When Coach Lippi stepped down, the national soccer team was in a precarious situation as they were caught in a difficult situation in the Round of 12. After Li Tie took over as head coach, people were on the fence about the future of the national soccer team. However, in the special period of the epidemic, the national football team with a wave of winning streak outbreak, with their own strength to break into the final 12, Li Tie completed the mission that Lippi failed to complete.
So, does Li Tie's coaching ability surpass Lippi's? This is undoubtedly a controversial topic. Although the national football team performed well in the last four matches of the 40-team tournament, the changes in both offense and defense were not significant. In the face of tight defense, the national football team is often caught in a helpless situation, and in the face of stronger opponents, the back line also frequently made low-level mistakes. It can be said that, whether from the technical and tactical level or the overall strength of the players, Li Tie led the national football team compared to the period of Lippi did not have a qualitative leap. Even with the introduction of two naturalized players, Alan and Jiang Guangtai, they did not play a key role in the game.
However, Li Tie's advantage over Lippi is the construction of team spirit. During Lippi's tenure, he often blamed individual players for their performance, and even repeatedly emphasized the lack of ability of national football players in the conference. Obviously, in Lippi's view, the national football players are more like a group of low-capacity "retarded", in the latter part of the team, the relationship between the players and Lippi has long been broken. Such a team, obviously difficult to show outstanding performance.
And after Li Tie took over as head coach, his determination can be seen in the four big words on the training ground - "Unity is Iron". This is the national football team in the last four tournaments to show the spirit of the style, but also Li Tie rule the team's fundamentals. In the face of external questioning, Li Tie has repeatedly spoken out for Wu Lei; in the face of injuries to teammates, he and his players to send their blessings ...... from these off-field performance can be seen in the eyes of Li Tie, the national football team members are close comrades in arms, this atmosphere is our traditional culture of cohesion, and also the most stimulating the soft environment of the human heart. Compared with Lippi, Li Tie understands the players better and knows more about the domestic culture, which is exactly where the advantage of "local coaches" compared with "foreign coaches" lies. As for how far the national football team can go in the future journey, it depends largely on whether this atmosphere can be sustained.
