In the round of 12, the national football team ranked second from the bottom of Group B, missed the Qatar World Cup, and only scored 6 points, far from meeting expectations. In the Era of Li Tie, the national football team won 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses in 6 games, scoring 5 points, while Li Xiaopeng coached 4 games, achieving 1 draw and 3 losses. Overall, Li Tie's team record is better than Li Xiaopeng's, but because the Football Association is facing great pressure during the round of 12, Li Tie's personality is more upright and does not know how to get along peacefully with fans, while Li Xiaopeng has a relatively high emotional intelligence. Even if he loses, some words come out of his mouth and it will be easier to accept. Therefore, even if the team's record is dismal, almost no one calls for Li Xiaopeng to leave class.
The most important game of the national football team this year has ended, and next, it is necessary to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup, which is also a crucial event, and the national football team needs to determine the core lineup. National football coach Li Xiaopeng once said in an interview that some of the veteran players in the current lineup of the national football team may be their last game in the national team, which means that in the future, there will be young players entering the big list, but also to prepare for the impact of the World Cup in 2026.
In the past period of time, Chinese football has been unusually calm, there is not much heavy news coming, and Li Xiaopeng's position seems to be very stable. However, at 9 o'clock in the evening of April 11, Li Xuan, a reporter from Football Daily, broke the news on social media that the national football team is likely to change the coach, and it will be carried out in the selection of the coach. Li Xuan is a well-known journalist in China, and her sources should be very reliable.
Li Xuan wrote on social media, "As far as I know, there is great uncertainty about the head coach of the national team, and it is very likely to start a new round of coach selection." Previously, everyone thought that Li Xiaopeng would lead the team to participate in the Asian Cup, and now that there are new changes, the Football Association may also hope to make changes and find more capable people to lead the national football team, after all, Li Xiaopeng's coaching record does not have any bright spots.
Interestingly, domestic screenwriter Wang Hailin also asked Li Xuan, "Is it still the current chairman of the Football Association (Chen Shuyuan) who is elected?" I have to say that this is definitely a good question, in the future, if the coach selection link is carried out, the whole process is believed to be a lot of attention. In the selection process of the women's football team, although many competitors participated, it was Shui Qingxia who finalized the final decision. Therefore, whether the national football coach is appointed by the Football Association or through election is also one of the suspense.
Li Xiaopeng officially became the coach of the national football team in December last year, so far, only more than 4 months, and he only led the national football team to participate in 4 official games, if he really left class, his coaching time will be shorter than Li Tie, it is really too exciting, the national football coaching seems to be a common thing. Perhaps, Li Xiaopeng is just a transition, the national football team aims to impact the 2026 World Cup, 8.5 places in the Asian region, this is the best opportunity. If you let a more capable foreign teacher lead the national football team, the probability of entering the World Cup may be greater.