Li Xiaopeng's position in the national football team, not only because of the extraordinary strength, but also because of his skillful reconciliation of the players' relationship is unique.
Rumor has it that Li Xiaopeng has united the two opposing camps of players within the national football team, which is the embodiment of his excellent emotional intelligence.
Li Xiaopeng on behalf of the national football team played 39 games, the number of goals is not much, but his time in the national team is just four years, he will keep close contact with teammates. He harvested the blessings of many international players at his wedding, which also maps out his excellent social skills.
It is worth mentioning that when Zheng Zhi joined the Taishan team, Li Xiaopeng personally drove to meet, when he was the captain, Zheng Zhi caring.
Li Xiaopeng is a master in dealing with interpersonal and player relations, with obvious advantages. Turning to coaching after his retirement, his high emotional intelligence has been a booster. Despite occasional mistakes in the game, it is normal for young coaches. Overall, he has his own unique way of controlling the team and responding to crises.
Now that Li Xiaopeng has become the head coach of the national football team, his comprehensive strength has become the key. Although his technical and tactical play has been criticized by fans, such as single tactics and not flexible enough with people.
However, Li Xiaopeng is quite skillful in team management and relationship management. Whether he is coaching the Taishan team or Wuhan team, his press conference is full of content, he humorously responded to the questioning, take the initiative to take responsibility for the players to reduce pressure.
Li Xiaopeng dares to take responsibility and face the pressure, which may be his biggest advantage to become the head coach of the national football team. The national football manager has more pressure, how to keep calm to deal with, this is crucial.
The biggest advantage?
Flexibility + knowing people well
Li Xiaopeng's coaching career began in 2009, the first three years, he coached the women's soccer team. From the Shandong Women's Football Team to the China Women's Football Team, Li Xiaopeng had some brilliant moments, but the overall performance was not recognized. After leaving the women's soccer team, he coached Qingdao Zhongneng, but the results were not good.
Regarding his coaching style, we need to start with the 2018 Chinese Super League. Having coached Taishan for less than three years and been at Wuhan for less than a year, Li Xiaopeng's overall record in the league is not impressive. But from the point of view of coaching style, he is gradually transforming.
During the coaching of Taishan team, Li Xiaopeng's most impressive is the high ball playing style, which is considered by many fans as a single tactic. Indeed, the Taishan team's high ball is an advantage, especially under the leadership of such an excellent center forward as Pele, the Taishan team's high ball advantage can not be ignored.
In these three years, Li Xiaopeng actively seeking change, in the interview also admitted that the team's staffing can not meet the requirements of the middle penetration with the requirements, but in the search for new breakthroughs.
This season in Wuhan, Li Xiaopeng also faced the situation of personnel incompleteness, the continuous failure to win has brought him a lot of pressure. Wuhan's overall style of play is based on the combination of side and center, the role of foreign aid is very important.
Of course, the situation of the national team and the club must be different, Li Xiaopeng first to determine the playing style of the national team, the first step is to select players.
Next, Li Xiaopeng will watch more leagues to determine the next phase of the national football training list. There is also a key to form a team of assistant coaches. Fabio, Pep is Li Xiaopeng's previous assistants, this season Li Xiaopeng also wanted to invite Pep to join the coaching team, but due to a variety of reasons, Pep was not able to get in place in time.
Now that Li Xiaopeng has become the head coach of the national soccer team, Pep is likely to become his assistant. Pep has worked in Barcelona and is very familiar with Chinese soccer, he also sent his blessing to Li Xiaopeng after he coached the national soccer team.
In addition to Pep, Li Xiaopeng will also bring physical fitness coach Hu Yu to join the national football team. As for other assistant coaches, he still needs to communicate with the FA.
In a way, Li Xiaopeng is more like a general manager who will maximize the effectiveness of his team, listen to his assistant coaches and then make decisions.
Li Xiaopeng's clinical command is good, and he has had classic cases of substitutions that worked, which is an advantage he needs to play to in the national team.
Putonghua in Lu flavor
Wit is more discreet.
About Li Xiaopeng's conference, it is easy to organize a series of quotes, his Mandarin is also quite interesting. When he first coached the women's soccer team, Li Xiaopeng's "Lu flavor Mandarin" made the players a little uncomfortable, and he laughed at himself in an interview at the time: "I need to find a translator."
During his tenure as Taishan's head coach, Li Xiaopeng still struggled to speak good Mandarin, but decades of country accent are not so easy to change.
In Wuhan, Li Xiaopeng is also trying to change, but the more attention, the more not so good to change. Now that Li Xiaopeng has become the head coach of the national football team, his remarks at the conference will be the focus of attention.
It's a highlight that he doesn't speak Mandarin, but of course, Li Xiaopeng will pay attention to this, and from an objective point of view, he will still be in his own habits, and as long as the players and the media can understand, there will be no problem.
In a way, it's what Li Xiaopeng says in the conference that counts.
This time Li Tie dismissed, largely related to his comments in the conference, Li Xiaopeng naturally want to learn this lesson.
From years of interview experience, Li Xiaopeng's conference are relatively concise, his on-the-spot reaction is fast, but also will examine the situation, rarely out of control.
To the national football team, Li Xiaopeng will naturally speak more carefully, but he is also very witty, the future of the conference quotes, worth looking forward to.
Of course, no matter what is said or how it is said, results remain the first element.
Now, the first challenge facing Li Xiaopeng is the remaining four matches of the Asian qualifying round of 12 of the World Cup, especially the two matches away to Japan and Vietnam. This is crucial for Li Xiaopeng's coaching walk.
The hope of the national football team to qualify for the World Cup is lost, but the fans prefer to see the future and hope of the national football team, Li Xiaopeng how to locate these two games, his use of personnel and tactical play, will be amplified.
In front of the pressure, whether Li Xiaopeng can find a way to at least let the fans see some hope is the key.
