While the Asian Cup was in full swing, our soccer team made an early return trip to spend the holiday with their families on the eve of the knockout stage. Although they delivered 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the group stage, which is the worst record in history, the team still received a bonus of 200,000 US dollars, about 1.43 million yuan, and each player was able to share tens of thousands of dollars.
Staggeringly, the AFC has set a minimum guaranteed bonus of $200,000 even if the team fails to qualify from the group stage. If the team performs at a higher level, the amount of prize money will also rise. The semi-finalists will get $1 million, the runners-up $3 million and the champions $5 million. These bonuses are designed to motivate the players to give their best on the field of play.
The dust has settled from the group stage, and our soccer team finished in 18th place, the worst in its history. Although we had the perfect opportunity to advance with a draw against Qatar, we unfortunately failed to capitalize on it. The fans were outraged.
Beijing Youth Daily reports that our soccer team is about to fall to 13th place in the Asian rankings, the worst record in recent years. Bahrain, Jordan and other third-ranked team performance is bright, is expected to overtake our country. in March of the world qualifying matches, our soccer team can turn the tide, yet to be revealed.
The Asian Cup tour came to an end, and Jankovic head coach was blamed. Domestic journalists have called for his dismissal and put forward candidates such as Choi Kang-hee, Seo Jung-won and Jordy for selection. Well-known sports journalist Ma Dexing revealed the inside story of Jankovic's appointment, saying that the top management of the Football Association made a hasty decision to let Jankovic, who was originally in charge of the Asian Games team, coach the national team, which was actually a wrong decision.
According to Ma Dexing, it may not be fair to blame Yankovic for the failure of the national soccer team.2023 At the Foshan selection meeting in February, it was decided that Yankovic would be promoted to head coach of the national team, but there were already questions raised at that time. It is worth mentioning that CFA leader Du Zhaocai was taken away for review in early April last year, suspected of serious violations of the law and disciplinary actions, and will be tried by the law.
Jankovic's dismissal seems to be just a matter of time. The concern is whether he will be able to lead the team to the World Qualifiers in a little over a month's time. Can a hasty change of manager give the Chinese national team a new look? If Jankovic continues to coach and ultimately fails to make it to the 18-team tournament, the Football Association will bear a huge responsibility. New Football Association president Song Kai is under pressure to weigh the pros and cons and make the most favorable choice.
