Wu Lei is the second candidate. Wu Lei has never captained a national team before, and he rarely even captained the Shanghai Greenland team. But his reputation and influence in Chinese soccer is unrivaled. Calling him the number one ace player of the Chinese men's soccer team is definitely not an exaggeration. In Asia, when mentioning Chinese men's soccer, the first thing that comes to our mind is Wu Lei, who is the flag of Chinese soccer. Therefore, if Ivankovic thinks Wu Lei is qualified to be the new captain of the national team, he shouldn't meet too much opposition.
Third place goes to Yan Junling. Yan Junling is an evergreen in the national team, from Lippi to Li Tie to Jankovic, he is the number one goalkeeper in the national team. Compared to the short-tempered Wang Dalei, Yan Junling is more stable. Although he is not as good as Wang Dalei in certain technical aspects, he is clearly better in terms of stability. Since 2015, when he first became the main goalkeeper of the national soccer team, Yan Junling has held the position of goalkeeper of the national team for nine consecutive years. With such a calm and capable number one goalkeeper, it would be expected that he would become the new captain of the national team.
There is no doubt that Ivankovic will choose the new national team captain from these three top internationals. Taking all factors into consideration, I think Zhang Linpeng is most likely to be appointed by Ivankovic as he is the most qualified to replace Wu Xi as the new captain of the national team. If you are skeptical, let's wait and see.
