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Coach Shin Tae-yong is being eyed to lead the Chinese national team. Photo: IGNV . |
Chinese media reported that Shin Tae-yong is the leading candidate to become the head coach of the national team after Branko Ivankovic was fired. The CFA is said to have sent a signal to the Korean coach and is just waiting for him to nod.
If he agrees to lead the Chinese national team, coach Shin Tae-yong will face a new chapter full of pressure in his career. The Chinese team just went through a qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup that did not meet expectations, stopping early and revealing many weaknesses in both tactics and personnel. A comprehensive reform is being planned and this coach could be the one to lay the first bricks.
The biggest challenge for coach Shin Tae-yong is to rebuild the squad and shape the playing style for a team that lacks identity. China has potential but has not yet developed its youth training system. Many players are no longer able to maintain stable performance, while the pressure from the media and fans is huge.
Coach Shin Tae-yong can guide the Chinese team towards long-term goals, first of all the 2027 Asian Cup and further the 2030 World Cup qualifiers. With a long time to prepare, he is expected to be able to build a stable, highly organized team - something he himself has successfully done in Indonesia. The journey to turn Indonesia into a new force in the region and into the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup has shown the ability of this coach.
Coach Shin Tae-yong was fired by the Indonesian Football Federation earlier this year, mainly for non-professional reasons. With a squad consisting of many players of Dutch origin, Indonesian football wanted to find a coach whose mindset and working style was more suitable for this group of players. That is why they chose Patrick Kluivert, a Dutch strategist, to lead the team.
Source: https://znews.vn/hlv-shin-tae-yong-vao-tam-ngam-cho-vi-tri-hlv-tuyen-trung-quoc-post1561179.html
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