On the afternoon of January 2, the highly concerned selection of Chinese men's football coach was finally settled: the Chinese Football Association officially announced that Li Tie, who had temporarily led the team to the East Asia Cup, officially became the national football coach. Li Tie, who is about to celebrate his 43rd birthday this year, has also become the second young team manager in the history of the national football team.
Previously, the coach selection interview originally arranged by the Chinese Football Association was scheduled for December 27 last year, but it was finally carried out one day in advance. Li Tie, Li Xiaopeng and Wang Baoshan each spent an hour in the interview with the selection panel. Although the outside world is more optimistic about Li Tie's election, Li Xiaopeng and Wang Baoshan also have their own advantages. The result is not a certainty.
For Li Tie's election, Liu Yi, Secretary General of the Chinese Football Association, said that it was no accident to choose Li Tie as the national football coach, but the result of brainstorming and careful consideration. Especially in the interview with the expert group, Li Tie showed a strong desire to win. This good spiritual temperament is what the Chinese Football Association hopes to see.
Liu Yi said: 'the Chinese Football Association has studied Li Tie's leadership performance in the Wuhan Zhuoer club team and the East Asia Cup. Zhuo'er team is based on the players of last year's China League A, but under the leadership of Li Tie, it has achieved quite good results (the sixth place in the Chinese Super League in 2019). When he led the team to play the East Asia Cup, the team's training time was very short, and most of the Chinese football players who participated in the World Cup qualifiers were not selected. We felt that he had made significant progress in each of the three games he directed. The changes he brings are the changes we want to see in the future. For example, the front court is high-pressure, the formation is compact and tight, and the back court is organized by the goalkeeper. He has led the team for a short time and can show these changes in the local time of the local game. We think it is very difficult. His spirit is what we hope he can bring to this national team. "
With the appointment of Li Tie, the members of the national football coaching team will also be determined. According to the current situation, the members of Li Tie's coaching team during the Zhuoer period in Wuhan, led by Zheng bin, will basically follow him to the national team. Shortly after the announcement of Li Tie's appointment as the head coach of the national football team, Wuhan Zhuoer club also sent an official document to bless Li Tie: This is not only the honor of Zhuoer, but also the honor of Wuhan, Hubei Province. We fully support Li Tie in fighting for his country.
It is reported that on January 5, the Chinese Football Association will hold the inaugural meeting of the head coach of the Chinese national men's football team in Beijing. After that, he will lead the team to start a three-week winter training in Guangzhou. He will mainly focus on physical reserves and carry out high-intensity physical training to ensure that the national football team will not have any physical problems when participating in the top 40 of the World Cup qualifiers in the future.
Next, the national football team will play Maldives at home on March 26, which will be the first official game since Li Tie took office.
Li Tie is 43 years old. He was the main force of the national football team and played with the Chinese team in the 2002 World Cup. He also played for Everton in the Premier League and is the representative of Chinese players abroad. After retirement, Li Tie successively served as teaching assistant of Evergrande and the national football team, accumulating experience around Lippi, Scolari and others. Later, Li Tie independently coached Huaxia and drow, and led both teams to succeed. In the 2019 season, drow won the 6th place in the league as a promoted horse, and Li tie contributed a lot. Source: Qianjiang Evening News