The Chinese men's soccer team will play a warm-up match against Syria on September 12 at 19:35 in Chengdu. In this match, Jankovic made it clear that he will rotate the lineup, choosing those players who are in better physical condition to play, and the national team's starting lineup may be altered significantly. Li Shuai, Lin Liangming and Gao Junyi are confirmed to be unavailable for the match, and their absence is an important aspect of this match. At the same time, this will also lead to some changes in the personnel of the three lines, increasing the spectacle of the game.
In their last match against Malaysia, the national soccer team started with a three-back formation, which did not work well. Facing a stronger Syria, the national soccer team's formation should return to four defenders. The goalkeeper position and Yan Junling's performance are highly questionable. This game should give Wang Dalei a chance. In fact, Wang Dalei's overall performance on the international stage has been very good, and he also has experience playing in the Asian Cup.
On defense, Gao Zhunyi can't show up and Zhang Linlian probably won't start. Jiang Guangtai should continue to start. He can join Wei Zhen at center back. Li Lei is the first choice for left back and Stanley Wang is the right back. In the midfield and up front, back Wu Xi should not start. Wang Shangyuan and Xu Xin have more hope to work with them in the last substitute game. Forwards Chen Pu and Xie Pengfei could start. Forward Wu Lei should continue to appear and Barton should have a chance.
Overall, the national soccer team should give more dynamic players a chance to play, especially in the midfield positions. Xie Pengfei had a good game last time out, and neither Chen Pu nor Barton were given a chance, and they deserve credit for their hustle. In the center back position, Wei Zhen is more suitable for his age, while the choices of wing backs are relatively limited. In such a situation, we expect the whole team to be united and at least show an attitude of pursuing victory.
National Football League expected to start: Wang Dalei; Li Lei, Wei Zhen, Jiang Guangtai, Wang Shenchao; Chen Pu, Wang Shangyuan, Xu Xin, Xie Pengfei; Barton, Wu Lei.
