Staggeringly, it was revealed that the coach of a fellow opponent in the national soccer world qualifier took over the coaching reins. Faced with this surprising development, fans have said, "How is this possible, it's simply never possible! He is clearly the 'Iron Duke' of the coaching world!"
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has not publicly announced that Jankovic, the head coach of the national soccer team, will be dismissed, but his departure seems to be a well-known fact. It is reported that the FA signed a contract with Jankovic, hidden a trigger clause - if the national soccer team failed to qualify for the Asian Cup, he needs to resign automatically. At the Asian Cup, the national soccer team failed to advance to the next round after two draws and one loss in the group stage. Immediately afterward, there were rumors that Jankovic would be fired and the national team would have a new coach.
Regarding the next head coach, the rumored candidates include Gao Hongbo, Zheng Zhi, Xie Hui as well as local coaches. However, given Li Tie's situation, it seems inappropriate for the FA to rush to choose a local coach. At the same time, there are also rumors that the next head coach may be Xu Zhengyuan of Chengdu Rongcheng or Cui Kangxi of Shandong Taishan. Is the FA trying to "poach" from the clubs again? I don't think this is a wise move. The most talked about coach is Ivanovic. He is reportedly in China at the moment.
However, while Ivankovic is in China, the English version of Korean media outlet Joongang Ilbo reported that Klinsmann, who has just stepped down from South Korea, is expected to coach the Chinese team. The Korean media revealed that the Chinese Football Association (CFA) may also consider Klinsmann in its list of candidates for the next head coach and hire him according to his salary package.
Klinsmann's annual salary while coaching in South Korea was as high as 2.9 billion won, or about 15.45 million won. Previously, it was reported that the FA would like to hire the famous coach, but due to budget constraints, it may be difficult to make it happen. However, will the CFA really invite Klinsmann? Is the FA really going to "pick up the pieces" and hire a coach who was sacked by the same group of rivals?
Although Klinsmann was once Germany's "Golden Bomber", his coaching career has not been a success, and even the striker has been a bad coach. His tenure in South Korea was short, and the results were not obvious. In the Asian Cup, South Korea was aiming to win the title, but unexpectedly lost to Jordan, shocking fans. In fact, many fans who watched the match thought that the winner should have been Jordan. They kept the South Koreans at bay and had more scoring opportunities.
Under Klinsmann's coaching, the South Korean team's tactics were vague and conflicts between the two big characters were exposed in the dressing room. Eventually, Klinsmann was dismissed by the KFA after the Asian Cup. Perhaps because of this, the Korean media included his name in the list of candidates for national team manager.
However, when the news reached the ears of Chinese fans, they said, "How can this be, absolutely impossible! If Klinsmann comes, he will only be the next Camacho. Korean fans don't like him, and Chinese fans don't like him either, considering him the 'iron rooster' of the coaching world, not even much better than Jankovic. In fact, national soccer coaches are in an almost identical situation, either saving money or relying on naturalized players, otherwise no one will be able to lead the national soccer team to break into the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup in two years!"
