At 22:00 p.m. on November 14, the national football team lost to Syria in the top 40 of the world preliminary round. After the game, coach Lippi directly announced his resignation as head coach of the Chinese men's football team. In this regard, the Chinese Football Association said it accepted Lippi's resignation, and the Chinese Football Association apologized to the fans.
The official announcement is as follows: in the last two games of the top 40 World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men's football team has performed poorly, which has disappointed the majority of fans. The Chinese Football Association is deeply sorry for this! National team coach Lippi resigned at the post game press conference, and the Chinese Football Association accepted the resignation request. Next, the Chinese Football Association will deeply reflect, reorganize the men's national team and play well in the next top 40 games.
Lippi announced his resignation at the post match press conference after the national football team lost 2-1 to Syria on the evening of the 14th.
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Lippi said: 'I don't want to comment on this game. A team should go all out to implement the coach's deployment when it comes to the field. If the players are afraid, have no fighting spirit, can't pass the ball continuously and can't play the content of practice, it's my manager's responsibility. "
"We won the weak teams like Maldives and Guam, but we were flat when we met a slightly stronger team like the Philippines. And today Syria is playing better than us. My annual salary is very high. I take this responsibility. I announce my resignation as coach. " After that, Lippi turned and left the publishing hall.