BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- As the four rounds of the 12-team tournament came to an end, the

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With a record of 1 win and 3 losses, only 3 points, ranked in the bottom two of the table, away from the qualification of the line gradually far away. In a Sohu Sports interview, veteran media personality Ma Dexing pointed out that the current performance of the Chinese team is normal, and there is no suspicion of surprise.

Li Tie (1977-), footballer

It is not up to us to decide whether we should stay or go, and there is no need to worry too much.

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The state of the ball is not something that can be easily changed by a few coaches or players.

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Whether he should be dismissed or not, Madsen said: "It's impossible to give a clear opinion, and obviously it's not up to us to decide whether he should be dismissed or not. I have been engaged in soccer reporting for 30 years, and the call for dismissal has also lasted for 30 years, but what is the effect? These issues of who should be removed and who should be appointed have been discussed for years, but there has been no substantial change. Since it is not our decision, there is no need to be overly concerned, that is my personal opinion.

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of coaching ability, Madsen believes: "At least so far, the national team's performance in the game is basically in line with the pre-tournament expectations and the overall situation. It is normal to be at the bottom of the rankings at the moment, as is the case with other groups. Before the Top 12, we generally believe that we can represent Asia in Qatar

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The ones that are there are South Korea, Japan, Iran, Australia and Saudi Arabia, and that's the same in 2018, with Saudi Arabia absent in 2014, and further back it's still those same five teams, so being at the bottom of the rankings isn't a surprise. The battle of Vietnam, which China won and should have won, as well as the losses against the other three teams, all seem reasonable.

"Follow the Middle

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After 30 years of playing football, I realized that 30 years ago we were discussing who should be removed from the team, who should be appointed, who should be selected for the national team and who should not be selected for the national team. 30 years later, we are still discussing these issues, but there is no substantial progress. Now, we are still discussing who should be the head coach, whether it should be a domestic coach or a foreign coach, and these issues are meaningless. Seeing the current situation, the Chinese

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The state of the ball is not something that a few coaches or players can change.

On the use of naturalized players, Madsen said, "The arrival of naturalized players has not significantly improved the Chinese

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The level of the ball has only slowed the downward trend, not raised the overall level of play. The addition of naturalized players has not made the mid

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Balls reach Qatar

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levels just slowed the decline a bit.

Talking about the national team players, Madsen mentioned the "barrel theory", pointing out that the national team has shortcomings in many positions. For example, Li Tie, a midfielder, has the ability to attack, but can similar abilities be found in other positions? Who is the attacker in the national team and who is the one who does the hard work? Can similar center backs Jiang Guangtai and Zhang Linpeng be found in the Chinese Super League? And can we find similar center backs Feng Xiaoting in other positions? All these questions are worth pondering.

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