Gao Hongbo failed to ask the men's football head coach position, but this does not mean that he is not expected to return to this position in the future. What is the problem? As we all know, the Football Association in this selection of coaches, the first condition is foreign status, especially favored European coaches. Gao Hongbo's path is therefore blocked. Within the FA's established selection framework, only two people were eligible. One of them is Queiroz, but he has accepted the offer of 3 million euros per year from the African giants, which means that Ivankovic has become the only candidate for the head coach of the men's soccer team. According to Qin Yun and other members of the media, Ivankovic seems to have secured the position, after all, his offer of 1.5 million euros per year is just what the FA wants.
The appointment of Ivanovic seems to have been recognized by all, however, former soccer superstar Fan Zhiyi has reservations about whether foreign coaches are a panacea for Chinese soccer. In a recent program, Fan Zhiyi mentioned the sudden departure of Lippi, and explained his viewpoint with the words "national football still needs local". In his opinion, only local coaches continue to learn and progress, the Chinese men's soccer team can get rid of the difficulties, ushering in a brighter future. Fan Zhiyi's words hit the core of the problem, but also hope that local coaches can have a more excellent play, realize self-sufficiency, so as to support the national men's soccer team leader.
