After the national football team defeated Singapore 4-1 at home, coach Ivankovic's coaching ability was recognized by fans. As long as Ivankovic leads the national football team to a home win over Thailand in June, the team will qualify for the round of 18 one round earlier. In the early days of his tenure as head coach of the national football team, the European coach showed his eclectic side in terms of employing people. This can be seen from Ivankovic's recruitment of Cheng Jin and Zhao Bo from Greentown.
Cheng Jin and Zhao Bo have never been selected for the national football team before, and the fact that they can be recruited by Ivankovic in this situation is enough to prove that the coach is very bold. In addition, in Ivankovic's cognition, there is no such thing as seniority, and there is no one who is favored by the Chinese coaching staff, so he must be entrusted with important tasks. This can be analyzed from Ivankovic's abandonment of Li Ke and Xu Xin, who are favored by Zheng Zhi.
Li Ke is a naturalized international player that Zheng Zhi values very much, and when some fans scolded Zheng Zhi in the stands, Li Ke also pointed out to him which direction of the fans was. Judging from this detail, Li Ke is indeed a back that Zheng Zhi admires very much, and Ivankovic also had the idea of promoting Li Ke. It's just that after Li Ke entered the national football training camp, his state really did not meet Ivankovic's requirements.
Therefore, Li Ke was temporarily excluded from the national football team list and was unable to participate in the national football team's home and away games against Singapore. When Xu Xin played for Atletico Madrid, he caught Zheng Zhi's attention. Zheng Zhi deliberately watched Xu Xin's friendly match for Atletico Madrid and gave him a very high evaluation. Facts have proved that Xu Xin's later development did not disappoint Zheng Zhi, and he became an international player that many national football coaches are optimistic about.
However, when Ivankovic finalized the list of the first training camp of the national football team, he did not recruit Xu Xin, who Zheng Zhi was optimistic about. It may be that Xu Xin has been affected by injuries and has not been at his best. Therefore, Ivankovic let him find his form in the SIPG competition for the time being. I hope that Xu Xin and Li Ke can work together to find their best form in the future and become the main force of the team.