Why did the Chinese team appoint the recently fired coach, not choose Klinsmann?

Coach Jurgen Klinsmann returned to the US on February 10 and was then fired by the Korean team on February 16. Therefore, the CFA contacted the German strategist online. On February 22, a CFA official confirmed that they had contacted coach Jurgen Klinsmann and were willing to pay him a salary of 2.2 million USD/year (more than 54 billion VND). This salary is equal to what Korean football paid coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

However, Chinese media quickly provided evidence to confirm that the CFA could not complete the deal with such a high salary. Currently, the budget for the head coach of the Chinese team is only at a maximum of 1.5 million USD/year (nearly 40 billion VND).

In addition, after the information that CFA approached coach Jurgen Klinsmann was revealed, Chinese fans were outraged. On Weibo - a social network used by many Chinese people, there were continuous posts criticizing coach Jurgen Klinsmann's past work attitude. Chinese fans said that they need a strategist who understands Asian and Chinese football better than coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

Tại sao đội tuyển Trung Quốc bổ nhiệm người vừa bị sa thải, không chọn HLV Klinsmann?- Ảnh 1. — Chinese fans do not want coach Jurgen Klinsmann to lead the national team of this country

China's QQ website commented: "Spending $2.2 million a year on a coach who was just fired is unthinkable for the CFA. The deal collapsed for this main reason. Moreover, concerns about the internal situation and management style will also increase if coach Jurgen Klinsmann works for the Chinese team. The lesson of the Korean team is just before our eyes, we cannot go through a similar situation. The Chinese team has not had good results recently, we need to unite and rebuild everything from scratch."

Very soon after, famous Chinese reporter - Wang Tao confirmed that CFA had found a new coach for the Chinese team. The chosen person was veteran Croatian coach - Branko Ivankovic. At the 2023 Asian Cup, the 69-year-old coach was the coach who lost his job the earliest when he and the Oman team finished Group F in 3rd place with only 2 points. Unlike other candidates, coach Branko Ivankovic went directly to China for a job interview. In fact, Mr. Branco was also fired but did not receive a backlash like Mr. Klinsmann.

Tại sao đội tuyển Trung Quốc bổ nhiệm người vừa bị sa thải, không chọn HLV Klinsmann?- Ảnh 2. — Mr. Branko Ivankovic was officially selected by CFA as the coach of the Chinese team.

Mr. Branko Ivankovic is considered to be knowledgeable about Asian football. He accumulated experience when leading the Iranian national team from 2002 to 2006, Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli Club (2019) and the Oman national team from 2020 to 2024. In addition, the Croatian captain was also the coach of Shandong Luneng from 2009 to 2011 and understands how Chinese football operates.

On the morning of February 24, CFA also officially announced Mr. Branko Ivankovic as the coach of the Chinese team. According to Sohu newspaper, the first challenge that CFA set for Mr. Branko Ivankovic is to help the Chinese team get 6 points in 2 matches against the Singapore team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers taking place in March.

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