[InKunming--Kunming]  Lippi was set to make his national coaching debut with China on Nov 15 in a World Cup qualifier against Qatar. The match finished zero-zero. As for national football team, great changes have taken place both in mental outlook and tactical strategies.

"My priority is to help the team qualify for Russia. If we couldn't reach there, then we come back to work on the fundamentals on a longer period for the future of Chinese soccer," said Lippi before.

Zheng Zhi: Every match is an important opportunity and we will not give up any of it. I am content with football players’ behaviors today. Lippi came with confidence. Both football players and fans are full of hope.

Zhang Xizhe: We are sorry that we did not win in the end because we actually created plenty of chances. In the following days, we will review our experience in this respect so as to improve our work.

Jiang Zhipeng: In fact, there was something going wrong with our attitudes. We will remove the burden of pressure to do well in the next competitions.

Post-match press conference

Marco Ezio Fossati: We are satisfied with the one score result. We have to admit that we really play hard in the first half. One of our players was suspended which is a big blow.

Lippi: The team has done the best in the competition tonight. The team only lacked of the good luck. It is fantastic that the nation team can make huge progress in such a short time. We will still strive for excellence in the next second.

(Editors: Rachel, Tracy)