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to some extent, this 1-2 reversal by saudi arabia was more difficult to accept than the 0-7 defeat to japan five days ago. in the face of the huge gap in the overall strength of chinese and japanese football, the result of the first game was nothing more than losing a few more goals.

but in this game, the chinese national team had every chance to win, or at least get points. the players tried their best, and many of them were injured and had to leave the field. the opponents also made mistakes, with an own goal and a red card in three minutes.

with one more player for nearly 90 minutes, the chinese national team was eventually defeated by saudi arabia with two corner kicks. this responsibility can only and must be borne by head coach ivankovic.

during the players' exit, the fans who had been cheering for 90 minutes were still shouting "ivan, get out!" on the weibo hot search list, "ivan, get out" was on the list for a long time.

the croatian, who left many questions, refused to resign at the post-match press conference, saying, "this question should not be answered by me."

three corner kicks conceded in two games

both goals conceded in this game came from the opponent's corner kicks. this was the third corner kick conceded by the chinese national team in two games. five days ago, 12 minutes into the china-japan match, the japanese team made a pick-and-roll cooperation on the corner kick, and endo wataru completed a header into a huge open space.

if we look into more details, both in the match against japan and the first goal conceded in this game, there was no one at the near post but there was one at the far post. although mancini did not admit in the post-match press conference that the corner kick tactics had been practiced, any discerning person can see the huge mistakes made by the chinese national team in defending the corner kicks.

"li lei was originally assigned to stand at the near post. the opponent's corner kick tactics are more traditional. we had a loophole and lost the ball." judging from ivan's response after the game, he did know that the opponent had a strong ability to score from corner kicks, but the team just couldn't defend it.

during the training camp in dalian, there were media reports that ivan's tactical training focused on offense and defense transitions and set-piece offense and defense. after returning to dalian after playing in japan, the player also stated in an interview before training that set-pieces were the focus of the team's training.

so the question is, is set-piece defense a form of loneliness training?

xie wenneng was replaced because he was unable to support the situation.

the delay in changing players indicates problems with on-the-spot command

the bigger controversy in this game came from substitutions. wang shangyuan replaced jiang guangtai at halftime, and zhang yuning replaced wu lei in the 70th minute of the game. then the chinese national team replaced xie wenneng with huang zhengyu in the 87th minute. these three substitutions were completely passive - jiang guangtai looked injured while falling to the ground for a tackle in the first half, wu lei's physical strength dropped significantly due to continuous sprinting, and xie wenneng also fell to the ground and was injured during a fight.

in the 75th to 80th minute of the game, because of being one man less for a long time, the saudi team's physical fitness declined significantly. the chinese national team had begun to continuously besiege the opponent. at the same time, fernando and baihramu's physical fitness declined significantly, but ivan never made substitutions at this time. mancini replaced three players in the 81st minute of the game. saudi arabia finally gained a foothold and then used a corner kick in the 90th minute to complete the lore.

after the saudi team scored, ivan remembered to replace alan and lin liangming, but at this time there were only 4 minutes left for the chinese team. in the end, it was too late to turn the tide and the chinese team suffered a reversal.

regarding the question of not making substitutions, ivan's answer is completely different from the outside world's perception. he believes that fernando performed well and assisted the first goal, while xie wenneng and baihelamu still have the physical strength to complete the technical and tactical requirements. in fact, the decline in fernando and baihelamu's physical strength and efficiency is visible to the naked eye.

for a 70-year-old coach, on-the-spot command experience should be his most valuable asset and the most valuable. however, ivan has led the team for 6 games. in the away game against singapore, he inexplicably used a 505 formation and the score was equalized by the opponent. in this game, he did not make any substitutions, and his strengths completely became his weaknesses, which is difficult to understand.

habitually passing on blame and unwilling to take responsibility

regarding the corner kick defense loss in this game, ivan's answer left the outside world with the suspicion of shifting the blame, saying that the near post was arranged for li lei to stand. the implication was that it was li lei who did not execute the tactics, which led to the first corner kick loss.

after coaching the chinese national football team for five games, some of ivan's actions were considered by the outside world to be unwilling to take responsibility. for example, in the first game, when the team was leading 2-0 against singapore but was tied by the opponent, ivan chose to replace the main goalkeeper, and then used wang dalei to replace yan junling in the starting lineup, sending the signal that yan junling should be responsible for the two goals conceded.

in the fifth round of the round of 36, china tied with thailand at home 1-1. in the 20th minute, suprachu scored with a header. ivan replaced gao tianyi with baihelamu in the 28th minute. gao tianyi's failure to follow up with suprachu was indeed one of the reasons for the loss of the ball, but that was not all. jiang guangtai also made it too easy for the opponent to cross the ball. replacing gao tianyi meant that all the responsibility for the loss of the ball was pointed at the player. in fact, thailand had at least three chances to score in the first half. isn't this a problem with ivan's own system?

just before the crucial match against thailand, ivan said in an interview with the media that his coaching career in china was the most difficult because chinese football did not have a clear and distinct football system. this sounds fine, but the question is, what is the purpose of the coach making such a statement before a life-and-death battle? the implication is that the failure to enter the top 18 is the problem of chinese football itself, not my responsibility.

no tactical style can be seen

after jankovic set a new record for the worst performance in the asian cup since the professionalization of the team, the chinese football association chose ivan, who also led oman out of the group stage in the asian cup. for ivan, taking over the national football team is objectively a bit time-sensitive and a heavy task.

half a year has passed since march, and ivan has led the team to play a full six games. apart from the record of 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, the technical and tactical style that the croatian brought to the chinese national football team is like seeing flowers in the fog, which makes people completely confused.

the six opponents can be divided into different groups. in the first two games, we played against the traditionally weak team singapore. the chinese national football team played as the main force and ivan adopted a 4-3-1-2 diamond midfield system.

the third life-and-death battle was played at home against thailand. generally speaking, thailand and china are at the same level now. the system that ivan insisted on was completely ineffective against opponents of the same level. if it were not for luck, they would have been defeated in the first half. the final 1-1 draw also forced china into a desperate situation, and they almost missed the top 18.

the next three games were against south korea, japan and saudi arabia, which are traditionally strong teams. there was nothing wrong with ivan adopting a defensive strategy in the two away games, but the final result was that he could not defend and had no attack.

the chinese national team wanted to fight hard on offense when playing against saudi arabia at home, but even with the advantage in numbers, they did not have the advantage in ball possession and also lost because of the defense of two set pieces.

not only does the team lack a technical and tactical style, but it is also very arbitrary in its use of players.

in ivan's system, wing attacker wei shihao always plays as attacking midfielder. winger xie wenneng came on as a substitute and played as defensive midfielder at a critical moment in the china-thailand match. baihelamu also played as right defensive midfielder in this game, which are not positions that the players are good at at all.

in the match against japan, gao zhunyi came off the bench to play as defensive midfielder, a position that the player was also extremely unfamiliar with...

why did you refuse to resign at the press conference?

the press conference after the match against saudi arabia was a bit like a famous scene. veteran media person sun lei asked ivan a series of questions in a row: "why did you lose the ball from corner kicks in two consecutive games?" "why did fernando, whose physical fitness was seriously declining, persist to the end?" "why did you use huang zhengyu to replace xie wenneng?" "will you choose to resign after this game?"...

obviously, dismissal was a common thought among many media personnel at the scene, and many of them expressed their attitudes by applauding.

ivan did not avoid the question, but he said, "this question is not for me to answer." the implication is that he would not choose to resign. of course, the chinese football association can take the initiative to choose to fire him.

earlier, the chinese football association said that it had signed a phased contract with ivankovic. that is, after reaching the round of 18, ivan's contract has automatically been extended to the end of the group stage (next june). if the chinese football association fires ivan now, it will pay him about 9 months' salary.

from a financial perspective, ivan's refusal to resign is understandable, but this attitude of never taking the initiative to take responsibility is undoubtedly disappointing.

after the last two games, ivan never said that he was responsible for the results of the games. even when he apologized to the media before training on the day he returned to dalian from tokyo on the 6th, ivan said that the team needed to apologize to the fans for the 0-7 defeat. as for his personal problems, he never mentioned them.

can the chinese national football team still be united? i hope so.