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after losing 1-2 to saudi arabia, chinese players, led by captain wu lei, slowly walked towards the home team fans at the barracuda bay stadium to thank the fans. although the encouragement of "keep fighting and raise your heads" resounded throughout the stadium, there were still fans who shouted "fire" to the national football coach ivankovic. two consecutive defeats have put the chinese team in an unfavorable situation of being at the bottom of the group in the top 18. although the chinese team fought hard in this game, the doubts about "improper use of troops" still put ivankovic in a crisis of confidence. at the press conference after the game, ivan did not give a direct answer to the question of "whether to fire". in other words, the decision on whether to change the coach lies in the hands of the chinese football association.

the nightmare-like "0-7" in the first round of the top 18 match pushed the chinese national football team into the whirlpool of public opinion, and ivankovic also encountered an unprecedented crisis of trust since taking over the team at the end of february this year. whether the team can get rid of the haze and regain strength, and whether ivan can relieve the pressure, the home game against saudi arabia on the evening of the 10th is undoubtedly an important node.

if it weren't for the last-minute goal by saudi arabia's kadesh, the chinese team could have completely accepted the result of getting 1 point at home. but it was precisely because the team made the same defensive mistake as the first round that kadesh scored twice with headers. the way the team lost the ball, together with the team's failure to make timely substitutions to strengthen the offense in the final stage of the game, also intensified the outside world's doubts about ivan's use of troops. "if alan and lin liangming had been substituted earlier, the saudi team, whose physical strength had declined, would not have had such a large counterattack space." similar comments were heard after the game.

will ivan be fired? this has become the most pressing question for journalists at the press conference, so much so that when a journalist directly asked ivan this question, some of his colleagues applauded.

but ivankovic was not intimidated by such a scene. he said: "this question is not something i can answer." he then mentioned one more point: "the performance of the chinese team in this game was better than in the first game."

beijing youth daily reporter learned that on the morning of the match between china and saudi arabia, the main leaders of the chinese football association made a special trip to the national football team's residence. while cheering for the team, they also put forward a more specific requirement for them to "play with vigor and spirit". judging from the feedback from the team, this is both encouragement and a solemn warning - if the chinese team cannot play with the momentum of the home court and improve their spirit in this game, then ivan, as the head coach, may have to "sack" to take responsibility.

after the match between china and saudi arabia, the main leaders of the chinese football association went to the lounge to visit the whole team and asked the coaching staff and players to seriously summarize the gains and losses of the game. it should be noted that although the chinese team, which lost two games in a row, ranked last in the group, the australian team and the indonesian team in the same group tied 0-0 in the same round, and scored 1 point and 2 points respectively. this proves that the competition situation in group c has been complicated from the beginning. if the chinese team continues to improve, it is still possible to win points in the game against the lower-ranked teams in the same group.

the chinese football association also maintains a cautious attitude towards the question of whether to change the coach. in addition to paying attention to public opinion, the football association also needs to consider many factors such as whether the candidate can be in place in time, the cooperation price and the timing of the coach change. since there is a full month between the end of this game and the third round of the national football team's away game against australia, the national team players will return to the professional league next, so the chinese football association can calm down and consider whether it needs to change the coach as soon as possible after the game.

xiao zan