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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.