So the Chinese have appointed a new national coach and selected their squad for AWs friendlies. Sounds like the new gaffer (a Serb) is their Bazeley equivalent - coming through age group ranks.
6 players from Wuhan. Not sure how many are naturalised foreigners with adopted Chinese names.
Hopefully for his sake the new gaffer can avoid jail time/re education, and China make the 2026 WC!
https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3212044/chinas-new-mens-football-coach-aleksandar-jankovic-targets-2026-world-cup-no-time-waste
China squad
6 players from Wuhan. Not sure how many are naturalised foreigners with adopted Chinese names.
Hopefully for his sake the new gaffer can avoid jail time/re education, and China make the 2026 WC!
https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3212044/chinas-new-mens-football-coach-aleksandar-jankovic-targets-2026-world-cup-no-time-waste
China squad
Liu Dianzuo, Deng Hanwen, Liu Yiming, Xie Pengfei, Ren Hang, He Chao (all Wuhan Three Towns), Wang Dalei, Liu Binbin, Liu Yang, Chen Pu (all Shandong Taishan), Wu Lei, Yan Junling, Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, Li Ang, Xu Xin, Li Shuai (all Shanghai Port), Wang Shangyuan (Henan Songshan Longmen), Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua), Lin Liangming (Dalian Pro), Tan Long (Changchun Yatai), Wei Shihao (Guangzhou FC), Sun Guowen (Dalian Football Association), Ai Kesen (free agent).
The appointment by the Chinese Football Association comes after the national side fell short in their attempt to reach the 2022 World Cup under acting coach Li Xiaopeng, and the previous permanent head coach Li Tie was arrested and placed under investigation for corruption.
The appointment by the Chinese Football Association comes after the national side fell short in their attempt to reach the 2022 World Cup under acting coach Li Xiaopeng, and the previous permanent head coach Li Tie was arrested and placed under investigation for corruption.