comment丨if “ivan is fired”, will the new coach make the chinese national football team better?
2024-09-16
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rather than thinking about “ivan is fired”, what we should think about more is what will happen after ivan leaves?
the start was fantastic, but the ending was bleak. on the evening of the 10th, beijing time, in the second round of the world cup qualifiers, the chinese team played against the saudi team at home. with one more player in the 16th minute of the game, the chinese team was eventually reversed by the saudi team 1-2, and the two consecutive defeats resulted in 0 points and the team ranked last in the group.
to be fair, the chinese national football team played against saudi arabia at home. the players seemed to have come out of the haze of the 0-7 defeat to japan in the previous game, and their fighting spirit and fighting spirit have been greatly improved. soon after the start of the game, through the corner kick tactical coordination, jiang shenglong made an own goal with a header, and the chinese national football team took the lead. later, a saudi player was directly sent off with a red card for a malicious kick.
however, despite the advantage of scoring first and playing 11 vs. 10 for a long time, the chinese national team's technical and physical disadvantages were exposed in the second half, and the good situation was reversed. many people believed that the head coach ivankovic was reluctant to make substitutions and was to blame for his poor on-the-spot command, so they pointed the finger at ivankovic, and calls for "ivan's dismissal" were growing on the scene and online.
↑head coach ivankovic was called to "sack" after leading the players to say farewell. photo courtesy of the paper
judging from the recent games, ivankovic's tactics and substitution strategies are indeed difficult to understand. he does not seem to be familiar with the technical level and physical strength of the national football team members, nor can he be sensitive to the physical condition of the players on the field. he even confidently insisted after the game that "no adjustments are made because the operation on the field is reasonable." in terms of formation and selection, he also seems to overestimate the offensive ability of the national football team members and sticks to the double striker system. however, when facing a strong team, an opportunity striker like wu lei basically has no room to touch the ball. it may be more appropriate to change the double striker to a single striker or even no striker to strengthen the defense. therefore, many voices believe that ivankovic should be responsible for his mistakes, and changing the coach of the national football team is an important option.
but we also need to see that from li tie to li xiaopeng, to jankovic, and now to ivankovic. the chinese national football team has changed coaches frequently in recent years, but the results have been getting worse and worse. if ivankovic is replaced, who should be the next head coach? will the new head coach definitely bring good results?
in fact, every coaching change has costs. in addition to the salaries of the coaching team, the new coach and the team need a running-in period. the coach needs to get familiar with the players, determine the playing system, and select suitable players. this requires time and trial and error costs. but the problem is that the chinese national football team only has one month to prepare for the next game against australia. is it too late to change the coach and quickly run in?
changing coaches when results are poor, and changing coaches makes results worse, seems to have become a "vicious circle" that the chinese national football team has been unable to break out of over the years. foreign coaches and local coaches have taken turns to play, including world-class coaches such as camacho and lippi, but in the end, none of them could "lead" the chinese national football team.
in the final analysis, the chinese national football team needs to find a coach who is suitable for their own level, has a certain understanding of the local national conditions, and has an international perspective. it is not easy to find such a candidate. at the same time, we cannot only see the coaching problem, and we cannot let the "fire" sprayed on the coach cover up the shortcomings of the national football team itself. the problems that are often criticized, such as "it is difficult to hold the ball for more than 3 seconds and pass more than 3 feet", still reflect the lack of solid basic skills.
it should be noted that even with one less player, the saudi team still maintained a high-pressure offensive posture and still had an advantage in physical strength. in contrast, do many chinese players need to make higher demands in basic physical training and selection? therefore, rather than "ivan is fired", what should be considered more is what will happen after ivan leaves?
yu feng, special commentator of red star news
editor: wang yintao
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