournament, the U16 national youth coaching experience does not meet the conditions of the "U19 and above the head coach of the national football team".
In response.
Sources close to the matter said that the explanation given by the relevant parties was that the quota was specially authorized and that Chen Wanting belonged to the special talents. In fact, the relevant controversy has existed since the release of the interview list, but it is seldom highlighted.
Now it seems that this problem may have become a new women's soccer coach "difficult" one of the factors.
New Requirements for Competitive Hiring: No Pie in the Sky
After the original list of bidders and the results of the interviews were urgently called off, the
A new standard is beginning to emerge, and both Li Tie, the current head coach of China's men's soccer team, and Jia Xiuquan, the incoming head coach of China's women's soccer team, have become counterproductive.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's soccer team performed very poorly. With a five-goal defeat and shutout against Brazil, an eight-goal defeat by the Dutch women's soccer team, and even a bare draw against Zambia, the weakest opponent in the group, Jia Xiuquan's finalized Olympic roster was the subject of controversy even before the tournament began, and after three group matches it became the key piece of evidence for the fans to criticize it.
"Do you think I'm successful" "The revival of women's soccer is not something I alone can change" "Whether I do it or not in the future depends on the FA"... ...Jia Xiuquan had left such comments after the match, completely putting himself on the opposite side of the fans.
Not to mention, the controversy between Jia Xiuquan and Tang Jiali has been reported, with the latter's embodiment during his stay in the country receiving strong support from the fans, while more criticism has been directed at Jia Xiuquan.
The same work appeared in the recent Men's 12 tournament, where Li Tie caused a huge controversy about the use of naturalized players, which was the subject of remarks after almost every game.
In the recent match between China and Oman, Li Tie let Luo Guofu and Alan start the match, and Luo Guofu's performance was the best in the match. Li Tie, however, replaced him after the 60th minute, and then Oman scored an equalizing goal. Fans about his questioning, in this moment to reach the peak.
However, a sleep after waking up Li Tie did not calm his confrontation with the fans, but instead further deepened the confrontation with a speech: "Smile in the face of life, hard work is the greatest respect for themselves."
As the huge controversy spreads from the pitch to off the pitch, the personal behavior of the two head coaches pushes China's national soccer team further and further away from its fans. Turning a professional level issue into part of the social discourse is not what a national team manager should do.
In addition, when Li Tie bid for the men's soccer head coach of the information has recently been mentioned again. Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang said in an article, Li Tie was recognized by the leadership because of his aggressive and courageous style of campaign speeches, a strong personal desire to lead the team, and depicted a great blueprint, and ultimately succeeded in the election.
A similar scene seems to have occurred in this women's soccer selection, with reports that Chen Wanting had indicated during the interview that she was "very much looking forward to breaking bread with the Netherlands".
In fact, from the point of view of the current strength, China's women's soccer team wants to fight against the world's strongest team like the Netherlands, the difficulty is too great.
"Speak properly, don't make a big picture" is a lesson that the two national team coaches have brought to the table, and will most likely be one of the key requirements for nominees in the upcoming selection process.
Shui Qingxia has not yet decided to run
If none of the five nominees previously involved end up being elected, where does the position of Chinese women's soccer head coach go from here?
On Saturday evening, a member of the media said on his personal social media, "The head coach of the women's soccer team, the future should be Shui Qingxia." This news was reprinted by many and was seen as a signal that Shui Qingxia might bid for the job again.
However, the rumor is now merely speculation and prediction about the women's soccer head coaching candidates, and is not a true hint that Shui Qingxia is involved in the bidding process.
According to the newspaper's information, by the time this reporter went to press, Shui Qingxia did not make a decision to run for the election, and did not have exchanges with the Football Association on this matter. Now, her whole energy is in the Shanghai women's soccer team.
In the course of the work carried out so far, one viewpoint will be recognized by most people, that is, comparing all the nominees, Shui Qingxia is a better candidate in any aspect.
In Shanghai women's soccer, she had a very good coaching experience; in the National Games, she delivered a satisfactory answer as the acting head coach; in this circle, she is the head coach who knows the current situation of women's soccer the most.
According to previous news, Shui Qingxia, despite leading the United team to win the National Games, the reason why the women's soccer head coach quit the competition, is "clear that they are not in the future planning of the Football Association" after the decision.
Now that the job has evolved into this situation, many fans have also shown that they don't want Shui Qingxia to go through this mess again.
The subsequent problem is that, excluding all the potential nominees now known, there are very few coaches left for the CFA to choose from. Instead of speculating on the reasons why the selection of the women's soccer team has been halted, it is better to face the fact that the longer this matter is delayed, the less coaches will dare to take on this important task.
Under the general environment of changeable orders, the Chinese women's soccer team has not been able to create a mature coaching team, did not form a mature tactical system. Jia Xiuquan's words, though harsh, are not unreasonable: "The revival of women's soccer can never be changed by one person."
