The truth is that Wu Lei is now at the level of a second-rate striker in Asia. Because the national team lacks a master passer like Oscar, Wu Lei's role is almost a third-rate level. As a "big brother", he can't score goals, and the overall level of the national team has dropped accordingly. The warm-up match was a draw with Malaysia, and the loss to Syria was reasonable.
But this understanding, as it happens, is wrong.
For example, if you put Wu Lei in Guangzhou, Dalian Ren, or any other lower-middle, relegation, or even middle league, can he still get 14 goals in the current league? I believe many fans would give a negative answer. For example, Ackerson, in fact, the top 40 and top 12 of the last World Cup have exposed that his ability is no longer comparable to what he was 19 seasons ago. But with the current personnel, his pivot role is irreplaceable. Once he's not there, the quality of the entire offense may drop, etc.
I mean, at least Wu Lei, Ackerson and Wu Xi can't move some to keep the original veterans. As for Zhang Linmiao, he should play on the bench. In his place, the center backs were replaced by Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong and Wu Shaochong; the starting right back was given to Deng Hanwen. With that in mind, if you check high center forward Xie Weijun again, he can be rotated with Aixon; if necessary, Dai Weijun will play Wu Lei (or Wu Lei's replacement, to impact the opponent's defense in the second half with his speed), and then push Aixon, Zhang Yuning, or Xie Weijun into the center forward position. The original starting lineup therefore reads.
Striker: Wu Lei
Forward: Lin Liangming (Chan Poh), Ackerson, Xie Pengfei (Barton)
Back: Wu Xi, Li Ke
Defenders: Li Shuai, Jiang Guangtai, Zhu Chenjie, Deng Hanwen
Goalkeeper: Yan Junling (Wang Dalei)
This is a relatively safe method:The biggest advantage is to maintain the continuity of the original technical and tactical style. Strength is enhanced by optimizing the lineup and adjustments are made as analyzed above without major changes (the main variables are Aixon, Zhang Linmiao and Wu Lei).
Option 2: Switch to a 433 formation with the following starting lineup:
Forwards: Lin Liangming (Chen Pu), Xie Pengfei, Barton (Liu Binbin)
Midfield: Wu Xi, Li Ke, Li Yuanyi (Zhang Xizhe)
Defenders: Li Shuai, Jiang Guangtai, Zhu Chenjie, Deng Hanwen
Goalkeeper: Yan Junling (Wang Dalei)
In this lineup, except for the goalkeeper, only Wu Xi is over 30 years old, or Zhang Xizhe in the possibility. Its biggest advantage is not "youthfulness", but the whole tactical style tends to be faster, more concise, and with more attacking firepower. Several players in the front field are attacking wingers with unified style and technique (Xie Pengfei is in the center, taking care of the attacking organization in the front field), which makes it easier to form an integrated tactical style.
Moreover, the three players in front of the field all have certain "cake-feeding" and "cake-eating" abilities, which can avoid the original lineup only "cake-eating" and the lack of specialized "cake-eating" core players. The original lineup only "eats cake" but lacks the core players who specialize in "feeding cake". In other words, after the absence of Ackerson, the team can directly penetrate into the opponent's hinterland through simple tactics, avoiding the slowing down of the tempo brought by excessive transition.
The advantage of the 3 midfielders is that, based on the original double backs, the number of defenders has been increased to maximize the problem of too many attacking players in front of them leading to a weak defensive midfield. At the same time, Wu Xi was properly liberated, and he pressed forward more in the attack, giving more support to the strikers.
On the other hand, Li Yuanyi, who is both offensive and defensive, has a wide range of movement and strong running ability. His advance can enrich the team's offensive tactics. Even if the opponent counterattacks, there are two players at the back, which can maximize the hardness of the defense.
It should be noted that with two defensively strong backs, Li Yuanyi and Li Ke (Wang Qiuming), and the organizational skills of Wu Xi (Zhang Xizhe), this midfield is already the most likely to be achieved by the national team. If we have to adjust, Dai Weijun can replace Wu Xi or Zhang Xizhe in the third midfield.
It should be noted that the messy lovebirds such as Deng Hanwen's right winger and Xie Pengfei's left winger can no longer play the piano. Another thing to add is that there is no need to use Stanley Wong anymore, he lacks speed, has outstanding defensive ability and no assisting ability. As a replacement for Deng Hanwen, veteran Wang Gang is more reliable than Zhang Linmiao. After all, his breaking ability and speed are unrivaled.
Personally, I prefer the latter plan, to be honest. In other words, the national soccer team must change its thinking, not its coach. It is impossible to change Yankovic's high-level tactics, and the only way to achieve tactical goals is by adjusting formations and starting lineups.
To put it bluntly, Jankovic's original tactical play and hiring arrangements were contradictory; in other words, he didn't fully understand the characteristics of the Chinese players, so he didn't maximize his efficiency.
