After the Chinese men's football team lost the World Cup Asian round of 12, there seems to be no more news, and the Asian Cup originally planned to be held next year will be an opportunity for the national football team to prove itself again. However, with the announcement of the Asian Cup by the AFC, the preparation plan for the Chinese men's football team has been another heavy blow.
Originally, as the host, the men's football team could use this status to directly advance to the final round and get a seed seat. However, with the change of place, the Chinese men's football team may only be able to participate in the second or third gear, which is not good news for the national football team. What is even more embarrassing for the national football team is that after the Football Association confirmed that the East Asian Cup will be played by U23 teams, the national football team will face the dilemma of not having any games to play in the second half of the year. Although there is no international competition, this national team has also reached a time when it is in urgent need of renewal, and Li Xiaopeng's coaching position is about to be lost.
For Li Xiaopeng, his time in the position of national football coach is running out, originally he was ordered to replace Li Tie in danger, but it did not play a role in turning the tide, and now, Li Xiaopeng's mission has also been completed, and he is bound to be replaced by others. However, what has not yet been determined is whether the Football Association will choose to continue to believe in local coaches in the next step, or whether it will look for a foreign coach to take over Li Xiaopeng's position. At present, it is said that the Football Association has launched a coaching change procedure, and one of them has entered the vision of the Football Association and will be a strong contender for the position of coach, he is the veteran captain of the national football team Zheng Zhi.
Zheng Zhi can be called the captain of the national football team, representing the national team for many years, and is still playing for the country at the age of thirty. After retiring from the army, he served as a teaching assistant at Lippi's side, studied under the world famous coach, and was highly praised by Lippi. When he was the coach of the Guangzhou team, Zheng Zhi also showed good coaching ability, and such achievements also made him a popular candidate for the next manager of the national football team.