Finally signed, the Chinese team soared for 1 minute to change the coach and rise, 2 official announcements, and a gift to the 69-year-old world famous coach
After the end of the Asian Cup, the national football team has been resting, but the world preliminaries will start again in 2 weeks, and the national football team is about to start a new round of assembly. Of course, due to the unsatisfactory results in the Asian Cup, coach Jankovic was revealed to have left the coach very early, and the outside world is also waiting for the final decision of the Football Association. Recently, there has also been news that the national football team intends to invite the current coach of the Chinese Super League, but in fact, there is an intersection with the club's preparation, and it is not easy to coordinate. In addition, the Football Association has high requirements for new coaches, on the one hand, they need certain qualifications and outstanding results, and on the other hand, they have a certain understanding of Asian teams and domestic players.
Based on the above considerations, some media revealed that the Football Association had contact with Croatian coach Ivankovic, and the negotiations between the two sides were relatively smooth. In this regard, many fans said that Ivankovic's qualifications and strength can be qualified for the coach's position, the above news was confirmed on February 24, the Football Association officially announced Ivankovic as the new head coach of the national football team, this decision has also been fully considered, one is the coach's own qualifications, whether it is in line, and the other is combined with the current national football situation, whether it is suitable, the expert evaluation team after careful analysis and judgment, and finally decided to sign Ivankovic, the timing of the selection of the coach is just right.
From the perspective of coaching strength, Ivankovic is far better than the previous coach Jankovic, and domestic fans are also more familiar with the 69-year-old European coach, who once coached Shandong Taishan from the end of 2009 to the summer of 2011, although it was not long, but it left a Chinese Super League championship trophy for Taishan, which is deeply loved by fans.
At the same time, Ivankovic has also left coaching footprints in two European clubs, including Hannover 96 and Dinamo Zagreb. In terms of the national team, the two West Asian powerhouses Iran and Oman have hired Ivankovic, so Ivankovic is a more suitable candidate in terms of fame, strength, and understanding of the Asian team.
When it comes to leading the team, Ivankovic is most proud of the fact that after taking over the Oman team in January 2020, he not only led the team to the top 12 of the Asian region in 2022, but also won by one goal when he visited the first team in Asia, Japan, creating a big upset in the top 12. At the same time, Ivankovic has also played the national football team face-to-face twice and achieved 1 win and 1 draw. As an opponent, Ivankovic has studied the national football team in detail.
Now as a coach, Ivankovic can also integrate his coaching philosophy into the training and games of the national football team to make up for his shortcomings. Judging from the selection process, the Football Association still has great expectations for Ivankovic, not only the results of the national team, but also hopes that Ivankovic can cultivate more young and excellent players. It is worth mentioning that the process of changing the coach lasted only 1 minute, and 2 official announcements were made, first Jankovic stepped down, and then Ivankovic took office and completed the change of coach.