Li Xiaopeng’s new team’s former foreign teaching assistants are expected to remain
2021-12-13 10:15:47Source: Beijing Youth Daily
The second stage of the 2021 Super League relegation group and championship group competitions kicked off on December 12 and 13, respectively. As the new Chinese men’s football coach, Li Xiaopeng went to the Super League to inspect the international football team. During this period, Li Xiaopeng will also implement the construction of the new coaching team of the National Football Team. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that several foreign assistants during Li Tie’s teaching period are expected to remain in office. As for Li Xiaopeng’s favorite foreign assistant coach Pep is currently still in Barcelona, it is difficult to confirm whether he can make it to the team.
Although Li Xiaopeng does not need to make too many adjustments in the selection of the national football team, since the Chinese members of the former national football coaching team headed by Li Tie are no longer in the team, the establishment of a new coaching team is obviously more urgent for Li Xiaopeng.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, foreign members of the original National Football team are expected to stay in the team and continue to assist Li Xiaopeng. For example, after the fourth round of the top 12 match, the Belgian director of the Chinese Football Association, Kreis, and his compatriot assistant Roy, who formally participated in the work of the national football coaching team, will continue to follow the team with a high probability. Like Reese, he returned to China with the national football delegation on November 18. He values his work in the Chinese team very much. Coty, an Italian physiotherapist who returned to the national football team during the top 12 matches, will also continue to serve the Chinese team. He has recently bid farewell to his old club, Guangzhou Football Club. Not surprisingly, all of the above will join the national football team to participate in a new training session starting around January 10 next year, and participate in the seventh and eighth rounds of away games against Japan and Vietnam in the top 12 matches.
As for other assistants, Li Xiaopeng’s favorite is the Spanish coach Pep. In fact, as early as the beginning of this year, Li Xiaopeng hoped to invite Peppe to China to assist him in coaching the Wuhan team, but he failed to make the trip at that time. It is reported that Pep is currently in good physical condition, and the Chinese Football Association has also made contact with him in Barcelona. As to whether he can “join together” with Li Xiaopeng again, it is a matter of further negotiation between the parties. Compared with physical coaches and rehabilitation therapists, teaching assistants are more important at the technical level. However, even if Pep accepts Li Xiaopeng’s invitation, he must strictly implement various epidemic prevention and quarantine regulations after entering the country. It is hard to say whether he can catch up with the Japanese and Vietnamese teams.
Up to now, Li Xiaopeng has not confirmed any local assistant candidates. Judging from the information reflected in various channels, Li Xiaopeng is likely to select people from the past club or national team teammates and assistants to join the national football coaching staff.
Text/Reporter Xiao Zhe
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