At the age of 35, Tan Long entered the Asian Games list of the national soccer team as an overage player. This surprised many fans:Is Tan Long a three-headed player, or is he good, so why take him at 35?
Jankovic had no choice. Who made the choice of Chinese soccer so narrow? There is always a lack of suitable candidates for the high center forward position. It is expected that fans will say, which position of the national soccer team is not short of people? This is true, but in the position of senior center forward, the national soccer team never has an ideal candidate, so the 35-year-old Tan Long is still used with high intensity.
Zhang Yuning is a good choice, but his glassy physique is destined to not be trusted and reused by the coach. From Lippi to Li Tie, then from Li Tie to Li Xiaopeng, then from Li Xiaopeng to now Yankovic, although Zhang Yuning has been selected, he is not the best choice for successive coaches after all. Not the best choice, but still, it's up to him!
After all, Tan Long is 35 years old. No matter how good his form is, how good can he be? The opportunity came up and he couldn't outrun his opponent. After a few sprints, the stamina will face depletion. However, the national football coach didn't see any usable material in the center forward position, so he had to rely on Tan Long to attack.
In the 18th round of the Chinese Super League, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers had their unbeaten streak snapped in 16 rounds and met a difficult Shenzhen team. I thought Tianjin Jinmen Tigers would win easily, but I didn't expect Shenzhen to score first. It wasn't until the 56th minute of the second half that Tianjin Jinmen Tigers equalized on an assist from Barton and a goal from Wang Qiuming. Surprisingly, 6 minutes later, Tianjin Jinmenhu conceded goals one after another. Will Tianjin Jinmenhu suffer 2 consecutive losses after 16 rounds of undefeated?
Fortunately, Xie Weijun stepped up in the 84th and 86th minutes. He completed two plums in three minutes to help Tianjin Jinmen Tigers equalize the score. In fact, Xie Weijun scored a goal later on, but referee Wang Di thought that Xie Weijun had collided with the goalkeeper, so the goal was invalid.
In fact, at 1.90 meters tall, Xie Weijun is a good candidate for a high center forward. Jankovic really doesn't need to rely on Tan Long and Zhang Yuning, so he can give more chances to young players like Xie Weijun. Xie Weijun is tall, fast and crucially very agile. High centers usually have the problem of slow turnaround, but it doesn't exist with Xie Weijun.
Xie Weijun is a second-generation soccer star, his talent needs no introduction, but in the past few years, he has not been able to realize his talent. After Gen Wei took over, Xie Weijun was completely activated under his command, and it can be said that he was in explosive form, which eventually made fans see the shadow of the second generation star in him.
Yankovic could really consider the fans' suggestion and give Xie Weijun some chances to prove himself in the national soccer team, which would probably be unexpected. In any case, everyone is pretty much the same except Wu Lei, so they could give the newcomer a chance. As a matter of fact, Xie Weijun's teammate Barton has also been performing very well in the past two seasons, which is worthy of Yankovic's reuse!
