Wang Hongliang's swift rise to the top is reminiscent of the brilliant trajectory of coach Li Xiaopeng. The local coach, who has shone in China's women's soccer team, has accumulated valuable experience in his coaching career, capturing the trust of his players with his extraordinary team appeal and deep human touch. Although his track record on the coaching bench was not illustrious, this experience undoubtedly laid the cornerstone for his later brilliant achievements in the Chinese Super League and at the national team level. Now that Wang Hongliang is steadily moving along the same path, speculation is rife as to whether or not he will be able to follow in Li Xiaopeng's footsteps and become a new generation of soccer wizards.
However, some fans are skeptical about the FA's push for a "national team coach development program". They believe that the growth of local coaches should not only rely on the platform of the national team, but should gradually accumulate practical experience through the broader stage of the professional league. Some fans even jokingly said, "The national teams of other countries focus on training players, while our national team has become the cradle of coaches!" This phenomenon reflects the Chinese soccer in the coaching talent reserves on the short board for a long time, and to make up for this defect, obviously not overnight success.
