Ivan: In the future, we need to choose players with a modern style of play who can play against any opponent in Asia

Understand the Emperor of the Ball

2024-06-15 18:49Posted on the official account of Zhejiang Xiangqiudi

In an interview with CCTV Football Night, Ivankovic talked about his feelings and future plans after leading the team to the round of 18.

I know how I feel at the moment of promotion

It was a beautiful moment, and a lot of people around me cried in that moment, and when we finally made the cut, we knew how many problems, difficulties and pressures we faced during this period, and how much we wanted to make it happen. Everyone on the team has put in a lot of effort, so it's a beautiful thing.

Comment on Wang Dalei's performance

He's an experienced captain who wasn't the number one goalkeeper but he's still focused on training and he's playing in the league as he deserves to be a goalkeeper for the national team and I'm very grateful to him for playing both games with injuries. As the captain, he also showed great cohesion and professionalism.

The renewal of the Chinese team

I have recruited a lot of newcomers, some of whom are not young, but they are all selected for the national team for the first time, I am very satisfied and very happy with their performance, although they are young but not stage frightened, bent on winning, and very tenacious to complete the debut in the Chinese team, like Xu Haoyang, Bai Helamu, Yang Zexiang, are players who have only played one or two games, and Xie Wenneng, who has just started his international career, Huang Zhengyu, Fang Hao, etc., and some players are not so young, but they have completed their tasks excellently.

Defend Son Heung-min

This game is very important to boost the confidence of young people, and even the confidence of young people. Son Heung-min is the second most valuable player in Asia and one of the best players in world football, worth 50 times the value of our team. Plus Paris Saint-Germain's Li Gangren, so they are a very international team with a very high level of competition. It's no coincidence that Son Heung-min is captain of Tottenham, he's one of the best players in the Premier League, my players have struggled to defend him but have limited his attack in general, and our players have been doing well in this away environment.

Jiang Shenglong's position changed

It must be a blessing to have a player like Jiang Shenglong who can play multiple positions. I started with him at centre-back and I played him in attack against Thailand because of his height and we knew he was playing at the back in some games and we needed a player like that who was good and competent.

Continue to promote new people in the future

Yes, by watching the Chinese league more and more, I will get to know the players better, not only the internationals, but also many other players, and we have to choose players with a modern style of play, who are aggressive, who are fast, who are confrontational, and who also have a big heart. Today (11 June) was a good performance, including against Thailand, where we came from behind and equalised, they were tenacious, but we can play against any opponent in Asia.

How to mentally coach players

Every coach has his own approach, and my approach is to explain it clearly to everyone in training and games. The reaction of the players depends on the character of the coach and I always make them positive and optimistic, give them enthusiasm and passion and play no matter who they face, which is difficult. It's more important to get them to respect the deployment, focus on the game, and unleash their abilities, so that they can have the desired results.

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