CCTV News:At 3 o’clock this afternoon, China Football Association held a press conference for the head coach of China National Men’s Football Team, and Italian coach Lippi officially took office as the new head coach of China Men’s Football Team. The national football team welcomes the tenth foreign head coach in history and is also the biggest coach in history.
△ Conference site
Some time ago, after 15 years, the national football team once again entered the Asian Top 12 World Cup preliminaries. However, in the first four games, the national football team only scored 1 point without winning. On October 11th, after the defeat of China against Uzbekistan, Gao Hongbo, then the national football coach, resigned. Since then, the Football Association has urgently started to select coaches, and it only took eight days to sign a contract with marcello lippi on October 22nd.
Lippi: I am very happy to be back in China.
At the press conference today, Lippi said that he was very happy to be back in China again. He said that he had a good experience when he coached Evergrande. He rejected the national football team because of his contract with Evergrande. After returning to Italy, he was obsessed with China. "I always thought that I could return to China one day."
△ Lippi is at the press conference.
Lippi said that this is the third time that the China Football Association has invited him. After careful consideration, he decided to come to China again and become the head coach of the national football team.
Lippi: I believe that China Football Club will be good. Everyone should unite as one.
Talking about coaching the national football team this time, Lippi said that he would like to thank everyone for their support and believe that China football will be good.
Lippi also said that the qualifying situation of the national football team in the World Cup qualifiers is very bad now, so we should unite as one and try our best to accomplish this impossible task, and then consider the long-term development of China football. "China is one of the most important countries in the world now, and I believe it will help China’s football progress."
Lippi: Building a Team with the Consciousness of National Rise and Fall
When it comes to the choice of players, Lippi said frankly that the players of China’s national team are all capable and powerful players, and they increase their sense of responsibility, mission and responsibility.
Lippi said that his next goal is to build a strong team with dedication, excellent psychological quality and a sense of national rise and fall, and then build the technical and tactical play of this team.
△ Lippi is at the press conference.
Lippi said: "We should enhance the sense of teamwork. We should not only wear the same uniforms, but also fight as a group, without complaining. The team is now ranked last in the group stage, indicating that the work was not very smooth before. At this time, what the new head coach can do is to create his own style in terms of skills and tactics, and then carry out psychological construction to let the players gain confidence and gain confidence. If we can win Qatar, the situation will be more optimistic and the players will gain confidence. "
Lippi revealed that his next priority is to solve the problem of why the players performed well in the club but the national team did not perform satisfactorily. "They need to be told that wearing the national team jersey is the biggest reward, and they need to show the level of the club."
Cai Zhenhua: Fully support Lippi team.
Cai Zhenhua, president of China Football Association, said at the press conference that he was grateful to Lippi for becoming the head coach of the national football team. Lippi didn’t come because of the contract, but to help China football.
△ Cai Zhenhua gave Lippi a jersey
Cai Zhenhua also said that the China Football Association hopes to care about colleagues in China football and trust Lippi and his team! Lippi has proved his strength in the world and in China, and they will fully support Lippi’s team.
On November 3rd, Kunming concentrated on preparing for the match with Qatar.
On November 15th, China men’s soccer team will play against Qatar, the fifth opponent in this World Cup qualifier in Kunming. Today, Lippi said at the press conference that the current training list has been announced and will be officially announced after the end of the Super League. "It is necessary to see if there are any injuries after the end of the last round of competition, and then make a final confirmation with the club."
△ Lippi is at the press conference.
Lippi said that looking at other national teams, many great national teams have recruited six or seven players from the same club as the foundation of the national team. In the first game, they should consider safety and insurance more, and they will recruit more Guangzhou Evergrande players in this training camp to form a national team with Evergrande team.
According to the current plan, the final round of the Super League will end on October 30. After a short break, the players plan to gather in Kunming on November 3 to prepare for the match against Qatar on November 15, which is the first match after Lippi took office.
Lippi had many honors in his previous coaching career.
Marcello lippi, a famous Italian football coach. It is called "Silver Fox" because of its characteristic silver hair. Lippi’s career as a player is relatively dull, but since he coached Sampdoria Youth Team in 1982, he has started a legendary coaching career.
△ Lippi in the player era
During his eight years as a coach at Juventus, he led the team to win five Serie A titles, three cup trophies, four Italian Super Cups and one European Champions League trophy. In 2006, he led the Italian national team to win the World Cup.
△ At Juventus, Lippi lifted the Champions League trophy.
In May 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club hired Lippi as the head coach. On November 9, 2013, Lippi led Evergrande to win the AFC Champions League. On November 24th, Lippi was awarded the best coach of the 2013 Super League. On February 28th, 2014, Evergrande Football Club announced that it had officially renewed its contract with Lippi’s coaching team for three years, from December 1st, 2014 to November 30th, 2017.
△ On November 9, 2013, Lippi was thrown up by members of Guangzhou Evergrande Team to celebrate the victory.
On November 5, 2014, Cannavaro became the executive head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande, and Lippi became the technical director of Evergrande. On February 26th, 2015, he officially resigned as the head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande.
On May 19th, 2016, Lippi became the technical director of the Italian national team.
Today, Lippi, 68, officially became the head coach of China National Men’s Football Team.