The results of the round of 18 have been released, and the national football team is in Group C with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Indonesia, which is also considered the group of death in the round of 18. Regarding the results of this draw, "Football Night" also interviewed the three internationals of the Taishan team, Li Yuanyi, Huang Zhengyu and Xie Wenneng, in the latest episode of the program.
Regarding the draw results, Li Yuanyi believes that the sixth pot team Indonesia is not easy to play. "If I can play in the round of 18, I want to play more with these big teams," he said. In my opinion, Indonesia is a difficult opponent to play, and it is not that it is easy to get an opponent like North Korea. I hope to play with strong opponents, and I have been divided into Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Australia, which is good. Indonesia and Bahrain are not up or down, these two teams have not played, it is an encounter, they don't know each other very well, these two teams are opponents who we have a chance to get points. ”
Regarding the jet lag, Li Yuanyi said: "I see that there are more West Asian teams in other groups than this group, so I am still very lucky, I only need to reverse the jet lag twice. If you have jet lag, your opponent will have to come to your home stadium. It's 120 per cent effort and every game is all in. ”
Regarding the draw results, Huang Zhengyu said: "Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia are regular participants in the World Cup, and Bahrain and Indonesia are on a par with us. ”
Xie Wenneng's attitude is: "It's better to play in the first gear or South Korea, because we have played and know him a little better." The kick is over, and everyone is the same, they all have to kick. Australia has not been contacted, so I will not comment on it. Saudi Arabia won the World Cup against Argentina, and the strength is there, not to mention Japan, which is a frequent participant in the World Cup. We don't have the ability to play against them, so we defend well and don't concede goals. ”
After reading the statements of the three internationals of the Taishan team, I feel that they are still quite satisfied with the results of the grouping. This is quite different from the perception of many fans. Li Yuanyi and Huang Zhengyu both believe that the national football team is on par with Bahrain and Indonesia, and they are opponents that the national football team has a chance to score points. Xie Wenneng mentioned that the national football team should defend well when facing the top three teams, and the national football team does not have the strength to attack the opponent. Overall, there is a general optimism among the internationals.
In fact, this grouping of the national football team seems to be dangerous, but it is not completely without opportunities. As the internationals have said, we have the possibility of scoring points against Bahrain and Indonesia, and as long as we play well against these two teams, we will have a chance to finish fourth in the group and then participate in the fourth stage of the World Qualifiers. Because our top three teams in the group are strong enough, it will work in our favor. And our fourth pot team is Bahrain, which is the weakest team in the same bracket, and the draw group of the national football team cannot be regarded as "next signing"!