The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced the latest training list of the men's national soccer team, with a total of 29 players selected. According to Sports Weekly reporter Ma Dexing's analysis, the performances of Brazilian naturalized players Alan, Eckerson and Fernando will have a significant impact on the prospects of the Chinese men's football team.
Ivankovic, who took over as China's head coach after the Asian Cup, conducted the first phase of training after two rounds of the Chinese Super League in March and took part in the two group matches of the 36-team World Qualifier against Singapore. At that time, the players were not yet at their best as the domestic league had just started. In addition, Ivan had just taken office and was not clear enough about the situation of Chinese soccer. This time, Ivan organized the second phase of training and showed clear intention and hiring strategy in personnel selection. An illustrative example is that, despite the fact that the team will face two life-and-death matches in June, the results of which will have a direct impact on whether or not the Chinese team advances to the 36-team tournament, and also has a direct bearing on the future of Ivan and his coaching team, a total of nine out of the 29 members of the team announced this time around have changed compared to the previous 31-player roster.
The selection of so many new faces in the face of such an important match can be said to reflect Ivan's courage and boldness. In particular, in this 29-man list are Wu Lei and Li Yuanyi, who will miss the match against Thailand due to yellow card reasons. In preparation for the match against Thailand, the 27-man squad included seven players who had not played for the national team before. For those outsiders who have always emphasized the importance of "competition experience", this seems a bit "risky".
However, on the other hand, such a way of selection may indicate an important point, that is, Ivan's team since the Sino-Singapore battle, the Chinese Super League has been "attention", whether it is on-site observation or video analysis, are sure to be repeatedly studied and analyzed, and then according to Ivan's technical and tactical guidance concept to select players. From the announcement of the list, Ivan in the next two important games in June, it is likely to continue to adhere to the basic tactical play of 442 and diamond midfield position, only in the specific details may be fine-tuned to be more targeted.
Of course, it should be noted that the 29-player roster of the Chinese national soccer team has undergone a large-scale change, as seven new faces who have never represented the national team before have been selected. But this does not mean that the national team has been "rejuvenated". For example, the inclusion of Bayram may have had something to do with the fact that Ivan traveled to Qatar in April to watch the national Olympic team participate in the Olympic qualifiers. Bayram showed the basic qualities of a striker in the matches against the two strongest teams, South Korea and Japan, especially his aggressive running upfield, which created a number of scoring chances, but unfortunately did not take advantage of them. However, as a player born in 2003, his ability to become the youngest member of the national team will play a more positive role in his future personal development.
Bao Yaxiong, Huang Zhengyu, Xie Weijun and other players are in the age of 97 age group for the Tokyo Olympics, while Yang Zexiang (94), Han Pengfei (93) and other has entered the thirties, the oldest of which is the return to the team Alan. It is worth mentioning that this phenomenon has something to do with the fact that the domestic Chinese Super League still uses a lot of veterans and gives fewer opportunities to young players. As a result, the national team has encountered considerable difficulties in selecting new players.
Among the newly announced national team training list, the most interesting players may be the striker position. Wu Lei will not be able to play against Thailand as he is suspended for accumulating yellow cards. From this list, I'm afraid that the national team still needs to rely on three Brazilian naturalized players. How these three "foreigners" perform in Shenyang will largely determine the fate of the national team.
This is despite the FA announcing a 29-man squad with six strikers, Wu Lei, Xie Weijun, Byeloram, Alan, Ekson and Fernando. Wu Lei due to suspension, Ivan will choose the latter five strikers. Currently in the Chinese Super League top scorers list, Wu Lei has 14 goals, leading by 5 goals, which fans feel sorry for. Xie Weijun and Baiheilamu have no goals in the season, the Brazilian naturalized player becomes the only hope.
Sadly, however, Iverson just made his first start in the last away match against Meizhou Hakka, but was substituted after only half a game, and his current form is still worrying. Fernando, on the other hand, has been out for a sustained period of time recently due to injury. The final round of matches this weekend before the National Football League training is still waiting to see if Fernando can make a successful comeback, which is still unpredictable. Although Alan has performed well in the last two rounds of league matches, it is still uncertain whether he can last 90 minutes. Therefore, the future battle between China and Thailand, the national football team whether to rely on three Brazilian naturalized players, there are still doubts.
