The Chinese New Year is approaching, China's soccer army is about to usher in a rallying cry. According to Beijing Youth Daily, the national soccer team will kick off a new round of preparation after the Spring Festival. In the face of the plight of Chinese soccer, the Football Association is not just pursuing famous foreign coaches when selecting coaches.
Recently, the news about the national football team's training in early January next year has been spreading. Given that the 2022 FA Cup final is scheduled for January 15, 2023, and the lunar New Year's Eve falls on January 21, the national football team's buildup has thus been postponed until after the Chinese New Year, which is expected to be at the end of January or the beginning of February.
The choice of coach for the national soccer team is up in the air. In view of our team's performance in the world preliminaries and the current status of the team's development, hiring a foreign coach who is familiar with Asian and Chinese soccer would be both a quick integration and a wise move. However, constrained by the domestic soccer environment, the FA is not endless in the pursuit of foreign coaches on the road.
It is worth mentioning that the name of national soccer coach Jankovic has been mentioned within the Football Association, but there is no conclusion about whether he will be in charge of the national soccer team. In addition, the Hangzhou Asian Games has been confirmed to be postponed to September-October next year, and the 2026 World Preliminary Asian tournament will open on October 9 next year. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, the NWP and Asian Cup will be staged one after another, with some of the tournaments interspersed in between. Therefore, it doesn't seem reasonable to arrange for Jankovic to serve in both positions at the same time.
The choice of coach for the national football team actually depends on the team's opponents in major tournaments such as the World Qualifiers and the Asian Cup. Qatar has confirmed its takeover of the 2023 Asian Cup and the tournament may be postponed to January 2024. Factors such as international rankings and equipment will have an impact on the results of the national soccer team's groupings in various tournaments. A new coach with an in-depth understanding of the opponents will undoubtedly help in the subsequent teaching work.
