On March 5, Beijing time, news from well-known reporter Xiao Yun said that although he failed to complete the goal of leading the team to the World Youth Championships, the 57-year-old Chinese national youth (U20 men's football) coach Djurdjevic was basically determined to be retained by the Chinese Football Association.

Previously, the Chinese Football Association issued a notice through official channels that the first phase of the 2007 age group elite player training camp in 2025 will be held in Foshan, Guangdong from March 7 to 14. Serbian head coach Djurdjevic, who just led the 2005 U20 national football team to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup, confirmed that as one of the members of the coaching team, he will participate in the coaching work of this training camp.

This also means that Djurdjevic has been retained by the Chinese Football Association. As for whether he will lead the new national youth team reserve or directly lead the 2005 new national Olympic team to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Chinese Football Association will make a prudent decision through comprehensive research and judgment.

In the recent U20 Asian Cup, Djurdjevic led the team to 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, beating Qatar and Kyrgyzstan to qualify from the group. However, in the quarterfinals, the Chinese national youth team repeatedly missed opportunities and regretted missing penalties when they dominated most of the game, and were finally killed by Saudi Arabia in stoppage time, missing the top 4 and missing the opportunity to enter the World Youth Championships after 20 years.

In that game, Djurdjevic only made 2 substitutions and prepared for overtime in advance, which also aroused questions and dissatisfaction among some Chinese fans.