The new coach of the national football team chooses 1 out of 3: the 53-year-old South Korean coach may become the number one favorite
After the humiliating 0-goal 0-0 win from the Asian Cup group, the departure of national football coach Jankovic is undoubtedly the most concerned thing by the outside world. On January 24, Beijing time, a well-known reporter Zhao Yu revealed that Jankovic's departure seemed inevitable, and the Football Association's idea of changing the coach was to find it from the Chinese Super League. At present, there are 3 main candidates, namely Xu Zhengyuan, Qiao Di, and Cui Kangxi, and they are ranked in order. In other words, South Korean young coach Xu Zhengyuan will be the number one favorite for the new coach of the national football team.
Seo Jung-won, 53, served as an assistant coach of the South Korean men's national football team. As a coach, he coached at Suwon Samsung Blue Wing for many years. In 2020, Xu Zhengyuan came to China to coach Chengdu Rongcheng. Last season, Xu Zhengyuan led Chengdu Rongcheng to win the fourth place in the league, creating the best record in the club's history in the Chinese Super League.
The 60-year-old Spanish coach Jordy, who coached Barcelona youth team, came to China in 2015 to coach the Qingdao team. Since 2021, he has served as the coach of the Zhejiang team. He helped Zhejiang qualify for the AFC Champions League for two consecutive seasons, and his coaching ability was widely recognized.
As for the 64-year-old South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee, he is the most well-known Korean coach among Chinese fans. He has served as the coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor and the South Korean national team. After coming to Chinese football, he led the team to coach Dalian and Shanghai Shenhua. In May last year, Cui Kangxi became the coach of Shandong Taishan. After taking office, Choi Kang-hee quickly led the Taishan team out of the decline, and led the team to compete with Harbour in the league championship competition.
Xu Zhengyuan, Jody and Choi Kang-hee were all shortlisted for the 2023 Chinese Super League Coach of the Year selection. The Football Association hopes that these three people will be in charge of the national football team, mainly considering that they are familiar with the Chinese international players and Chinese football, and the national football team will play two key matches against Singapore in the round of 36 in March, and the new coach will indeed come and go.
But Zhao Yu does not agree with this, he believes that the Football Association should look further: "When can you jump out of your own small circle and set your sights on the bigger world?