Fans appreciated Alan's elaboration that there is no room for any mistakes in the World Cup qualifiers for the national soccer team, and that the selected players must be ready to cope with the difficulties. If a player is not performing well, he or she would rather stay out of the Chinese men's soccer team for a while and wait until their form improves before joining the competition. Especially in the important matches against South Korea and Thailand, Alan can still play a role.
In addition, former national soccer team captain Wu Xi also failed. Some media sources said that Wu Xi was physically and mentally exhausted by the sea cucumber endorsement incident and may also make way for younger players. In contrast, Alan turned down a call-up to the national team for far more obvious reasons and justifications that most fans can understand.
For some veterans of the national soccer team, the world qualifiers have not changed. Facing slightly stronger opponents, they are afraid of hand to hand and have no confidence at all. On the contrary, naturalized players have a stronger desire to fight, which is indeed much higher than local players. Therefore, the physical and mental exhaustion claimed by Wu Xi and others was actually just an excuse and a lie, which has now been ruthlessly debunked.
