Exploring the necessity of retaining a Chinese coaching team, a message reveals the FA's considerations: a local coaching team can promote harmony between foreign coaches and the team, while senior players like Zheng Zhi are catalysts for team spirit. Based on these factors, the FA firmly retained the team.
With the dust settling on the FA's decision, Zheng Zhi's future in the national team seems to be no longer in doubt. This is further confirmed by the revelation of renowned soccer commentator Li Xuan that Zheng Zhi will be traveling to Shandong with new head coach Ivankovic to make a detailed inspection of the Luneng players. Next, they will visit more places in order to select the most suitable national team lineup.
The FA's decision to keep Zheng Zhi on board is a profound move. The new coach Ivankovic's knowledge of the players is still shallow, and it may even be difficult to recognize the names of the players, while Zheng Zhi's rich experience will provide Ivankovic with a valuable reference. Furthermore, as the best local coach, Zheng Zhi is expected to become a leading national team coach in the future if he can learn from Ivankovic.
