WC 2014 Asian 4th round qualifiers draw GROUP A Korea Republic Iran Uzbekistan Qatar Lebanon GROUP B Australia Iraq Jordan Oman Japan Ha ha Iraq and Jordan have been drawn together with Japan and Australia, with Oman as spoiler in Group B. If both of them qualify direct from this group then we can all look back and say China was unlucky to have been in the real group of death in the 3rd round. Maybe I am seeking consolation but I have a feeling at least one of the two might just cause an upset especially when there are 3 teams offering mutual benefits of Muslim Brotherhood. Good luck Jordan and Iraq.
China should be here lol If they were in Group A, they have the quality to finish 2nd If they were in Group B, they have the quality to finish 3rd for a play off.
I'm not so sure about that 2nd spot in Group A cfb. Assuming Korea Republic would take top spot in the group, we would have still had to contend with Iran, Uzbekistan, and Qatar; teams which I think would give us a LOT of trouble.
I'm talking hypothetically here, of course they could finish bottom of each group, but if they were to play at the top of their game in every match and all those balls that usually go 1cm wide and all those Hao Junmin free kicks that hit the cross bar and the posts actually go in, then, you know...
http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia...-offered-8m-a-year-deal-to-manage-china-until Camacho era already coming to an end?
what a mess. i'm under no illusions that hiring a "famous" foreign coach will change anything. we all know this but wasting money on big name coaches with limited interest and limited power won't do anything until a complete overhaul of our corrupt CFA. not holding my breath.
Oh FFS! Oi CFA, NO! Hasn't the Camacho experience taught you anything? Plan A: Hire an obscure but foreign muppet. Plan B: Hire a high profile, foreign numpty. Brilliant!!
Philippines friendly on 12. June ? http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/2012/03/21/azkals-to-battle-chinese-booters/
Chinese news is bitching that Camacho earns too much: Source: http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/03/20/top-10-highest-paid-football-managers-rich-list-2012/2/ Currency in EUROS. Mourinho 穆里尼奥 皇家马德里 14.80 million Ancelotti 安切洛蒂 巴黎圣日耳曼 13.50 million Guardiola 瓜迪奥拉 巴塞罗那 9.50 million Wenger 温格 阿森纳 9 million Hiddink 希丁克 安郅 8.60 million Capello 卡佩罗 前英格兰国家队 8.50 million Ferguson 弗格森 曼联 8million Advocaat 艾德沃卡特 俄罗斯国家队 700 Camacho 卡马乔 中国国家队 6.10 million Mancini 曼奇尼 曼城 5.90 million
Seems that they will play China "Olympic" which is probably the team preparing for 2013 AFC U22 Championship ?
INTERVIEW WITH CAMACHO: (translation slightly modified) Camacho, as the main head of U-22 team (when the fcuk did this happen?), was spotted at the U-22 training. 记者:通过你的观察,有没有发现什么问题? Reporter: According to your observation (on the U-22), do you realize any problems? 卡马乔:这还是我们第一次来看,也很难做出评价。这个队也是需要大多数队员在一起很长时间的训练才能看到效果的。 Camacho: It is hard to make a judgement when we look at them for the first time. This team needs most of the players to arrive and long training time before I could see any problem. (There are key injuries to some of the players) 记者:这支队伍中的某些队员会进入到国家队吗? Reporter: Will some of the U-22 players be called up for the national team? 卡马乔:下一届国家队肯定会有新的年轻队员加入,现在就说这拨球员什么时候能来还早了点,他们必须在自己的球队中打上球,这样我们才会考虑他们。 Camacho: The next edition of the national team will have new young players aboard; but it is too early to say tell you when the U-22 players come play for the national team. The U-22 players need to play (consistently) for their respective clubs, than we will consider them. 记者:你有没有给傅博什么建议? Reporter: Did you give any suggestion to Fu Bo? (Fu Bo is the coach of U-22) 卡马乔:傅博本身也跟我们是一个教练组,接下来我们会去嘉兴看4月25日的比赛,到时候会跟傅博有一些沟通。 Camacho: Fu Bo is part of the coach team, I will meet Fu Bo and have a conversation with him when I watch the U-22 friendly against Malawi on April 25th. 记者:据说这段时间你专心观看中超的比赛,有什么收获? Reporter: It was rumoured that you have been observing several CSL matches, what did you see from those matches? 卡马乔:广州恒大(俱乐部官方微博)和广州富力的节奏比较强,所以他们排名比较靠前。在亚冠方面,恒大一开始踢得挺好,后来看了一下,他们这个组的几个队实力还是比较平均。接下来我们还会看所有队。 Camacho: Guangzhou Evergrade and Guangzhou R&F have stronger tempos, so their rankings are higher. Regarding the Asian Champions League, Evergrande played fairly well at the beginning, but later, (I realize) the group`s ability is actually quite average. I will look at other teams later.
(con't): 记者:恒大提出放宽外援限制,你怎么看? Reporter: Evergrande suggests to relax the foreign player restriction, what do you think? 卡马乔:世界上大多数联赛都有限制外援的政策,我相信现在中国也需要这样一个限制,这样才能保护中国国内的队员。 Camacho: Most of the world's football league have a restriction on foreign players, I believe China's leagues need this type of restriction, this would protect the Chinese players. 记者:和西班牙队的比赛,你愿意让更多的年轻队员上场吗? Reporter: For the friendly against Spain, are you willing to let more young players play the match? 卡马乔:我们这期集训和比赛还是以参加世界杯预赛的球员为主,因为西班牙毕竟是世界冠军,我们必须尊重对手。 Camacho: This match we will use the players mostly from World Cup qualifiers , because Spain is the World champion, we need to respect the opponent.
EAFF CUP UPDATE (EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION) EAFF Cup (formerly EAFF Tournament) will be held in 2013 in South Korea. Former champion China has directly qualified for the tournament. The cup/tournament (whatever you call it) usually composed of four teams: motherland China, Japan, South Korea, and one more team from qualifying. The qualifying usually includes: North Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Mariana Island (i might spell the place wrong), Mongolia, Guam, and Chinese Taipei. Last edition was held in 2010 where China drew 0-0 with Japan (where Rong Hao became famous with his infamous softcore penalty ), China beat 3-0 South Korea for the first team (where Deng Zhuoxiang made his name), and China won 3-1 or 2-0 (i forgot) over Hong Kong (Qu Bo scored a double).
NEWEST CHINA FIFA RANKING: Today's ranking: 66 Last month's ranking: 68 China is 5th best in Asia. AFC Ranking: 1) Australia 2) Japan 3) South Korea 4) Iran 5) China 6) Uzbekistan Ironically, everyone except for China is not in World Cup qualifying.