For the past three and a half years, Krebs has worked for the China
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The ball, especially at all levels of the national team, poured deep technical care. Last year, for example, he accompanied the entire
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Drafting for the Qatar World Qualifiers. Even when he was in isolation in Suzhou last October, he helped the country through the Internet
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Selection of coaches. His Chinese colleague once praised: "This old gentleman is not only skillful, but also enthusiastic and sincere, as long as there is a slightest possibility, he will do his best to help the Chinese government.
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Ball."
However, at the beginning of this year, due to the impact of the epidemic and Japan's restriction on the number of visitors to the Top 12 tournament, Kreis was unable to accompany the team on the expedition to Japan and Vietnam. In
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Team bids farewell to Qatar two rounds early after historic loss to Vietnam
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of the final round. Kreis did not travel with the team for the final four rounds of the 12-team tournament after the team's change of command fiasco late last year.
In fact, with the exit from the Big 12, the national men's soccer team's preparation for this year's tournament came to an end, and Krebs' technical support for the team was suspended.
Of course, as the center
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The technical director of the association, Krebs is much more than that. Given his outstanding performance over the past three-plus years, the Central
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The Association was also inclined to renew his contract. However, Krebs opted out of the contract extension due to personal health and family reasons.
It is understood that Krebs and China
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The four-year contract for the association's work was supposed to end at the end of the year. But he has not been able to return to China for more than two years since his return in the spring and summer of 2020. His professionalism has deeply infected the Chinese
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colleagues of the Association, the Association therefore agreed to his early departure from the post of Technical Director from the perspective of humanistic concern.
It is worth noting that, in the case of the
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While working at the Association, Kreis also received lucrative offers from the soccer world in Japan, Saudi Arabia and other countries, but he has developed a deep partnership and friendship with his Chinese colleagues. Kreis is equally content with his life in China. For the Chinese
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ball, and he couldn't help but show a hint of reluctance.
Who will replace Krebs when he confirms his departure? Or, for that matter, the center
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Will the Association continue to hire a foreign technical director? There is no official answer yet.
