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When it comes to the national football team, netizens will always sigh, and it is hard to imagine that there will be two extreme sports in the mainland, football and table tennis
One thousand people scolded, and one clapped his hands
In the first two rounds of the recently concluded round of 18, the Chinese men's football team did not perform as fans expected
After the game, the team faced the problem of immediate disbandment, and the players and coaches went on vacation
However, the question of coach Ivan's stay has become a hot topic among netizens
In the match against the Saudi men's football team, Ivan made a fatal mistake
A total of three substitutions were made in this game
At halftime in the game, Wang Shangyuan replaced Jiang Guangtai, Zhang Yuning replaced Wu Lei in the 70th minute, and Xie Wenneng was replaced by Huang Zhengyu in the 87th minute
And these three substitutions are basically passive, such as Jiang Guangtai was suspected of being injured in the first half, Wu Lei's physical fitness declined, and Xie Wenneng fell to the ground and was injured in the scramble before making substitutions
In the 75 to 80 minutes of the game, the Saudi Arabian team's physical fitness declined significantly due to the lack of one person for a long time, and the national football team began to besiege the opponent continuously
However, at this time, Fernando and Baihram had obviously declined in fitness, and Ivankovic never made substitutions
As a result, the team failed to maintain its advantage in the subsequent games
In addition, when Xie Wenneng was replaced, Huang Zhengyu, who was replaced, was not a counterpoint substitution
Such personnel adjustments also make the outside world feel confused and incomprehensible, and it is difficult to understand where Ivan's strategy is
This approach has had an impact on the team's tactical system and on-field performance
In addition, the two goals conceded in this game came from the opponent's corner kicks, which also exposed the team's serious holes in the corner kick defense
In the first 12 minutes of the Sino-Japanese battle, Japan also scored through a corner kick
During his training camp in Dalian, Ivankovic focused his tactical training on switching between attack and defense and attacking and defending set-pieces
However, the team's failure to effectively defend the opposition's corners in the game raised questions about the effectiveness of his training and tactical set-up
In addition, Ivankovic has been in charge of the national team, and the team's technical and tactical style is elusive
In the game against Saudi Arabia, the national football team wanted to fight at home to attack, but in the case of the superiority in numbers, the team still did not have the advantage of possession
And in the end, because of the loss of two set-pieces, the defense turned from victory to defeat
Some netizens pointed out that when the situation of the game changed, Ivankovic's on-the-spot command and adaptability seemed to fail to keep up
For example, after the Saudi team made personnel adjustments and gradually stabilized his position, he did not make an effective response strategy in time, resulting in the team being killed by the opponent at the last moment
Ivan's various mistakes not only cost the team a victory, but also plunged him into the whirlpool of public opinion
Doubts from fans and the media have come and gone, and Ivan has been pushed to the forefront
As a representative of the central media, the People's Daily also harshly criticized Ivan's performance
The People's Daily commented that "one general is incompetent, exhausting the three armies" and said that the mistake of this game was the responsibility of head coach Ivankovic's on-the-spot command
Such an evaluation is undoubtedly worse for Ivan, and the call for "Ivan to get out of class" is getting higher and higher
This also led fans to widely believe that the Football Association took the opportunity to change the coach
However, things turned out to be unexpected
According to the latest news from the Football Newspaper, Ivan has officially confirmed his stay in the post and has begun to continue to fulfill his responsibilities as manager
It is reported that because the Football Association led by Song Kai considered that there are still three weeks left in the third round of the match against Australia
So Song Kai decided to continue to rely on Ivankovic
This means that the 70-year-old veteran still has two rounds to coach
If he can get the predetermined points, then Ivan will continue to lead the team to play the remaining six World Preliminary Matches
Instead, Ivan will be fired after the first four World Preliminary Tournaments
Such a decision will undoubtedly come as a surprise to fans, but Ivan's retention does not mean that he will be uninhibited
The Football Association has planned to strengthen the Chinese coaching staff, hoping that they can restrain Ivan in time when he is irrational
Such a measure can better balance the rights between the two sides and ensure that the team can make the right decisions when it matters most
However, the contradictions between Ivan and the Chinese coaching staff have also been brought to the fore
At this moment, it is reported that after Ivankovic confirms his stay, Zheng Zhi of the Chinese coaching staff will miss the national football team
Because in the match with Saudi Arabia, Zheng Zhi was Ivan's assistant coach, and he suggested that Ivan make a substitution in the 70th minute of the game
Zheng Zhi believes that Baihelam's physical strength has reached its limit
But Ivan asked Zheng Zhi why at the time, and later after being reversed by Saudi Arabia, Zheng Zhi was revealed to have smashed the wall with his fist to vent his anger
Because Saudi Arabia relied on multiple substitutions in the end, supplemented the players with physical fitness, and finally fought to the corner kick to kill the national football team
And Ivan has long been dissatisfied with Zheng Zhi's repeated intervention in the game, and has even made a request to the Football Association, hoping that Zheng Zhi can leave the national football coaching staff
This has undoubtedly put pressure on the Football Association, as this contradiction, if not properly handled, is likely to have a negative impact on the team's unity and results
After all, if something goes wrong within the team, then the team will undoubtedly fall apart
Therefore, the Football Association needs to be careful about the contradictions between the two
In addition, in the face of the defeat in the first two games, Ivan also reflected and summarized, and he believes that there are five players who have not performed as well as he expected
Therefore, he will give up these five players in the next game
Among them, goalkeeper Wang Dalei was abandoned by Ivan due to poor form, and he has conceded nine goals in the last two games, a performance that is undoubtedly difficult for Ivan to accept
For a while, there were people on the Internet who questioned the coach, some questioned the players, and even questioned the Football Association
Some people say it's a problem with the players, the players don't play seriously at all
Some people say that this is an internal problem of the Chinese Football Association
In the final analysis, the national football team has fallen to the way it is now, and it is inseparable from the coach, the Football Association, and the players
The players lack motivation, the Football Association is corrupt, and the coaches are not good at coaching
All of this has created the current status quo of the national football team
For these problems, I still hope that there will be a reasonable solution in the future
At the same time, I also hope that our national football team can develop in a better place in the future