The first match of the top 18 in the Asian region of the World Preliminary Championship has ended, and the national football team is currently ranked first from the bottom of Group C, and the goal difference of -7 is too eye-catching, and it is indeed difficult to improve the ranking. However, with nine games left in the round of 18, the national football team can still get a point against strong teams such as Saudi Arabia and Australia, and beat two equally strong opponents Bahrain and Indonesia, if not to finish in the top two of the group, there is still a chance to finish fourth. According to the rules, the 5th and 6th in the group will be eliminated after the round of 18, and the 3rd and 4th will participate in the next stage of the World Preliminaries, so the goal of the national football team is to achieve the top 4.
After the 7-0 loss to Japan, the morale of the national football team was relatively low, but coach Ivankovic did not blame the players, and the chairman of the Football Association, Song Kai, and the vice chairman of the Football Association, Xu Jiren, also visited the national football team to encourage the players to play well in the next game. The national football team will face Saudi Arabia at home, scheduled at 8 p.m. on September 10, if nothing else, CCTV5 will still not broadcast, and has not yet obtained the live broadcast copyright.
The national football team hosts Saudi Arabia in Dalian, this game is very critical, if the national football team can win or get 1 point, it will greatly improve the morale of the team, on the contrary, in the view of the famous Dong Lu, if the national football team still loses to Saudi Arabia, Ivankovic will be out of class. Dong Lu expressed his opinion in front of the camera, "If the second national football team still loses 0-3 or 0-4, Ivan must come down." How much will Ivan pay him after class? And then there's who will take his place."
And the youth godfather Sun Jihai's views are even sharper, he believes that Ivankovic should leave class now, he is no longer suitable to continue to coach the national football team, and has not provided any help to the national team. In fact, after the national football team lost 0-7 to Japan, many domestic reporters attacked Ivan, some of whom may be eyeballs to earn traffic, and now Sun Jihai officially spoke, many fans said that what Sun Jihai said, we believe.
Sun Jihai talked about youth training and the national team, "How to change the status quo of Chinese football? I think it's important to focus on youth training first, and secondly, to have a high-quality league. Other people's players have come back from top leagues such as the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, etc., and I know it very well. I also have a relatively sharp opinion, I think the current head coach of the national team is no longer suitable as the head coach of the Chinese team, he has no help for Chinese football, of course, I have my answer in my heart, what kind of coach is more suitable for the current national team".
Sun Jihai may be the most qualified person to evaluate the coach of the national football team in Chinese football at the moment, because his dedication and investment in Chinese football are difficult for others to compare. According to Sun Jihai himself, he has been engaged in youth training since 2021, and has invested 28 million out of his own pocket in 3 years, with an average of more than 9 million per year.
Sun Jihai is a person who really loves football, and for Chinese football, he has been working hard to change the status quo.