With the defeat of the Chinese national football team in Oman and the failure of the impact on the World Cup qualification again, head coach Li Xiaopeng has also been pushed to the cusp of the storm. Recently, in an interview, Li Xiaopeng bluntly said that the reason why the Chinese team could not rush out of Asia was because of "insufficient strength.". But unexpectedly, this sentence has caused him widespread controversy, and even caused some "insiders" to be dissatisfied.
Li Yi, a famous Chinese football player and former international, said on the social platform: "As a coach, never say that your team and players are not capable, because the coach's duty is to improve the comprehensive ability of the team and players. ”
Obviously, in Li Yi's eyes, Li Xiaopeng's statement may have a blow to the self-confidence of national footballers, which is not what a head coach should say. At present, Li Yi has already begun to work as a coach after retiring from retirement, so this statement may also represent the attitude of a considerable number of coaches.
However, on this issue, Li Xiaopeng, who has been controversial recently, has rarely won the support of fans. Some fans commented on Li Yi: "Let's not say how good Li Xiaopeng is, people are telling the truth, Lippi also brought it, and said similar things, no is not OK, Guardiola Klopplai is still not OK." If you have to lift the pole, at most, Li Xiaopeng said it too straight, and it should be said implicitly, but if so, your words spraying Li Xiaopeng are also subtle and too direct. ”
Some fans also said: "Lippi once criticized the national football players more severely, the strength is there, do you not count in your own mind, or do the players themselves not count in their own hearts?" ”
Song Chengliang, a well-known football journalist, also believes: "The level of players is not good, it is also an objective fact, it is said that it is said, and the problem is not big; but its own level is not good, or even worse, without saying, this is not good." ”