The draw results of the World Preliminary Round of 18 are obviously not friendly to the Chinese men's football team, the Chinese men's football team is in Group C, and the other 5 opponents in the same group are the strongest teams in their brackets, namely: Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Bahrain. It can be called the "death squad".
These 5 opponents, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps, not to mention Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia 3 strong teams we can hardly beat, even Indonesia and Bahrain such as Asian third- and fourth-rate teams, we do not have the absolute certainty of winning, if you really want to fight, it is at most four or six open. Of course, it is the fourth national football team, Indonesia and Bahrain six.
In the face of such a draw result, the national football coach Ivan seemed very indifferent. He said that he should prepare carefully for every game, hoping to create surprises, not wanting to be an eliminator, and facing it with optimism no matter who he is playing against. It's a beautiful thing to say, but if you really want to fight, with the current level of combat effectiveness of the national football team, I'm afraid it will be very embarrassing.
Considering that the round of 18 will officially start in early September, there are only more than two months left for the Chinese men's football team to adjust. According to the latest news from Beijing Youth Daily, Ivan will not particularly reuse those experienced veterans because of the importance of the round of 18, but will choose to reuse young players or newcomers to the national football team as much as possible. Not only that, some former veterans of the national football team may also be completely abandoned by Ivan.
According to the "Beijing Youth Daily", Exxon, Wu Xi, and Zhang Linpeng, the three veterans of the national football team, are most likely to be abandoned by Ivan. Although Exxon is a naturalized player and his personal ability far exceeds that of his local international, his competitive level has fallen off a cliff because injuries have seriously affected his competitive state. This season, it was difficult for Ackerson to even play in the Chinese Super League, so Ivan had to abandon him.
In addition to Exxon, Wu Xi and Zhang Linpeng, two meritorious veterans of the national football team, are also likely to be abandoned by Ivankovic. The reason is simple, as they get older, their competitive form has dropped significantly, and it is indeed time to make way for the younger players.
In contrast, a naturalized veteran Ivankovic can't bear to give up. He is the naturalized international Alan who currently plays for the west coast of Qingdao. Alan is the same age as Exxon, and he is not too young to say so, so why can he still be favored by Ivan? The reason is simple, although Alan is not young, his competitive form has not declined significantly, although Alan did not score in the two world preliminary matches in June, his creativity and transmission ability in the offensive end are obvious to all. Therefore, Ivan will publicly say to the outside world that in the top 18 of the World Preliminaries, the national football team still needs a naturalized veteran like Alain. I hope Alan can live up to Ivankovic's expectations and completely usher in the round of 18.