What is the need to retain the Chinese coaching team? According to the Football Association, the existence of a local coaching team not only helps foreign coaches to quickly integrate, but also has the cohesive force of senior players such as Zheng Zhi, and it is these factors that contributed to the final decision of the Football Association.
As the dust settles on the FA's decision, Zheng Zhi will apparently remain with the national team. Li Xuan's report reveals Zheng Zhi's future: Zheng Zhi will travel with Ivankovic to Shandong to get to know Shandong Luneng's players as he takes up his post. After this trip, Zheng and Ivankovic will travel to various places with the aim of evaluating the performance of the players and helping the national team to select the most suitable squad.
The CFA's decision to keep Zheng Zhi is a wise one. The new head coach Ivankovic's familiarity with the team is still shallow, and may not even be able to count the names of the players, Zheng Zhi's retention undoubtedly provides strong support for his decision-making. Moreover, if Zheng Zhi continues to grow under Ivankovic's command, there will be more local coaches in the national team coaching team in the future.
