According to the latest news, the head coaching position of our men's national team may be in for a change.
Although the final 12 has come to an end, the General Administration of Sport, the National Football Association and the national team have not issued a statement or position on this matter, the surface seems calm, but behind the scenes there are still dark currents.
Recall Li Xiaopeng took over at the beginning of the General Administration of Sport, its expectations are quite high, one is to complete a smooth transition in the 12 tournament with the team, although the national football team out of the line of hope is slim, but strive to stabilize and achieve a good record; the second is to do a good job in preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup. As for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, is not on the agenda. However, Li Xiaopeng also said that the four games after the 12 strong match will be used as an opportunity for self-testing.
At present, the attitude of the General Administration of Sport and the National Football Association is still unclear. However, there is news that Li Xiaopeng may take the initiative to resign. From an objective point of view, the national team in the case of Li Xiaopeng took over in a hurry, the performance of the four 12 matches is difficult to serve as a basis for judgment. Despite the overall stability of the national team, the results are hardly satisfactory, especially the draw with Saudi Arabia and the public opinion storm caused by the loss to Vietnam.
There is still plenty of time to decide whether and when to change the manager. The national team may not need to train until the end of the year, and the league schedule will be intensive after the postponement of the tournament. the U23 national team has actually assumed the role of the "national second team", especially since the U23 national team is able to recruit over-age players.
In fact, the national team should pay more attention to the mechanism than the question of whether to change the manager and the candidate. Take the 40 strong match and 12 strong match as an example, at first the "reserve head coach" is Cannavaro, but after the China Cup defeat he was replaced. Then Lippi returned, but Chen Xuyuan the same period, Lippi returned to the issue of Chen Xuyuan limited right to speak, which led to the cooperation level of the dilemma.
Li Tie is Chen Xuyuan "hand-picked" coach, but after Li Tie dismissed, the General Administration of Sport took over the selection of the work, once again, the national team coach is not the result of the choice of the Association. Decision-making power is not in the hands of the federation, the management right is divided into two, logistics basically by the federation is responsible for, resulting in the management of the national team's responsibilities and rights are not clear, the problem is frequent.
In this case, whether Li Xiaopeng continue to coach or choose a new head coach, all parties should be in the national team management responsibilities and rights for a comprehensive exchange, the only way to make the national team management more clear and clear.
In addition, the replacement of the national football team and other related work should have continuity, and the role of professionals needs to be strengthened. Can not be due to the relationship between the General Administration and the Football Association, as well as changes in the main leaders of the Association and frequent changes. In the past, the phenomenon of "one day's son, one day's minister" was common in the management of the national football team.
