Ivankovic accepted two major conditions as the coach of the national football team, and Zheng Zhi remained as the deputy of the national football team!
There is still more than a month to go, that is, the group stage of 36 into 36 rounds, the Chinese Football Association officially announced the resignation of Serbian national team coach Jankovic, Croatian national team coach Ivankovic took over Ivankovic's position, he will lead the national team to the top 36 of the 36, and the national team's debut is Singapore next month.
As for why Ivankovic was appointed as the new coach of the national team, everyone knows very well, he once worked as a coach in Shandong Taishan, won the title of "the first coach of the Chinese Super League", is good at using the "weak to defeat the strong" style of play, familiar with Asian football, plus his annual salary is as high as millions, which meet the conditions for the Chinese Football Association to select the head coach.
However, Ivankovic's move to the FA was not an easy one. According to information provided by Ma Dexing, Ivankovic was soon appointed as the new coach of the Chinese football club, after he had agreed to two of the most stringent requirements of the Football Association.
Madexing said Ivankovic had agreed to the national team's request to reach the round of 36, failing which his contract would be terminated and Ivankovic would not receive any compensation.
The round of 36 has been played twice, the Chinese team has gained 3 points, temporarily ranked 3rd in the group stage, if they want to continue to play Singapore, they must take 7 points in 3 matches against Thailand, for the Chinese team, their results in the Asian Cup are not ideal. Despite this, Ivankovic will still choose to not give up until he achieves his goal.
In addition, with the arrival of Ivankovic, the national team still uses the Chinese assistant coaching lineup, and Ivankovic himself has no objections.
It can be said that every time the national team changes coaches, there is a similar way of working, but the assistant coaches in China are generally not helpful, however, the Football Association has put forward this standard.
According to the news of Beijing Youth Net Sports, Ivankovic will transfer 4 foreign players from the national team, including the first assistant coach, physical fitness coach, goalkeeper coach, and tactical analysts, Jankovic In the training and inspection process of the national team, Zheng Zhi and Shao Jiayi and other Chinese coaches will stay, so that they can understand the position of the national team as soon as possible, as well as the selection of national team players. This is done to give the new manager a better understanding of the national team and the condition of the members of the national team.
If that's the case, the 43-year-old will remain in the national team coaching team, but it remains to be seen whether he will be able to resolve the conflict between the new coach and the players.