The news of the change of Chinese men's soccer coaches is like a tidal wave, which is no longer a new thing. The poor performance of the Asian Cup let Serbian coach Jankovic sadly dismissed, become China's football "coach graveyard" new members.
With the news of Jankovic's departure, the question of who will be the next helmsman of the Chinese team has become the focus of much fan discussion. Many fans have proposed that local coach Gao Hongbo will come back and take charge of the national team for the third time. Under his leadership, the Chinese men's soccer team had broken the fear of South Korea and defeated world champion France, creating a glory that other coaches could hardly reach.
However, the local coach does not seem to have won the trust of the top management of the Football Association, especially after the scandal of Li Tie's alleged bribery to be elected as the national team's coach came to light, the leaders of the Football Association do not dare to easily enable the local coach. After all, no one can guarantee that the next local coach after the power will once again play shady operation. Therefore, at this stage, hiring foreign coaches seems to have become the safest choice. But this selection is not a random move, after all, the World Cup qualifying round of 36 is about to start, the new coach must have a deep understanding of Asian soccer, especially Chinese soccer, in order to integrate into the team more quickly.
According to Beijing Youth Daily reporter Sean, the FA initially screened out South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee, Omani coach Ivankovic, who just stepped down, Zhejiang coach Jordi, Portuguese coach Queiroz, and world champion coach Scolari, who has led Guangzhou Evergrande to the AFC Champions League title, and several other candidates!
In this list, the most surprising is the Brazilian coach Scolari. In fact, as early as 2019, after Lippi resigned for the second time, Scolari had recommended himself to the FA to take over the Chinese men's soccer team. However, after careful consideration, the top management of the FA did not choose Scolari in the end, but appointed local coach Li Tie. However, we all know the subsequent story, Li Tie was sacked in the last 12 games and was eventually investigated for serious disciplinary and legal issues, making the change of coach a complete farce!
Now that the Chinese men's soccer team has changed its manager again, the top management of the Football Association (F.A.C.) has remembered an old friend of Chinese soccer again. But Scolari is still under contract, with his contract with Atletico Mineiro of the Barclays Premier League set to expire at the end of this year. Moreover, Scolari's annual salary will far exceed Jankovic's €1.2 million. According to Brazilian media reports, his annual salary after tax was as high as 5 million euros, or about 38.87 million euros, when he coached Guangzhou Evergrande. It is not yet known whether the FA has the ability to afford such a high salary.
Will the Chinese men's soccer team be able to revitalize itself and return to the World Cup stage under a new coach? This is still an unknown.
