In the quiet corridors of the hotel where Shanghai's national soccer team resides.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Alone, I savor the complexities of saying goodbye to the National Football League.
Thinking back to that extraordinary month ago.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
In his capacity as head coach of the national soccer team, he took the team from this familiar hotel to the airport and left for the faraway UAE. At that time, he could not have imagined that his identity had changed from a coach to a "former head coach of the national soccer team" in this departure.
The warmth of home awaits
Despite the fact that it has been a week since the farewell, in accordance with the rules of immunization
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
and his team are still in home isolation. Until December 9, they ushered in the real curtain, for Li Tie, this may also be a kind of relief. At the same time, the new head coach Li Xiaopeng in Shanghai to complete the formation of the new team, the national football team officially into the "Peng team" era.
"Stand your last watch and do your best."
Yesterday afternoon, an assistant coach of the national football team in the completion of the task of the national team to "peace of mind" four words summarize their coaching career: "There are good places to do, there are not satisfied with the place, these are left to slowly sum up later."
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
and his team of assistant coaches were finished with the national team from the moment the National Football Association (NFA) officially announced Li Xiaopeng's appointment. According to the plan, the team no longer arranges uniform training during the home quarantine in Suzhou. However, considering the practical needs of the players, many of them remained at their posts and assisted their teammates in training, saying, "We've been together for so long, from the Top 40 to the Top 12, our feelings are deep."
Including Li Tie, with the imminent start of the second phase of the Chinese Super League, the team of former National Football League (NFL) assistant coaches will be temporarily unemployed if they cannot find a home in the short term. But this is not their main concern. "The important thing is to go home properly to accompany the family, these years owe them too much." Talking about the sudden end of the coaching career, a national football assistant coach expressed some reluctance: "a little regret, but it is also a kind of relief."
"From the 40-team tournament so far, my time at home is not more than half a month, even if the players to participate in the Super League period, we will go to the tournament area to watch the game, very little time to stay at home." For their families, including head coach Li Tie, many of them feel a bit indebted: "Especially under the epidemic, everyone is under tremendous pressure, although we know the whole team is doing a good job of preventing the epidemic, but the family will certainly still worry. As I personally, when I used to play soccer, I have been in the field, and my wife has carried the burden of many things that should be done by men at home. I originally thought I could take care of the family more after I retired, but after I became a coach, I've still been out on the road all the time. So take advantage of this opportunity now and make sure you spend time with your family and talk about the rest later."
