""Shady" continues! The selection of the new coach of the Chinese women's football team has aroused widespread doubts》
On May 12, 2024, the Chinese Football Association announced that Australian coach Milicic will be the new coach of the Chinese women's football team, which is a surprise news. After all, as a strong women's football team with a long history in international football, why did such an important personnel appointment of the Chinese women's football team cause widespread doubts in the selection process?
With the disclosure of more details, this coach selection turmoil gradually showed some "shady scenes". Some experts and media have questioned whether there is a problem with the Chinese Football Association's coach selection process, and what is more interesting is why Milicic, who has a relatively inconspicuous resume, was finally chosen instead of another Stasic who also has experience in coaching the Australian national team.
This is obviously not just a simple sports coach selection incident, but reflects some deep-seated problems in Chinese football. As an important force in the Chinese football world, what happened to the Chinese women's football team on the issue of selecting a coach?
It cannot be ignored that since the poor performance of the Chinese women's football team in the Asian Cup in 2023, this once strong women's football team has fallen into the vortex of some public opinion and doubts. Now there is another controversy over this key coach selection issue, which inevitably exacerbates the outside world's concerns about the future development of Chinese women's football.
What are the reasons for the "shady" process of selecting the commander? In view of this problem, we might as well analyze it from the following aspects.
First of all, an important reason for the controversy caused by the selection of the coach of the Chinese women's football team this time is the obvious gap between the elected Milicic and the unsuccessful Stasic in terms of resume.
According to reports, in the selection of the Chinese women's football coach, a total of 9 foreign candidate coaches were qualified for the interview by the expert review group of the Chinese Football Association, and the top three who finally stood out were the two Australian coaches Stasic and Milicic, and the current Danish technical director of the Premier League Manchester City women's football team, Nils Nelson.
Looking at the resumes of these three candidates, Stasic is undoubtedly the standout. He has coached the Australian national team and led the team to great results. Milicic, on the other hand, has experience as an Australian national team manager, but he has coached more of a number of relatively niche leagues and teams.
Therefore, in the eyes of the outside world, Milicic's coaching experience may be slightly lacking compared to Stasic's rich resume. Ma Dexing and other experts openly questioned why the Chinese Football Association chose a coach who "stayed at home for two years" to lead the Chinese women's football team.
Of course, we can't completely deny Milicic's ability. In fact, in the final selection process, Milicic once defeated another Stasic with an even better resume and won the responsibility of the coach of the Chinese women's football team. This suggests that Milicic may have shown some strengths during the interview and judging sessions.
But the question is whether this selection process is open and transparent, and whether there is some "shady". This brings us to the second reason.
According to reports, during the selection process, the agent in charge of Stasic's competition publicly exposed some "shady scenes".
For example, in the process of submitting materials, the evaluation team suddenly asked Stasić to provide the professional qualification certificate that had been submitted, which questioned his qualifications; The day before the interview, there was a sudden request to translate all relevant documents into Chinese, which added pressure to the Stasic team.
During the interview process, Lars, the lecturer of the judging team, made some difficulties and offenses to Stasic in an extremely unfriendly way. For example, Sun Wen asked some irrelevant questions, but did not ask about technical and tactical aspects.
These circumstances have undoubtedly raised questions about the fairness of the judging process. The agent also used "a player with a score of 100 points loses to a player with a score of 50" to satirize the choice of the Chinese Football Association.
It is worth noting that the agent pointed the finger directly at Sun Wen and La
Les, accusing them of deliberately making things difficult for Stasic during the interview. This undoubtedly involves some personal grievances and entanglements of interests.
Of course, objectively speaking, there may also be some exaggeration and tendencies in the broker's revelations, after all, their clients don't end up getting the job. But this does not completely deny that there are some problems in the process of selecting coaches in the Chinese Football Association.
The reason for this may also be related to some personnel patterns within the Chinese women's football team.
It is not difficult for us to find that in this coach selection incident, the character of Sun Wen appeared frequently. Since the agent pointed the finger at her, she may occupy a very important position and influence within the Chinese women's football team.
In fact, as early as three years ago, the coach of the Chinese women's football team, Zhao Junzhe, was temporarily suspended, and in the incident of Shui Qingxia parachuting into the coach, there was also public opinion pointing to Sun Wen. Some people believe that Sun Wen may play a key role in the Chinese women's football team, and try to create a "persona" in her own way.
From this point of view, this coach selection turmoil may also reflect some power structures and interest entanglements within the Chinese women's football team. Some of the "shady scenes" that appeared in the process of selecting a coach may also be related to this.
Of course, we can't simply blame one person or someone for these controversies. Perhaps the Chinese Football Association does have some institutional problems in the process of selecting coaches. For example, the selection criteria are not clear enough, and the evaluation process is not open and transparent.
This also reflects some of the problems that are prevalent in Chinese football. We know that in the process of selecting the coach of the Chinese men's football team, there have also been various controversies and doubts. Many people believe that there are some "unspoken rules" and entanglements of interests in Chinese football, which also affect the fairness of selection and appointment.
Hence the future
When the Chinese Football Association makes similar major personnel appointments, it should pay more attention to the openness and transparency of the selection process and earnestly accept the supervision and judgment of all sectors of society. Only in this way can we improve the credibility of the coach selection process and win the recognition of the majority of football fans.
At the same time, the Chinese women's football team also needs to further strengthen management and system construction. The role of key figures such as Sun Wen should be clearer to avoid too much personal influence interfering with normal work operations. The establishment of a more standardized decision-making mechanism is also conducive to preventing some improper transfer of benefits.
Of course, no matter what the process of selecting a coach is, it will ultimately depend on the actual results of Milicic's coaching. If he can lead the Chinese women's football team to regain its former glory and achieve outstanding results, then some of the previous doubts will naturally disappear.
After all, a coach's ability and performance are the final judging criteria. When selecting the coach again, the Chinese Football Association should also conduct it in a more open and transparent manner, so that professional quality is the primary consideration and avoid unnecessary controversy again.
In general, the reason why the selection process of the new coach of the Chinese women's football team has aroused such widespread doubts is, in the final analysis, a reflection of some deep-seated problems in the Chinese football industry.
On the one hand, the Chinese Football Association needs to further improve the selection mechanism and improve credibility in major personnel appointments; On the other hand, the internal management system and power structure of the Chinese women's football team also need to be straightened out urgently to avoid external doubts.
Only through these two efforts can the Chinese women's football team truly get rid of its troubles and regain its former glory. As an important force in China's football industry, the healthy development of Chinese women's football is also related to the future of the entire Chinese football industry.
I believe that under the leadership of the new head coach Milicic, the Chinese women's football team will be able to create a miracle in the international arena again in the near future, which will make the majority of fans happy.