February 27, tonight newspaper disclosed that the new national football coach Ivankovic is about to usher in the test of the two matches of the World Qualification Tournament "hard battle" against Singapore.
Since taking charge of the national soccer team, Ivankovic watched the Shanghai duo's FA Super Cup showdown. Once the tournament came to an end, he quickly returned home to deal with visa matters. He intends to return to China at the beginning of March to take an in-depth look at the performances of top-flight players.
Given that the Shanghai teams' performances in the CFA Super Cup did not fully demonstrate their technical and tactical skills, Ivankovic will need to reassess his players' individual strengths and athleticism to better assimilate them into their new roles after returning to Chinese soccer after nearly 14 years. However, with the Asian qualifying round of 36 set to resume in late March, Ivankovic has just three weeks to familiarize himself with the team.
Facing the fierce competition in Group C of the 36th Asian qualifying round, the only way for the Chinese team to grasp the initiative to advance is to "kill" the Singaporean team. For Ivankovic, he needs to lead the team in these two key battles steadily forward, in order to follow the coaching work with confidence. Therefore, in the next month, he will face the first major test in his career as a national soccer coach.
