Frankly speaking, Li Xiaopeng's chances of making a miracle seem slim. So, how to magnify this slim chance? The key lies in whether the next can form a good coaching team.
Looking back at the last World Qualifier, former manager Gao Hongbo resigned after leading the team through 4 matches with only 1 point. In contrast, Li Tie's coaching results are not amazing, but 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses are also worthy of the strength of the national football team. His stay and go, in fact, is more because of the off-field storm.
So, how should the next road go? Fans can not help but question: the new handsome at least can not be worse than Li Tie, right? However, the challenge facing Li Xiaopeng is much more than that. At present, the naturalized players Alan and Ixon have returned to Brazil, the future whether to return to our country is not yet clear. Jiang Guangtai and Luo Guofu are also highly likely to miss out due to unpaid wages. Unsurprisingly, the overall strength of the national football team's naturalized players will be drastically weakened by the time of the 2022 clash with Japan and Vietnam.
In recent years, Li Xiaopeng gained consecutive experience coaching in the Chinese Super League with Taishan and Wuhan.In the 2018 and 2019 seasons, he led Taishan to perform well in the league, reaching the final of the AFC Cup for the second consecutive year. Unfortunately, both finals came back in defeat. High emotional intelligence, good at uniting the team, and stable coaching results, these are Li Xiaopeng's advantages. However, occasional mistakes in key matches have also become his weakness.
In his coaching career, Li Xiaopeng's achievements have been largely due to the assistance of high-level foreign coaches. However, he lacks such a team around him today. He did not move the Wuhan coaching team to the new team completely, which has its own deep meaning.
Undeniably, the training methods and tactical concepts, European coaches have more advantages. Therefore, we expect Li Xiaopeng to find a few suitable foreign coaches to help him fulfill his mission.
