During the warm-up period for the 2022 tournament, Li Tie took the helm and directed 10 matches. The national team, led by Li Tie, had an impressive run of wins over the Maldives, Guam, the Philippines and Syria during the 40-team tournament. However, in the past 12 matches, Li Tie and the national team played six matches, only one victory against Vietnam, the remaining five games were defeated. Most regrettably, the national team failed to fully utilize the naturalized players in the first few rounds of the tournament, such as Luo Guofu, Allan, and Ackerson, who were not able to be reused. It was this situation that caused the national team to gradually lose their hopes of advancing under the challenge of Japan and Australia.
What is even more baffling is that the lack of attention to naturalized players has also become the focus of Li Tie's questioning. At the critical moment of the national team's last World Cup, fans were confident that the addition of naturalized players such as Alan, Luo Guofu and Ekerson would significantly improve the national team's fighting strength. It is not an exaggeration to say that if they can fully utilize their potential, it is not far-fetched to compete with strong teams such as Japan and Australia. However, Li Tie has never reused the naturalized players, resulting in players such as Alan and Luo Guofu lacking sufficient playing time.
The naturalized player's cold shoulder caused the national team to fall back under the onslaught of Japan and Australia. Subsequently, Li Tie was dismissed due to a number of off-field factors, and he himself was caught up in the "Li Tie case" controversy. Recently, however, Xu Liang recognized Li Tie's tactical arrangements, a surprising statement. As to whether Li Tie's coaching and tactics are really problematic, what is your opinion?
