Soccer newspaper latest news revealed that the upcoming encounter in the Asian Cup group stage of the Chinese national soccer team's rivals - Qatar, on the eve of the game sudden personnel changes, the replacement of the team's head coach, which for the Chinese soccer, perhaps heralding a new opportunity.
With the first match of the Asian Cup approaching and only 38 days left in the countdown, Qatar surprisingly announced a change of manager at a crucial moment. Portuguese coach Queiroz suffered his dismissal after only ten months on the job, followed by a quick announcement from the Qatar Football Association that Spaniard Max Lopez would replace him and lead the team in the Asian Cup.
Although the 61-year-old Lopez has had a rich coaching career at Espanyol, from the ladder to the first team, he has a deep understanding of Qatar's youth soccer training system having been rooted at Hope Football Academy since 2012 and spent three years coaching in Europe at FC Obenta.A brief stint as Harbour's Head Coach in the summer of 2017, followed by a 2018 returned to Qatar to lead Wakrah to a successful first division finish, making him well versed in the workings of the Qatar Football League. Lopez is undoubtedly the ideal candidate in the eyes of the Qatar Football Association, a coach who can solve problems quickly.
For the Chinese national soccer team, this change in Qatar is undoubtedly good news. The arrival of a new coach provides the team with a window of time to observe and adjust tactics. In the first two matches of the group stage, China only had four fixtures to deploy. In contrast, while Queiroz has an in-depth knowledge of Asian soccer, Lopez's lack of experience in coaching the national team also makes this match full of uncertainty.
