It is worth mentioning that some of our coaches in the national team behave in a rather unorthodox way, sometimes forgetting their status and shouting loudly on the field, as if their influence has surpassed that of Ivanovic. What's more, they even directly interfere in the personnel arrangements of the national team, by virtue of personal relationships with some players who have long been out of line with the level of the national team retained in the team, and even in the game of the substitution of the link also tried to intervene.
In the face of this, it is clear that Ivankovic will not sit idly by and he will eliminate those members of the Chinese coaching staff who are not performing well from the team. For example, the flamboyant Zheng Zhi and Chen Tao, who has a habit of breaking up training sessions. Although Zheng Zhi and Chen Tao are veterans of the national team, they were already in the team when Jankovic reorganized the national team last year, but did not contribute significantly to the national team. The failures at the Asian Cup have been ample proof of that.
As a result, Ivankovic is bound to make drastic changes to the national team before taking on Thailand. Not only will he weaken the influence of the Chinese coaching staff, but he will also completely renew the player line-up. Players such as Yan Junling, Zhang Linpeng and Wang Shangyuan, who have failed to reach their full potential, may have their places taken by better performing and stronger players.
Because of this, Ivankovic dared to use newcomers, making two former national team core Yan Junling and Zhang Linpeng unexpectedly absent. This also allowed the Chinese men's soccer team to win the second round of the world qualifier against Singapore with a score of 4-1. It can be seen that the strength of China's men's soccer team is not as bad as some fans fear, but only due to the coaching problems in the past years led to serious internal conflict in the team, which seriously affected the overall strength.
Now, Ivanovic, a no-frills coach, has taken over and has solved the national team's long-standing problems in just two matches. In the future, we can look forward to what positive changes the national team will show under Ivankovic's reforms, especially in the match against Thailand ......
