China to seek foreign help
Reuters - Friday 21 January 2011, 06:33
BEIJING - Chinese football officials are on
the look out for a new foreign technical consultant to aid their
national coach, but have no names yet on the list.
China crashed out of the ongoing Asian Cup in Qatar after
failing to make the knockout stages, but the Chinese Football
Association (CFA) is not considering a change of coach.
"To blame the coach and to make a quick change of his post
are what the CFA used to do after suffering any bad result,"
newly appointed CFA chief Wei Di told China Daily newspaper.
"It's irresponsible and we decided not to do it again."
The Asian Cup was coach Gao Hongbo's first competition with
the national team, and keeping him would help maintain a stable
structure of the coaching staff, he added.
"The CFA officials have agreed that it's necessary for
China's football to have some great coaches of our own. So we
decided to go abroad and to invite a coach for the coaches."
The Chinese side needed to win by at least two goals on
Sunday, but their 2-2 draw against Uzbekistan was not enough to
secure them a spot in the quarter-finals.
Qatar and Uzbekistan advance from Group A of the tournament
while China and Kuwait were eliminated.