Judging from the past generations of Chinese men's football head coaches, most of the older generation of local head coaches are honest and dedicated, with a strong sense of national honor, but their technical and tactical standards are basically out of touch with world trends. Representatives of this generation of head coaches are Nian Weisi , Qi Wusheng , etc. The players work hard when coaching, but have poor technical and tactical qualities and are slow to respond on the spot. Most of the new generation of local head coaches are addicted to factionalism. They talk about national honor, but they only see money and profit. They study not skills and tactics, but interpersonal relationships. Representatives of this generation of head coaches are , Li Tie, and XX. When coaching, the players will be counted wherever they hit. There are no tactics and no skills, only power. The older generation of foreign coaches have strong professionalism and are willing to teach players basic skills, but will not get involved with the players. Representatives are Horton, Folado, etc. During coaching, the players are essentially improved, and the team's tactical literacy is enhanced. As for modern foreign head coaches, they have strong tactical literacy, understand current affairs and understand people. They are both head coaches and usually get along well with the players. They have both hard business qualities and soft power from people, so they can achieve success and gain both fame and fortune. The representative figure is Milu, Cannavaro .
Judging from the previous head coaches, foreign head coaches have achieved better results than local head coaches. This is inevitable because the younger generation of local coaches in China do not have the dedication and professionalism of local coaches in Japan and South Korea. They do not learn, drill or specialize in techniques and tactics, and they do not care about collective honor. Just like Li Tie, he spoke out in front of the TV cameras to speak out for local coaches, rectify their names, and called for local coaches to be given opportunities. In the end, he single-handedly tied local coaches to the pillar of shame again. Foreign head coaches represent the development trend of world football, the latest concepts and the latest techniques and tactics. It does not mean that local coaches cannot be reused. This season's Xie Hui and Yang Chen are all eye-catching, but what the head coach needs is accumulation and precipitation. If there is a good coaching environment and personal self-study, in time, they should become the leaders among local coaches and hold up the banner of the Chinese men's football team.
Therefore, in the editor's opinion, the national football team's selection should still target foreign head coaches, and preferably foreign coaches who are familiar with Asian and Chinese football and have achieved certain results. The editor previously recommended Troussier, and Scolari, but now Troussier has become the head coach of the Vietnam team, and Scolari seems to have no intention of returning to Asia. It is said that the Football Association is interested in Korean head coach Bento , but Bento has shown his worth in this World Cup, so the salary requirement will not be low, and his eyes are getting higher and he may not necessarily look forward to coaching the national football team. In fact, there are many suitable candidates in the Chinese Super League, such as Wuhan Pedro and Henan Pedro who just won the Chinese Super League championship. These two head coaches firstly understand Chinese football and Chinese players, and secondly, they have proven themselves in the Chinese Super League, with technical tactics and on-the-spot command. It’s not that the bigger the brand is, the more suitable it is. We have learned from past experiences such as , Lippi, , and Hiddink. The one that is suitable is the best. If Pedro can be the team leader, it would be more reasonable to bring Yang Chen and Xie Hui along. Perhaps, this is the hope for the rise of local Chinese coaches.
Then, let us wait and see the choice of Chinese Football Association !