After the game, the press conference was questioned again, and the national football coach Ivan thanked the players for their efforts

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2024-06-11 22:08Posted on the official account of Shanghai The Paper

On the evening of the 11th, Beijing time, the national football team lost 0-1 to South Korea in the sixth round of Group C of the World Preliminary Round of 36. At the post-match press conference, Ivankovic first congratulated South Korea on their victory, "Today's game, we came to a very majestic stadium with so many fans and created a good home atmosphere. ”

Afterwards, Ivankovic, who was slightly embarrassed, complimented the opponent South Korea and thanked the players for their efforts, "South Korea is a strong team in Asia, even a strong team in the world, we played a very high-quality game with them, and I also congratulate the South Korean team on winning the group and qualifying, I am very satisfied with our players that they fought the field, there was no slack in 90 minutes, thank them for their dedication." ”

The press conference for the game was held about half an hour after the game, when the conclusion of the national football team's qualification was undecided, but there was no shortage of fierce questions from the Chinese media, "Did you think about the current situation when you took office, and how did such a situation come about?" ”

Ivankovic said: "For me, taking over this Chinese team is a big challenge for me. I have always believed that the results of Chinese football in recent years may not be so good, but we still have some quality players, and I also think that they have this strength, and they can also be used as a good whole to play very exciting games in some competitions. I believe that the strength of our Chinese team can be ranked in the top 10 in Asia. ”

"Of course, in order to achieve this good goal and achieve a position worthy of our reality, we need to have better selection of materials, and at the same time we need more training and competitions to achieve a better result."

In the post-match press conference of the last two games, Ivankovic has been questioned by the media in a row. At the press conference of the previous 1-1 draw at home to Thailand, media reporters questioned the triple attack, "Why do you let many players play unfamiliar positions?" "How much responsibility do you have to take for the draw?" "Why didn't the free kick at the last moment be punished by Xie Pengfei, who is in good physical condition?"

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