Li Xiaopeng's top priority: build a complete and suitable coaching team
The new coaching staff of the national football team may combine Chinese and Western
After the Chinese Football Association announced through official channels on the afternoon of the 3rd that Li Xiaopeng will be the new Chinese men's football coach, Li Xiaopeng went to Beijing yesterday to communicate with relevant parties on the details of team formation and team leadership.
The coach of the Wuhan team he left was handed over to his long-time assistant and former international Li Jinyu.
For Li Xiaopeng, the top priority is to build a complete and appropriate coaching team.
Judging from the current situation reflected in various channels, the "combination of Chinese and Western" national football coaches will be a high probability event.
Will not "transplant" the original teaching assistant team of the Wuhan team
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily was informed that, considering the particularity of the national football team's work, Li Xiaopeng will not "transplant" the original assistant team of the Wuhan team into the national football coaching team after confirming that he has taken over the team's coaching seal.
According to news, in the original Wuhan team coaching team, only Hu Yu coached the national team with Li Xiaopeng.
However, as of the afternoon of the 4th, Hu Yu was still participating in the team leadership of the Wuhan team as a physical coach.
After Li Xiaopeng left, Wuhan Football Club has confirmed that the 44-year-old former international Li Jinyu will take over the team.
The majority of domestic fans are familiar with Li Jinyu.
As a veritable "marksman" among local Chinese players, Li Jinyu had already obtained professional coach certification as early as 2016.
Coincidentally, Li Tie, who has just left the coach of the national football team, is not only a teammate of Li Jinyu when he played for the Jianlibao team, Liaoning Football Team, and the national team, but also a classmate of the professional coach training class.
For Li Xiaopeng, after the work of the Wuhan team is properly handed over, the teamwork of the new national team cannot be delayed.
This is why he rushed to Beijing on the 4th.
The coaching team did not specify the candidates
On December 3, the official announcement of Li Xiaopeng's new appointment by the Chinese Football Association did not specify his term of office and the selection of the coaching team.
Judging from the current difficult situation encountered by the national football team in the top 12 competition and the resolute attitude of the relevant parties in choosing Li Xiaopeng, it is unlikely that his role is transitional.
However, how to define the specific cooperation period still requires further consultation by all parties.
Even if it is a nominal employer, the Chinese Football Association is the subject of the contract with Li Xiaopeng and his work team. Therefore, other questions about the future of the national team will still be pending after the Chinese Football Association chairman Chen Xuyuan lifts the isolation on the 9th of this month, he will come to Beijing to communicate with relevant parties. communication.
Who will assist Li Xiaopeng?
It is reported that Pep, the Spanish assistant who Li Xiaopeng coached the Shandong Taishan (Luneng) team, is expected to join him to work in the national football team. However, due to factors such as the epidemic, it is not known whether this will come true.
Will a team leader be "airborne"?
Judging from the results of Li Xiaopeng as the recommended person for the sports management department to be the new coach of the national football team, after the sports management department has been involved in the management and operation of the Chinese women's football team, it has actually been involved in the relevant work of the Chinese men's football team.
This means that in addition to the coaching team, members of the team's management team may also face significant adjustments, and it does not even rule out the possibility that the sports management department will directly "airborne" a non-Chinese Football Association representative within the system as the national football team leader.
As for who will assist Li Xiaopeng, there is currently no exact information on various channels.
There are rumors that Chu Liang, a former international team who served as one of the goalkeeper coaches during Li Tie's coaching period, will be retained.
It is worth noting that Ou Chuliang is the only coach in the original national football coaching team who has not coached the Wuhan team with Li Tie.
Text/Reporter Xiao Geng Coordinating/Du Rui