Surprisingly, he took it upon himself to take on this new position with the huge numbers. In response, some people on the internet chortled that it seemed as if Ivankovic had long been secretly coveting that liquidated damages. If it were any other slightly more dignified coach, I'm afraid that in the face of such poor results, he would have already been ashamed of himself. However, he stood firm and was unwilling to give up even a single penny of the liquidated damages. In addition, this also reflects the fact that the contract does not contain the clause that once two consecutive rounds of matches score no points, you will be fired. If the so-called "assessment mechanism" exists, then the current two consecutive defeats are obviously not enough to trigger the conditions for dismissal.
Ivankovic's resolute attitude is in stark contrast to the rumored movements of Antonio, the rumored favorite to be the new manager and U21 national youth coach. Antonio showed up in Guangzhou to personally observe the match between Guangzhou and Suzhou Dongwu in the Central League. Antonio is said to have led the U21 National Youth Football Team to a second place finish in the recent Changsha International Soccer Invitation Tournament with two wins and a draw. Tonight's Central League matchup features Wang Shijie, Liu Langzhou, Hu Haoyue and Ainifa, all of whom were regulars on the U21 National Youth League's training roster.
