Taishan Evening News Niu Zhiming
A 1-3 silence of the national football team, after the World Preliminary Round of 12 lost to Vietnam, the Chinese men's football team temporarily has no game task, the next two games against Saudi Arabia and Oman, how Li Xiaopeng chooses the lineup, this is also a point of view. At least for now, in the case of early exit, the national football shuffle has become inevitable, the lineup selection must also be considered for the future, and the post-80s international footballers may all withdraw. In terms of naturalized players, only Jiang Guangtai meets the future needs of the national football team, and Fernando and Li ke are unknown.
In the match between the national football team and Vietnam, the average age of the starters of the whole team is more than 29 years old, and the average age of the 23-man list is also over 29 years old, which is the current situation of the Chinese men's football team. 1-3 loss to Vietnam, the national football team completely lost the hope of impacting the World Cup, in fact, this result has long been doomed, but the national football coaching team, there was still a hint of illusion.
Judging from Li Xiaopeng's platoon deployment, the main framework of the national football team is not much different from the Li Tie period, which shows that the two people's thinking is still the same, that is, the current batch of veterans is still stronger than the young people. Of course, this may be the case, but they have not been able to achieve the desired effect, resulting in the national football team not only out, but also completely lost the future.
You know, most of the players in the Vietnamese squad are players born after 1995, the 3 players who scored goals are players born in 1996 and 1997, their captain is Du Xiongyong in 1993, he sent two assists, the whole team only has substitute goalkeepers after 80 players, and the Chinese men's football team? Only Dai Weijun and Zhu Chenjie are young people in the starting lineup, most of the rest of the players are post-80s, the national football team has 23-man roster, and there are 9 people after 80, accounting for almost half, these players have experienced many failures, and the final outcome is also a failure.
After the failure of this impact World Cup, most of the post-80s of the national football team should really say goodbye completely, for the 2023 Asian Cup, but also for the next World Cup qualifiers, the national football team should also completely shuffle. Wang Shenchao and Zhang Linpeng in the back line did not show any superiority, the captain of the midfield, Wu Xi, continued to perform in a downturn, as well as veterans such as Arthur Junmin and Yu Dabao, who were also powerless and could not play their role in the national football game. From the next World Preliminary Tournament, the national football team should completely change the team's lineup framework, if you still want to continue to use the veteran for the so-called face, you can only be completely desperate. Of course, the goalkeeper position Wang Dalei is an exception, at least for now, Yan Junling after the 90s has not been recognized, as a goalkeeper with strong comprehensive strength at this stage of the national football team, Wang Dalei should get the opportunity.
In terms of naturalized players, Alain and Luo Guofu, who are also post-80s, have not been of much value, and it is unrealistic to expect them to score goals for the national football team in the future, and the 32-year-old Axon is not in the best condition. The 28-year-old Jiang Guangtai is the core of the future defense line of the national football team, and his and Zhu Chenjie's central defender partner should still be a trustworthy combination of the national football team. Fernando and Lee in 1993 are unknown to the national football team, if both can return to their best form, then the 2023 Asian Cup can still be used, but if the status quo is maintained, there is no hope for the future. Midfielder Dai Weijun can get more opportunities, and forwards Zhang Yuning and Guo Tianyu can pick the beams. As for the 31-year-old Wu Lei, his primary goal is to regain the opportunity to play in Espanyol, or to leave Espanyol and seek more opportunities to play. Otherwise, if he still has no ball to play, then he will not be able to gain a foothold in the national football team.
Of course, whether the young people of the national football team can get on top is an unknown, but if you don't try, how do you know if it will work? The league is not without new talents, it depends on how to tap and use. Li Xiaopeng's first step was not correct, although he called 52 people for training, but in the end he chose those who were familiar with him. In the eyes of local coaches, the value of veterans is always greater than that of newcomers, but where is the future of national football? This answer needs to be clarified as soon as possible.
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