There are multiple reasons for this situation. On the one hand, the Asian Games team is also undergoing training, and the national teams of different age groups may have conflicting training schedules, leading to competition for players with each other. Therefore, Jankovic also needs to take into account the need to prepare for the Asian Games team. But on the other hand, it is also an indisputable fact that there is a lack of good players in the league at the moment, especially from 93-99. In these six years, there is a huge vacuum of talent to produce good players for the national team.
Who can replace the void left by Wu Xi?
In the first training, the national soccer team played two matches with New Zealand. From these two warm-up matches, although captain Wu Xi is 34 years old, his central role in the midfield is still irreplaceable. In this training, Wu Xi was absent due to injury. Who will replace the vacancy left by Wu Xi will be the first problem faced by Jankovic.
According to the plan, the national soccer team will concentrate in Dalian on June 10 to prepare for the two international A-level warm-up matches on June 16 and 20 against Myanmar and Palestine. The opponents are mediocre, and Jankovic hopes to use these two matches to sharpen the team and rally its confidence.
In response to Wu Xi's absence, Jankovic has called up Wang Qiuming to the squad and, unsurprisingly, his midfield game with Xu Xin will be emphasized by Jankovic. In addition, the Chinese national soccer team has players such as Zhang Jiaqi and Wang Shangyuan to choose from in the midfield position. However, compared to the veteran style of play of national team captain Wu Xi, the gap between the strengths of these four is still relatively obvious. In addition, Xu Xin has lost out on major appearances for Harbour this season, and with only one substitute appearance in the last four league matches against Chengdu Rongcheng, he is in relatively average form.
