the chinese football association is in a dilemma. time and compensation have become the practical problems for ivan to be dismissed.
2024-09-13
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on the evening of the 10th, beijing time, in the second round of the world cup qualifiers, the chinese national football team played against saudi arabia at home. after leading 1-0 in the 16th minute and having one more player, the chinese national football team was eventually reversed by saudi arabia and lost the game 1-2, suffering two consecutive defeats in the round of 18.
after the game, head coach ivankovic became the target of public criticism. fans at the scene shouted for him to be fired. at the press conference, the media asked him whether he would resign. the official people's daily also wrote, "the chinese team lost a good game, and the head coach is to blame."
regarding the question of whether he will be dismissed, ivan himself passed the ball to the chinese football association at the press conference, "this question is not for me to answer." the implication is that he will not resign, and the chinese football association can choose to fire him, but of course they will have to pay compensation accordingly.
will ivan be dismissed? according to the paper, the leadership of the chinese football association has not yet reached a consensus.
on the afternoon of the 11th, there were also voices on social media questioning why the chinese football association chose ivan. this is actually a bit of using the result to infer the process. the process of choosing ivan is actually very simple. in january this year, after jankovic set the worst performance in the asian cup since professionalization (zero goals and zero wins), the chinese football association let him go according to the terms of his contract.
there were less than two months left before the chinese national team's away game against singapore on march 21. the football association hoped that the new coach would be familiar with chinese and asian football and could take over immediately. the annual salary offered by the football association was roughly the same as jankovic's (1.2 million euros). with several foreign coaches such as queiroz and petkovic either directly refusing or waiting and watching, ivan became almost the only choice.
after the election last year, the chinese football association leadership team includes multiple positions such as party secretary, chairman, discipline inspection committee secretary, secretary general, and vice chairman. who made the final decision to select ivan has become a focus of attention on the internet. according to the reporter of the paper, all decisions of the chinese football association are now made by the leaders together to ensure that there are no problems in the procedures.
why did the most suitable person perform so badly? he led the team in 6 games with 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, especially the disastrous defeat in the last two games and the loss of a good situation. the current situation is like a crisis public relations for the chinese football association.
the chinese football association has not yet formed a clear opinion on ivan's dismissal. on the one hand, just as the joint decision to hire ivan was made, the dismissal now also requires a joint decision. at the same time, hiring a new coach also requires a decision-making and process. the next away game against australia in the round of 18 (october 10) is less than a month away.
on the other hand, the chinese football association and ivankovic signed a phased contract. that is to say, after reaching the round of 18, ivan's contract has been automatically extended to the end of the group stage (next june). for practical reasons, firing ivan would require compensation for nine months of his salary, plus the funds needed to hire a new coach, which is an extra expense for the football association, which is not wealthy.
of course, the chinese football association cannot sit idly by and watch ivan play badly without any bottom line. ivan said that the opponents of the national team in the first three games were strong, which is an objective fact, although our top four opponents bahrain and indonesia have already got 2 points and 3 points respectively against the same opponents.
based on the current situation, the fourth round match against indonesia is undoubtedly ivan's last minute match. if he loses to indonesia in qingdao, ivan will inevitably be fired. after all, the chinese football association certainly does not want to see the end of ten consecutive defeats in the top 18.
(source: the paper)
