It was indeed good luck for Ivankovic that the mini-motorcycle made it in time for the match against Thailand, and even greater good luck for Ivankovic was Alan's hot form.
Allan has three goals and two assists in two games, and his all-around performance in particular could make up for the deficit of Wu Lei's suspension. What's more, Ivankovic's pressing style of play is basically similar to Hisashi Kurosaki's. The only difference is that Qingdao West Coast, being a weak team, did not support Alan enough in the midfield.
Secondly, the large number of changes in the midfield personnel suggests that Ivankovic places a lot of emphasis on offense.
Wu Lei's absence has left a relative vacuum in the national soccer team's forward line. Ivankovic often watches the matches between Chengdu Rongcheng and Beijing Guoan. On the one hand, he wants to see Wei Shihao's form, and on the other, he wants to observe the recovery of Ackerson and Zhang Yuning.
But Zhang Yuning was injured again, causing Plan A to go bust.
And the downturn of Plan B Exxon has forced Ivankovic to turn his attention to Byhoramu and Xie Weijun.
The traditional powerhouses have handed over their midfield to foreigners, making the space for homegrown wingers narrower and narrower, which is why Ivankovic doesn't hold back on talent.
Apart from the strikers, the arrival of two newcomers, Huang Zhengyu and Xu Hao Yang, is the biggest highlight in the midfield. One for defense and one for offense, Ivan's choice is really ambitious. His single back play is really scrapping players.
In the game against Singapore, the national football team's front field framework, basically will follow the lineup against Singapore, against Thailand, the national football team will continue to attack.
Due to the strong situation, Chinese soccer has reached another road to Huashan that must be won.
Thirdly, Zhang Linmiao's exit signals the real beginning of the rejuvenation of the national football team.
After his mistake against Singapore, Zhang Linmiao said in a post-match interview that he was ready to quit the national team.
There is no Zhang Linmiao's name on this list, which means he really faded out of the national soccer team.
Han Pengfei, the Golden Gate Tigers center back, is Ivan's latest choice.
Indeed, the metabolism of the new position of the national team continues in a quiet way with the departure of veterans, from Zhang Linmiao to Tan Long, and the arrival of a group of newcomers.
The reason Yankovic was so conservative at the Asian Games was because he over-picked his journeyman staff, which led to a self-inflicted smart-alecky.
The contempt that Ivankovic has for the Harbor Internationals today is actually a real ray of hope that the new national football team will not be broken, and that courage alone deserves our respect.
The choice between living or dying, the question of dying with a bang or living in a puddle, is once again before us, and Ivankovic chooses to offend a very small minority.
