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from a high probability of being fired to a high probability of staying in office, ivankovic's fate in the chinese national football team has taken a turn. however, even if he continues to coach, he has also thrown a difficult problem to the chinese football association.

from dismissal to retention

after the chinese national football team suffered two consecutive defeats, calls for ivan to be dismissed reached a peak, mainly because his use of players, lineup and on-the-spot command were all criticized, which made the media and fans quite dissatisfied.

however, ivan refused to resign and passed the ball to the chinese national football team. after the chinese national football team discussed with the expert group, judging from the current situation, ivan is likely to continue to lead the team.

there are many reasons. first, the liquidated damages, 8.83 million rmb in 9 months' salary. although some media people said that ivan's dismissal had nothing to do with money, it is undeniable that the contract is there, and firing him will cost money, and ivan is not generous enough to give it up.

second, there is no suitable candidate for the new head coach. the previous favorite was antonio, the head coach of the u21 national football team, but he has never coached an adult national team before, and even as a transitional head coach, he is not so reassuring, and there is no guarantee that he will be better than ivan.

third, on october 10, the chinese national football team will play against australia, and on october 15, it will play against indonesia. now there are only more than 20 days left. it is too hasty and a bit impatient to change the coach at this time. the new coach does not have much time to understand the team and it is difficult to make major changes.

fourth, even if a new coach takes office, it will be very difficult for the chinese national football team to rank among the top four. after experiencing two consecutive defeats, ivan has at least learned lessons from "trial and error" and is willing to "correct mistakes", so why not give him another chance to prove himself.

fifth, the chinese national football team has changed coaches 12 times in 15 years but has achieved nothing, which has left a bad impression on senior leaders. therefore, even if a coaching change plan is reported, it cannot be approved.

the football association still has problems

if nothing unexpected happens, ivan will most likely play in at least two of the top 18 matches in october. the question now is, what if the chinese national team continues to lose?

losing to australia and suffering three defeats in a row was actually expected, and the fans are not unacceptable, but we cannot have another crushing defeat, let alone 0-7, even 0-5 is not acceptable.

what if they lose to indonesia at home and suffer a 4-game losing streak? even if they don't lose, but are tied by indonesia and go 4 games without a win, what should they do? will they change the coach at that time?

if this is true, ivan's dismissal will become a high probability event again. therefore, just in case, while ivan stays, the football association should also make a plan, use this less than a month to figure out a coaching plan, and even contact and communicate with the new coach candidates in advance. if there is really a 4-game losing streak, then take action immediately and don't hesitate.