Since the beginning of his tenure, Jankovic has been subjected to cynicism in the media, with some even asserting that he would be gone by the end of the year. However, it only took him two matches to shake his head decisively, let out a long sigh, and against all odds, had to reconsider the naturalized player option!
A year has passed and the Chinese men's national soccer team has finally welcomed a new manager. Yankovic has been given the opportunity to coach the national soccer team because of the alleged shady practices within the Football Association, which has a tight financial chain and is unable to afford to hire a high-paying coach. Rumor has it that Jankovic's annual salary is as high as $30 million, which is a huge amount of money. Compared to Lippi's annual salary, Jankovic can only laugh at himself as "insignificant".
Although the annual salary is not as good as Lippi, coaching experience is also inferior, which makes a lot of media skeptical of his coaching prospects of the national football team. However, Yankovic was still full of confidence when he took over the job, and put forward strict requirements for the players. Among them, the body fat percentage of no more than 10% is particularly strict, resulting in Ackerson and Jiang Guangtai missed the national team's first warm-up due to excessive body fat.
Despite financial constraints, the national team traveled to New Zealand for training. The national team has suffered repeated defeats against New Zealand abroad, except for their dominance in domestic tournaments. Whether Jankovic can end the losing streak against New Zealand has become the focus of fans' attention.
Looking at the rankings, the national team is ranked 77th, while New Zealand is ranked outside the 100th place. Theoretically, the national team is superior. However, in the first match, New Zealand failed to win even with one less player. In the second match, the national team was in a total disadvantage, despite scoring two goals, but lost 1-2, one of which was an oolong goal by defender Zhu Chenjie. Despite the team's efforts, the technical aspect of the team is still lacking, and the front line needs to improve its ability to grasp the ball.
After two games, Yankovic deeply realized the real strength of the national team, and he knew that he could not save the day. Shaking his head and sighing, the only way to seek a breakthrough. So, he considered returning to the road of naturalized players. According to the latest news, Jankovic plans to use Jiang Guangtai, Fernando and Eckerson and other naturalized players in the next game of the national football team, and Luo Guofu will also get a chance if he returns. For this reason, he gave up the principle of "not using players with body fat percentage over 10%".
In fact, body fat percentage varies from person to person and cannot be generalized. Although Ackerson and Jiang Guangtai have excessive body fat, their strength should not be underestimated. It seems that the national football team still needs to rely on the power of naturalized players in order to impact the World Cup in the United States and Canada.
