How should the national football team choose a coach after Ivan's departure? Three key words: in line with the mainstream, comprehensive research and judgment, and budget improvement

Reporter Chen Yong reports After losing to Indonesia and completely missing the 2026 World Cup, Ivan did not leave class immediately, he went to Chongqing with the team to prepare for the last round of 18 match with Bahrain on the 10th, and this is likely to be his last game in charge of the national football team.

The top priority of the national football team is to change the coach, even if it cannot participate in the East Asian Cup, it needs to ensure that the team is led during the FIFA match day in September. In many tasks of the national football team, management and coach change are two key points, the former includes the management system of the national football team, ideological work and other levels, which is also the focus of the Football Association's previous efforts; The latter involves more aspects that directly determine the outcome of the game, such as the internal atmosphere, technical and tactical system, and on-the-spot command.

We naturally expect excellent local coaches to coach, such as Shao Jiayi, but he has been a head coach for less than a year and needs to be experienced. Therefore, this change of coach should be in line with the mainstream, looking for coaches who have coached in major European leagues or coaches in other countries who have been more successful. It should be noted that the value of players is linked to ability, and so is the coach, this time, it is necessary for the Football Association to increase the budget for the change of coach, in general, it is necessary to upgrade comprehensively.

As for why Ivan must use the 442 diamond position, it may be difficult to find a real answer from his mouth, but the reason should be relatively simple - he feels that this is the system he is good at, including at the offensive and defensive levels, which is theoretically reasonable, for example, the adduction of two full-backs can be a 4312 formation, and the offense will be more three-dimensional, but in the actual operation process, the weak single back actually has serious problems; Or maybe he is stubborn, especially after the General Administration and the Football Association took over more of the team's ideological work, his insistence at the tactical and formation level is more like showing his existence, I think, therefore I am, you think I do, am I still the head coach?

As for classifying him as a sinner, it is not necessary, it is just mediocre - in a team with stronger technical and tactical ability and stronger execution, his shortcomings are not easy to show, but he obviously does not have the ability to build the system, not enough control, and not the ability to turn the tide.

In fact, Ivan's experience in coaching Tarzan in 2010 illustrates something. In the post-Tuba era, the team had many problems, but his successor, Ivan, still led the team to the championship in 2010, but in 2011 he was sacked after just over two months. At the time, the club may have felt that Ivan could "solve the problem" by leaving class, but in reality, the problems were increasing, and there were five managers in two years, including three or acting managers in 2011.

Ivan coaches the national football team, and there are indeed a lot of things criticized by the outside world, the tactical system, especially the formation setting, is the most typical, and at the level of on-the-spot command, he also has obvious problems such as rigidity and sluggishness, including the use of personnel. Of course, the use of personnel is more related to technical and tactical settings, and the trade-offs of some personnel are for this reason. In addition, some of the people who gave up had other backgrounds, which involved the desire to play for the country, the internal atmosphere of the team, and the consideration of youthfulness.

Ivan does not seem to have an accurate judgment on the performance of players in the league, his only highlight is that he dares to use young people, even if he makes mistakes, he will give opportunities, such as Hu Hetao and Wang Haijian have made mistakes when they first appeared, but he has given full trust, and Hu Hetao has made small achievements; Wang Haijian was abandoned this time because he couldn't play in the club and played too little.

Some newcomers are growing, which is the only comfort in this defeat.

There are a total of 6 teams in Group C where the national football team is located this time, Japan is the absolute hegemon, and the results are good, so naturally there is no need to change the coach, and the teams ranked second to fourth have changed their coaches.

Australia, which is almost locked in second and will directly qualify for the World Cup (the last game can not lose to Saudi Arabia by 5 goals or more), changed coaches at the end of the second round and chose local coach Popovich, who was the AFC Coach of the Year, in fact, Australia's coaching level has always been good; The Saudi Arabian team changed coaches after the fourth round, from Mancini, who had a super high annual salary, to the former coach Hainach, who performed well overall.

Indonesia's change of coach is the most interesting, they changed the coach after the 6th round, the class is the meritorious coach Shen Tailong, and the appointment is Kluivert, but his coaching level is actually not recognized, but this change of coach is very targeted - the "mercenary army" composed of Dutch naturalized players, the technical and tactical system is actually not the most important, the important thing is to let them go all out, as an idol-level former Dutch superstar, with a group of little fans to play the game, the fighting spirit is not bad.

As for the change of coach of the national football team, objectively speaking, it is actually very difficult, and the recommended direction is to integrate with the mainstream, comprehensively study and judge, and increase the budget.

The first is to integrate with the mainstream, why? Worldwide, European, especially Western European coaches, are naturally the mainstream, and they have a richer experience of growth and coaching, and if you are a coach from Eastern Europe, it is better to have a coach in Western Europe.

The previous coach of the national football team, Jankovic, was a rigorous and hard-working coach who had a good reputation when coaching low-level national teams, but he had an obvious problem after taking the position, that is, his authority was not enough to support a tough management model. In contrast, a coach with more visibility and more experience has no problem with authority, which affects not only the internal atmosphere of the players and the team, but also the media and fans.

At present, it is necessary for the Football Association to face mainstream coaches in Western Europe, of course, some coaches from other regions who have been coaching the country for a long time and have excellent records can also be considered.

The second is the need for comprehensive research and judgment. Theoretically, the coach is naturally the best, but it can also be unsuitable, Mancini is a case of failure, he has led Inter Milan to three consecutive titles, led Manchester City to the first Premier League title, led Italy to win the European Cup, is considered to be the top, but in Saudi Arabia, he obviously did not show the real level.

Therefore, the selection of the national football coach must be comprehensively judged, which should be based on the reality of Chinese football, taking the preparation for the 2030 World Cup as an example, the national football team will show the following characteristics:

First, there is still a situation in the future where the midfield is out of control, the top 18 matches, the national football team has a possession rate of less than 30% in many games, and it is difficult to substantially improve the strength of the squad in the next World Preliminaries, so the coach who is good at counterattacking is naturally the main direction, as for the coach who passes and controls the style of play, it should not be able to play.

Second, the national football team is younger, and the average age of the starters is likely to be reduced to about 25 years old, that is, players in the 05 age group and later are the main pillars, and coaches who are good at using young players have more advantages.

Third, if you are not familiar with Chinese football, or you are not familiar with Asian football, then a coach with strong adaptability is the direction, otherwise, unfamiliarity and unwillingness to be flexible will easily form misjudgments at the tactical level.

Fourth, it is necessary to have communication skills and the ability to adjust the atmosphere, which can be summarized as high emotional intelligence, and the most successful foreign coaches in Chinese football are Mi Lu and Crowchen. Milou is familiar to fans and has a very high emotional intelligence. Crowchen is also very interesting, a player of the 85 national youth team once revealed that Crouchen said before going to the World Youth Championships that he would take the team on vacation, and then play the World Youth Championships. In that World Youth Championships, the national youth won three consecutive victories, and only lost to Germany 2-3 in the 1/8 finals.

With good communication skills, you can get more firm support from the Football Association and players to create a better atmosphere. Among the current national coaches, the Spaniard Antonio is such a type, keen observation, strong adaptability and good at communication, the Football Association, Chinese colleagues and players are very recognized by him, but he is not qualified, after taking this U23 national team, there is a high probability that he will be the next U23 national team (05 National Olympics) head coach.

Finally, it's important to increase your budget. Looking for young coaches from low-level or small clubs, of course, it is possible to succeed in Taobao, but there are too many uncertainties and coaches are not easy to be recognized, which is why our first standard is in line with the mainstream. In the context of the mainstream, the budget for the selection of the commander should naturally be improved, and it is normal to spend a small amount of money to do big things, and it is normal to try luck, and it is normal to get what you pay for.