According to planning, our national soccer team is scheduled to play a preparation match against New Zealand in March, however, the financial difficulties of the Football Association have made it difficult for a new coach to be appointed for a while. Paul Bento, Stojkovic and other foreign coaches who have coached in the Chinese Super League have declined the invitation of the national football team. Domestic well-known sports soccer reporter Pei Li disclosed the latest developments in the selection of national football coaches. At present, is leading China's Asian Games training team to prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games Yang Kovich seems unlikely to become the new coach of the national football team. The national football team held a coach selection meeting in Foshan to assess Yang Kovich's coaching ability. Comprehensive Yang Kovic's coaching level and the preparation needs of the Asian Games, the national football team is likely to reformulate the coach selection program.
It is reported that the Football Association has appointed Chen Yang, the current head coach of Changchun Yatai, to join the national football coaching team. Although Li Xiaopeng's coaching ability as the current head coach of the national football team has been questioned, he is still sitting in a stable position. After Li Tie's departure, Li Xiaopeng took over the baton and led the team through the remaining matches of the 12-team tournament. The performance of the national football team was not recognized by the outside world, and Li Xiaopeng did not bring obvious changes to the team after he took over. However, due to the time constraints of Li Xiaopeng, he did not have enough time to convey his tactical intentions to the players. Li Xiaopeng also felt reluctant, if the leadership of the Football Association to give him another opportunity, he is willing to continue to stay.
To make up for Li's lack of coaching experience, the FA arranged for Chen Yang to serve as his assistant. 2020, Chen Yang took over the reins of Yatai and led the team back to the Chinese Super League, and in the 2021 season, he reached the peak of his career when he led the team to a third-place finish in the league. In terms of coaching performance, Chen Yang has excelled among domestic coaches. This is also the key to his success in helping the national soccer team. At present, it seems that if Yang Kovic is not sure, the Football Association does not rule out Li Xiaopeng and Chen Yang co-coaching selection program, aimed at completing the warm-up matches in March, and to determine the new coaching candidates, for the national football coaching selection to leave enough time.
With Jankovic unwilling to take over, the FA may be forced to use local coaches again. However, the coaching ability of local coaches may not be able to meet the requirements of the Association. Even if the federation agrees, Li Xiaopeng and Chen Yang joint coaching selection plan can only be regarded as a stopgap measure. It seems that the position of the national soccer team's head coach has become hot and no one wants to take it. In my opinion, any person who is the head coach of the national football team will not be able to completely change the current situation of the national football team. Even if the FA is strapped for cash, a couple million dollars is still feasible, so the money issue is not the main reason for the difficulty in producing a national soccer head coach. More importantly, I firmly believe that the big name coaches are not willing to take over the position of the national soccer team because they don't want their reputation to be damaged.
