On April 1, Beijing time, according to the news from the well-known domestic media "Tianjin Daily", after the dismal end of the round of 12, The Chinese men's football coach Li Xiaopeng was ready to leave class. The Chinese men's football team has to face the embarrassing situation of changing the manager and pushing back again.
In December last year, Li Xiaopeng was appointed to replace Li Tie as the new coach of the Chinese men's football team. Since the national football team was on the verge of being out of the round of 12 at that time, the Chinese Football Association's requirement for Li Xiaopeng was to lead the team to be able to "not collapse". Unfortunately, Li Xiaopeng has not been able to achieve even the most basic bottom line. Up to now, Li Xiaopeng has not been able to lead the team to win the first victory in the main competition.
The result of 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 4 rounds obviously did not meet the requirements of the Football Association. The historic loss to the Vietnamese men's football team on the night of the first night of the New Year, and the two performances of the final battle 0-2 to Oman, which attracted the fierce bombardment of public opinion, li Xiaopeng was once again pushed to the cusp of the storm.
After losing to Oman, Li Xiaopeng once said in an interview that the most important task of coaching the Chinese men's football team is to play well in the 2023 China Asian Cup, but because of the poor performance of the team after the 4 games of the round of 12, he has prepared for the end of class in advance. Li Xiaopeng said euphemistically: "Maybe this coaching will come to an end. ”
It is worth noting that compared with his predecessor Li Tie, Li Xiaopeng's term of office in charge of the national football team has not been announced so far. Considering that there is still a long period of time before the Asian Cup held locally in 2023, the Chinese Football Association should choose a new coach with stronger ability to lead the Chinese men's football team to continue to move forward after careful consideration.