On March 1, the Chinese national men's football team gathered in Haikou, and Jankovic, who had just taken over as the head coach of the national team, attended the media conference and delivered his inaugural speech. The public appearance of the head coach of the national team of the men's football team shows the new atmosphere and appearance of the Chinese men's football team, and also indicates that the Chinese men's football team is at a new stage and opens a new chapter.

Recently, Chinese men's football and the Chinese Football Association are in a "dark period", and the public and fans are very pessimistic about the future development of Chinese football. In such a period, Jankovic who took office can be said to face multiple difficulties. As soon as he took office, "his resume is not good", "a mediocre coach", "choosing him is tantamount to giving up treatment", "the national football team was delayed for another year" and so on were questioned everywhere. In the face of Chinese football, Jankovic not only has to face the public's doubts about his personal ability, but also the public's doubts about Chinese football.

In fact, choosing Jankovic as the head coach of the men's national team, the Chinese Football Association is not "giving up treatment", but really recognizing itself and making a choice suitable for the development of Chinese football. It should be said that the Chinese Football Association has enough time to select the coach. For example, a coach who has ever coached in Chinese football in the past, or a coach who has achieved good results in the professional league in 2022, or even a coach who has played in the World Cup in Qatar, can also be considered.

Compared with Klinsmann, Trussier and other famous coaches, Jankovic's resume and reputation appear ordinary, but fame does not equal to achievements. World famous coaches such as Camacho and Lippi also failed in the "ship" of Chinese national men's football. Although Jankovic is not the best choice, it can be said to be a cost-effective choice. In 2018, he became the head coach of the U-19 National Football Team. In 2020, he completed the contract renewal and led the U-21 National Football Team to prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games. In July 2022, he led the national football selection team to compete in the 2022 East Asia Cup until the "upgrade" was completed again. In more than four years in China, Jankovic has successively served as the head coach of the national men's football team from U-20 to U-23 and the national men's football Asian Games team. As the head coach of the youth team, he not only inspects the right age players, but also pays close attention to the Chinese Super League, Chinese A-League and some Chinese B-League matches. It can be said that he is very familiar with the current situation of Chinese football. Instead of finding a famous coach who is not familiar with the situation of Chinese football, it is far better to use a familiar and pragmatic coach.

In addition to being very familiar with Chinese football, the emphasis on discipline, fighting spirit and physical ability is also a label on Jankovic. According to media reports, Jankovic has always set an example. For example, he always goes to the restaurant in advance to wait for the players, and he is not allowed to skip breakfast. For the current situation of the Chinese men's football team, hard work and physical strength are the foundation of everything. If you can fully show your spirit on the court, no matter what the result, you can also earn a lot of impression points in the hearts of fans and improve the image of the current Chinese football in the public.

On the whole, the Chinese Football Association chose to return to football itself, and become more low-key and pragmatic. Jankovic, who took office, also faces considerable pressure. The men's national team has a clear goal - to go all out for the 2026 World Cup. In the face of this dream of Chinese football, the Chinese Football Association and Jankovic must go all out to run in one game after another, and finally move to the moment of qualification.

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