Beijing time on February 21, the Chinese soccer world, a sudden change of clouds, an explosive news quickly spread. The Korea Joongang Daily revealed the latest move of former South Korean national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who seems to be expected to become the next head coach of the Chinese team, a news that undoubtedly injected a shot in the arm for the national soccer team.
Recalling the recent performance of the national football team, after the loss of the Asian Cup, Jankovic's departure has been the nail in the coffin. A number of media reports said that the Football Association has quietly started the coach replacement process, Cui Kangxi, Queiroz, Ivankovic and Petkovic, etc. have all become favorites. However, the emergence of Klinsmann, so that the candidate list seems more confusing.
According to the Central Daily News, Klinsmann's name has been on the list of national team coaching candidates since the CFA fired Jankovic last month. It is worth noting that Klinsmann's salary is not exorbitant, which is acceptable for the CFA. On the contrary, his salary at the South Korean team is as high as 2.9 billion won (about 15.45 million yuan). From the report in JoongAng Ilbo, it is clear that Klinsmann has become the favorite to be the new head coach of the national football team. Compared to Queiroz and Ivankovic, Klinsmann has a clear advantage in coaching the national soccer team. After all, he was in the same group as the national soccer team during his coaching stint in South Korea and has a deep understanding of the style and opponents of the national soccer team. It is worth mentioning that South Korea beat the national soccer team 3-0 in the preliminaries, which angered the new head of the Football Association, Song Kai. In an interview with the media, Song Kai said he hoped that one day a German coach would take charge of the national soccer team and beat the South Korean team 4-0 in the future. As a result, the domestic media have speculated that Klinsmann will likely take over the national soccer team after South Korea's dismissal. Now, a report from the Central Daily News further confirms the speculation, and Klinsmann's partnership with the Chinese team seems to be finalized. He may join hands with players like Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning to challenge South Korea. What do you think about this?
