The Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar are temporarily closed. Although there are still two rounds left in the round of 12, the suspense of the Chinese team has disappeared.
From the moment it fell behind Vietnam 0-1, the Chinese men's football team could give everything it could and prepare for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Under the coaching of Li Tie, the Chinese men's football team started with two consecutive defeats, and then achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. For reasons that are well known, Li Tie was dismissed from class, and his successor Li Xiaopeng took charge of the team's first game, with 2 shots on goal and a 0-2 defeat to Japan.
In the face of a crucial battle that must not be lost, the Chinese men's football team lost 1-3 to Vietnam, and since the 1960 match against the Chinese team, the Vietnamese team has finally won the first victory!
Judging from the current news, during the isolation period after the men's football charter flight returns to China, Li Xiaopeng will still lead the team to train. As for Li Xiaopeng's coaching ability, the outside world is talking about it, will Li Xiaopeng leave class?
The famous coach Trussier analyzed that Li Xiaopeng could hardly escape the fate of leaving class. So, if Li Xiaopeng leaves class, who will take over the whip of the Chinese men's football team?
On February 2, it was reported from the South Korean media that the next head coach of the Chinese men's football team is likely to be the famous South Korean coach Kim Jong-fu!
South Korean media revealed that according to the relevant people of the Chinese Football Association, after Li Tie left the class, the Football Association considered Kim Jong-fu, and everyone had high hopes for Kim Jong-fu, but for various reasons, Kim Jong-fu did not enter the final scope of discussion.
On March 28 last year, Kim Jong-fu officially became the head coach of the Hebei team, and the Hebei team at that time was not the same as the present. Although the team suffered major changes, under the leadership of Kim Jong-fu, Hebei team rushed into the championship group, and Kim Jong-fu's coaching ability was recognized.
The 57-year-old Kim Jong-fu played as a striker, and he followed South Korea's U20 to the semi-finals of the 1983 World Youth Championships, with 2 goals and 2 assists, kim Jong-fu performed well. At the 1986 World Cup, Kim Jong-fu scored a goal against Bulgaria.
At the club level, Kim Jong-fu has played for Pohang Iron and steel and other teams, not only won the K League assist king, but also was selected for the best team of the Korean League for many times, and was elected the Korean Footballer of the Year.
In 1996, at the age of 31, Kim Jong-fu hung up his boots, he turned down many K-League teams and became the head coach of a middle school team, from middle school to college, Kim Jong-fu has accumulated a wealth of experience in campus football for 14 years.
In 2017, Kim Jong-fu made a name for himself in the professional league, coaching Gyeongnam FC to win the K2 League championship and successfully promoted. The following season, promoted Ma Qingnan FC finished runners-up in the K League and qualified for the AFC Champions League. After experiencing the tempering of the grassroots, Kim Jong-fu finally won wide recognition.
Now, the South Korean media broke the news that Kim Jong-fu may take over Li Xiaopeng, although the level of players in the Chinese men's football team is limited, but if Kim Jong-fu coaches, will the performance of the national team be improved?