[world cup qualifiers·observation] from great joy to great sorrow, who is the culprit behind this tragedy of the chinese national football team?
2024-09-12
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in the 14th minute, the opponent scored an own goal, and in the 18th minute, the chinese men's football team had one more player. the chinese men's football team, which had the advantage of time, place and people, had to spit out the prey they had in their hands, but was hit by saudi arabia at the last moment. from 1-0 to 1-2, from great joy to great sorrow, how did this dream start end up in pieces? who was the culprit behind this tragedy?
from the 7-goal defeat in the first match to the regretful loss at home in the second round, facing the two favorites to qualify in this group, japan and saudi arabia, the chinese national football team was able to recover quickly after the heavy blow, and gave their all in the game. in the face of the reality of mediocre overall strength, the players' performance is understandable, and we must face up to the gap in strength. but losing the game in such a heartbreaking way, letting the godsend opportunity to wash away the decadence and reverse the situation of qualifying slip through the nails, makes people feel disheartened and desperate.
at a time when chinese football is in dire straits, it seems a bit biased to put the blame entirely on coach ivankovic, but the purpose of hiring a foreign coach at a high price is to hope that this "open hand" of strength, which is at a disadvantage in all aspects, can have a chance to "turn decay into magic" after the training of a foreign coach. obviously, ivankovic does not have the ability to come up with a stroke of genius.
the two fatal goals lost by the chinese national football team were all caused by missing players in the front point when defending corner kicks. in such an important world cup qualifier, it is incredible to fall into the same pit twice. when the two teams were tied at 1-1 in the second half, should they keep the 1 point for the sake of safety, or take advantage of the number advantage to launch a final attack? ivankovic did not send a clear signal to the players. in the 70th minute, wu lei, the most stable scoring point of the national team in recent years, was removed, and fernando, who was exhausted, was retained; in the next 10 minutes, ivankovic remained motionless until the opponent replaced three attackers in a row, and the croatian coach replaced xie wenneng, who performed well, with defensive player huang zhengyu; after the opponent scored the winning goal, it was too late to replace two attackers alan and lin liangming. ivankovic's indecision and slow substitutions, as well as his stupid moves again and again, eventually ruined the good situation.
since ivankovic took office, the chinese national football team has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, with the only victory being a 4-1 home win over the weakest singapore team. the croatian coach's "infatuation" with the 442 diamond midfield, the failure of changing to a five-back formation in the second half of the china-japan match, and the vacillation on the spot in the china-saudi arabia match all exposed ivankovic's lack of coaching ability.
if lippi can continuously improve the upper limit of the national football team, ivankovic is constantly testing the lower limit of the national football team and gradually breaking down the psychological bottom line of the fans. of course, this tragedy cannot be entirely "paid for" by ivankovic, but in the "darkest moment" of chinese football, when success or failure is judged by results, the outside world's tolerance for the head coach of the national football team has become increasingly low. the dismissal of the croatian coach will inevitably enter the countdown, and the chinese football association must also put the search for a fire-fighting coach on the agenda. after all, the battle will be reignited in the top 18 in a month, and the home game against indonesia will directly determine the fate of the national football team.
the two consecutive defeats at the start of the round of 18 almost shattered the chinese national football team's world cup dream, but the new competition system, where the fourth place in the group can still advance to the next stage of the play-offs, also makes the chinese national football team's last eight round of 18 games full of theoretical possibilities. with the attitude and concentration shown by the chinese national football team in the match between china and saudi arabia, and the fans' unswerving support, we should hold on to a glimmer of hope in despair.
text｜reporter chai zhi
