At 1 a.m. BST on Oct. 13, 2022 Qatar
World Cup
In the fourth round of Group B of the Asian qualifying round, our men's soccer team lost to Saudi Arabia 2-3 on the road, and the enemy is leading the standings with four consecutive victories. Sohu Sports' "No Spitting Footballer" column invited reporters Wang Xiaorui, Bai Guohua and Xiao Blush to link up and analyze and evaluate the game in depth. Wang Xiaorui pointed out that our team is facing a great challenge, losing all four games, obviously there are problems in the training method and tactical thinking, and the team has not yet formed its own tactical style, and has been in the process of figuring out and adjusting. From the perspective of player selection, there is also a certain "management problem", even if you want to change the coach, it is impossible to hope for a short period of time to quickly grab points.
Reviewing the game, Wang Xiaorui said, "First of all, the score is still acceptable. Because with a score of 0-2 or 1-3, we were all worried that our team would suffer a big loss, collapse, and be outplayed by the Saudis' offense. a score of 2-3 would allow the team to go back home with a relatively acceptable mindset, as losing more would have brought about other knock-on effects. For example, in the last edition our team lost 0-2 to Uzbekistan on the road and despite that, head coach Gao Hongbo announced his resignation on the spot in the post-match conference. So in terms of the atmosphere of the national team, this current situation is okay and can still hold up, but in terms of the group stage, it has been difficult for our team to enter the
World Cup
The main round of the tournament, the fight for third place in the group may still have a chance of survival, but the next two rounds of the tournament may decide the fate of our team."
Away to Saudi Arabia, head coach
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Making another adjustment in starting personnel, Wang noted, "
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
In playing a kind of 'teaching to the test' and 'soccer to the test', four sets of starts and four styles of play in four games. The 5-3-2 formation at the start of this match was similar to the match against Japan, but the specific personnel organization was changed again. Including the match against Vietnam, there was a big contrast between the first and second halves of our team. Perhaps the preparation was rushed, the league just ended in August before our team focused on starting the preparation. But for the first two matches of the 12-team tournament, our team actually had 1 month to prepare. So from these four games, our team did not create a set of formations and playing style, do not know what is the main playing style and style, unlike the opponent of Saudi Arabia's style is so distinct, almost engraved in the bone marrow of each player, a look is a well-trained team. The second goal conceded by our team is actually reflected here. They practiced all kinds of playing styles and used all kinds of tactics, but in the end, they still relied on the individual ability of the players, and there was no set pattern. This is a very dangerous thing, back ten years, but also once put forward the slogan of national unification, but now no longer work, because the national team's style are not very clear, how to guide the national youth team?
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
It's been two years since he led the team, and now he's coming up with this style of play and yet he's secured a five-year extension, an extension (that's not worth much). This is not the national team that many of our fans expect to see."
Some netizens questioned the starting Jin Jingdao and Ji Zhongguo in this game, Wang Xiaorui said: "Tactical thinking determines the starting personnel, in fact, after this game we discussed the most is why the naturalized players on so late, why the naturalized players in the first half can not be more out of the game. I think it has to do with our team's current counseling ideology - the first half of the main defense, the second half of the power, so our team started to play 5-3-2, so
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
, Zhang Yuning, Eckerson, and Luo Guofu on together.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
and Zhang Yuning started because they scored in the last game, any coach in this world will organize to assist the team to achieve the first win in the tournament players started, I change no formation these players will continue to use. Now look at our team's coaching ideas are not successful, as can be seen against Japan and Saudi Arabia, but if we can play a 4-3-3, on a few naturalized players, whether or not the success we do not know, only through practice to test. Right now we can only say that the current thinking is not successful. On Jin Jingdao and Ji Zhongguo is also because of the realization that want to defend, so put them in the midfield, Saudi Arabia's No. 23 192 height back is very capable of grabbing, Jin Jingdao and Ji Zhongguo is also in order to scramble with them. Now we need to discuss is whether to first half of the first defense, or like the 40 strong match came up to play 4-4-2, or Lippi era like playing 4-3-3?Now the problem is out of the thinking."
Now that our team has just one win in the Round of 12, some fans have asked
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
If the last game was not won or drawn, and then this game was lost to Saudi Arabia, his position will be more dangerous," analyzed Wang Xiaorui. Now the decision of his position is still with reference to the person who makes the decision-
soccer league
Leader. If
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Leave the national team, want to find a strong successor is not too simple, now want to find not in our country's foreign teachers to our country coaching from all aspects are more difficult, coupled with Lippi, Scolari, Boaz and other people's salaries are relatively high, according to the Chinese
national soccer team
The ball is now in a climate where taking out 7 or 8 million euros to hire a big name coach takes
soccer league
The leader has some gumption. But regardless of
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Whether to stay or go, our team in the future to find a head coach or to have a clear direction, regardless of soil or foreign, need this coach suitable for our team, the coach himself and his team's training level should be very high, if the training level does not go, whether it is a group of players or the next batch of players, it is very difficult to have a chance to make a name for themselves in Asia, which is our fundamental decision. Lippi coaching the last batch of players, there are also some models of teaching to the test, because our country and Europe are not the same, the European players themselves have a high level of training, into the national team only need to pinch, but our team first to improve the level of training."
"The head coach secondly has to have very high management skills to screw us all together through thick and thin, even to the point of getting the players to sell for themselves. Many previous head coaches have fallen prey to this part of the game, where his management skills, his connection with the players, and his relationship with the top brass have not been handled well, which has led to a lot of problems in our team, in the Chinese
national soccer team
The road to coaching the ball has come to an end. Milu's success lies in his management ability is very strong, then the level of our national team players is also very high, not too dependent on the training weight, now we need to be able to grasp the training of the coach, at the same time he needs to be able to grasp the management, and the third is to be able to grasp the game, because the first two points determine the lower limit of the game of our team." Wang Xiaorui said, from the point of view of this national team now, the management level is not to say, some players incredible can play the starting lineup, some players incredible two games can not even enter the list. The level of training is disappointing, four games lost 9 goals, the last 12 strong match only lost a total of 10, so let people question how our team's defense is practiced? Four games often lose the ball, and lose the ball in different ways, how the opponent can enter our team's ball, so our team's training method is problematic. So like Jiangsu's Ola Layu, Shanghai SIPG's Leko, this type of coach is more suitable for our team. And even if the managerial change is unlikely to grab points in the short term, it should be considered from a long-term perspective." Wang Xiaorui said.
