On June 6, the Chinese men's football team drew 1:1 with Thailand at home in today's World Preliminary Tournament, and did not win this life-and-death battle, leaving the suspense of promotion to the last game. Looking back on this game, the Chinese men's football team has undergone great changes in the lineup due to injuries and suspensions, and it was unable to come up with the strongest lineup to deal with it. In the second half, Ivankovic took the lead in adjusting, the national football team won a penalty but Fernando missed a good opportunity to miss the penalty, after sending two center forwards on the field, Baihelam got the only shooting opportunity in the penalty area, swept the goal in one fell swoop, and finally did not take the opportunity to overtake the score, unfortunately drew with Thailand.
After the game, head coach Ivankovic also became the target of public criticism and was criticized by many media people. Football reporter Li Xuan said that he didn't want to blame Ivan, but let Cui Kangxi take Taishan to play in the all-Chinese class, and it would not be such a result. Football celebrity Zhan Jun also spoke out, a lucky draw, relying only on high-altitude work, is Ivan really suitable for the national football team? Former national football striker Dong Fangzhuo also commented on the game, saying that the national football team's offensive self-defeating martial arts, Thailand scored several goals but everything that was not blessed. Football celebrity Wang Tao also talked about this game, he said that the national football team is actually gone, South Korea is now sending three teams to play, and the national football team can't play it.
In addition, the official media People's Daily also commented on the game, and the "Sports Department of the People's Daily" issued an article saying that the starting lineup of the national football team today is debatable, and the hope of advancing to the top 18 has become very slim. The media believes that Ivankovic sent Liu Yang and Wang Zhenao, who were stronger in attack than defense, but neither of them played, and the gap pressed by Wang Zhenao was seized by the Thai team. In addition, Wang Shangyuan's single back makes the national football team's defense too risky, and replacing Gao Tianyi with Baihelamu is also correcting mistakes. Thailand once drew with the South Korean team, proving that the strength is not weak at all, and if the national football team is not lucky in this game, it is really possible that this hope will be dashed.
Ivan has played three games with the national football team, with a record of 1 win and 2 draws, and the national football team must score points against South Korea if they want to qualify. Although the incomplete lineup is an important reason why the national football team cannot play at full strength, there is indeed a big problem with Ivan's arrangement. The biggest shortcoming of the Chinese men's football team is the midfield, especially the back position, no one can play the single back style, but Ivan played two games in Singapore and floated, stubbornly using a single back waist, so that the midfield is basically in an undefended state. Thailand is not Singapore after all, and Ivan, whether he doesn't understand his opponent or despises him, has also paid a terrible price for his arrogance this time.