I believe that many fans know that what the national football team lacks the most right now is a midfielder. But in fact, just a few years ago, our national football team is not lack of good midfield, of course, not because Zheng Zhi is still there, but because in addition to Zheng Zhi, we also have some midfield is also very good. For example, we had Zhao Xuri at the back, Deng Zhuoxiang at the front, and so on. For quite some time, our national soccer team didn't have Zheng Zhi, but we could actually play our control and smooth offense. For example, before Camacho came to the national soccer team. After Camacho came, the Chinese league also entered the golden dollar era. Since then, it seems that only Zheng Zhi is reliable in our midfield.
That's why Zheng Zhi has been playing until he is 40 years old and can still run on the field wearing the No. 10 of the national football team. Maybe you think Zheng Zhi is great, but it's actually a kind of helplessness. When he should be enjoying soccer, he must take responsibility. National soccer coaches have no choice but to use newcomers, but the pressure of performance makes them afraid to play any other cards except Zheng Zhi.
So many good local midfielders have been delayed in the past few years. In addition to Deng Zhuoxiang, there is another genius who used to be unrivaled in the midfield of the national football team, and was even considered to be the local Kongka. This person is Jiang Ning. Born in 1986, Jiang Ning is a versatile forward player. He can play not only as a striker, but also as a defender and forward. And he plays soccer with a lot of spirit, good at playing soccer with his brain, and can often make key contributions at critical moments. And he also plays for Guangzhou Evergrande and is also a substitute for Conca. A lot of substitutes Kongka performs well, and can also perform difficult barbs and overhead kicks, which makes a lot of people seem impossible.
When Gao Hongbo coached the national team, he attached great importance to Jiang Ning, especially in the 2016 World Cup qualifying round of 40, where he scored a hat-trick against the Maldives in the World Cup qualifier to help China achieve a huge victory. It laid the foundation for the national soccer team's miraculous exit.
However, Jiang Ning encountered difficulties after moving to Hebei Huaxia Happiness team. With a top foreigner like Lavezzi in the midfield, he hardly had a chance to play. After sitting on the bench for a couple of seasons, he was even rented out to China B by Hebei. Since then, Jiang Ning disappeared from the top league. Six years later, Jiang Ning has made it all the way back to the Chinese Super League with Qingdao Hainiu.
However, Jiang Ning, the centerpiece of the midfield, killed his way back into the Chinese Super League at the age of 36 and didn't play in the first four rounds. Everyone thought Jiang Ning had become the team's mascot, so he had no expectations for the veteran. However, Qingdao Hainiu had been 0-3 down in the fifth round against Chengdu Rongcheng. In the second half, veteran Jiang Ning came on as a substitute and Qingdao Hainiu immediately turned the situation around.
It was the 60th minute of the game. After getting the ball, Jiang Ning burst into the box and gave many a destroyer. Zhang Wei robbed Zhang Yan before scoring, Chengdu Rongcheng 3-1 Qingdao Hainiu! After this goal, Qingdao Hainiu were in blistering form as foreigner Kang Gua scored to make the score 2-3. even at the end of the game, Qingdao Hainiu had plenty of chances to equalize the score, but unfortunately they owed their goal some luck.
I have to say that even though Jiang Ning is 36 years old, he played a big role when he came on the field. His organization revitalized the attack in front of the field all of a sudden, just like the foreigners. I believe many fans were happy to see Jiang Ning's performance and felt sorry for him. If he was a few years younger, maybe he could really address the pressing needs of the national football team and we wouldn't need any help from naturalized players.
