On January 5, Beijing time, former Chinese men's football coach Li Tie made his first public appearance after being arrested for more than a year. It is understood that this appearance is due to the fact that CCTV will broadcast four episodes of the feature film "Continue to Make Efforts and Promote in Depth", which selects 12 typical cases to tell the story of anti-corruption. Obviously, Li Tie appeared as a typical character in the film, and he appeared with Chen Xuyuan and Du Zhaocai.
After Li Tie's arrest, one of the topics that fans are most concerned about is whether he has shaved his head. Previously, Li Tie had a signature hair-blowing action, and now it can be seen in the trailer of the CCTV documentary that he has not shaved his head, but he has stopped blowing his hair. In addition, Li Tie's image is obviously emaciated. When facing the camera, Li Tie confessed to fans across the country, expressed great regret, and promised to take the right path.
Du Zhaocai, Li Tie, Chen Xuyuan
Li Tie's life experience is quite dramatic, he was at the peak of his career, but unexpectedly fell into trouble. As a player, Li Tie has a brilliant record, having played for Everton in the Premier League and served as a regular player, although his technique is a little rough, his hard work and interception ability are still praised by the manager. Due to injuries, Li Tie had no choice but to end his overseas career and return to China. He also represented the national football team in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, becoming the main player at that time, which was the only time that the national football team broke into the World Cup finals.
Li Tie was inaugurated as the head coach of the national football team
After retiring, Li Tie transformed into a coach, and his career was also smooth sailing. He was a student of the world-class coach Lippi and quickly rose to become the head coach of the Chinese men's football team. However, after becoming the coach of the national football team, Li Tie went to the other end. In the crucial round of 12, he even boycotted naturalized players, resulting in the defeat of the national football team and the failure to participate in the World Cup. The loss caused a storm of public opinion, but Li Tie confronted fans on social media, which eventually led to a greater crisis.
The club boss took advantage of Li Tie's presence in the whirlpool of public opinion to expose his corruption. Since then, many negative news about Li Tie have been exposed. It has been a year since the arrest and the first public appearance.
Now that Li Tie has reappeared, he is no longer arrogant and domineering, and his eyes are full of remorse. He hopes that Li Tie can sincerely repent, reform his ways, and make contributions to Chinese football again. Perhaps, focusing on youth training is a good option.