In the latest 31-man training list for the Chinese national team, the
national soccer team
The performance of the team is quite interesting. Preparing for the upcoming World Preliminary 12 in September, although the naturalized player Fernando fell out of the selection due to injury, Guangzhou still has eight players selected, becoming the team with the largest number of players in the current training team, a veritable international player big family. Meanwhile, Beijing
national security
and Shandong Taishan each had six players on the list, while table-leading Shanghai Harbor managed to get three players on the list.
Compared with the last training list, this list has changed a lot. Tan Long, Li Ke, Tang Miao, Zheng Zheng, Ji Xiang, Ming Ri and other players failed to be selected, while Guo Tianyu, Xu Xin, Wang Gang, Gao Junyi, Wang Qiuming, Luo Guofu, Barton, Zhu Chenjie and other eight "newcomers" to join. It is worth mentioning that one of the players who failed to make the cut was a surprise, and that is the current
China Super League (soccer league)
Assists King. Without looking at the standings, I'm sure most fans wouldn't be able to guess who this assist leader is. Is it Oscar, the Shanghai seaport foreigner? Or is it Yang Liyu? Or Gao Lin? The answer is neither, but Yan Dinghao, who is regarded as Zheng Zhi's successor.
Yan Dinghao suffered an unfortunate injury against Beijing Guoan in 2019, but with his excellent recovery and the support of the Guangzhou team, he returned to the throne this season. In 14 matches, he contributed six assists, ranking at the top of the Chinese Super League's assists list. Not only is he the most consistent player among Guangzhou's midfielders in terms of playing time, but he also has the highest number of passes and pass success rate in the team in every game (both of which are ranked 2nd in the Chinese Super League, with the first one being Sun Junho).
Yan Dinghao has been selected as the u21 Player of the Month candidate for several times in a row, both footwork and passing accuracy are far more than his peers, and can be regarded as the core of the Guangzhou team's midfield. However, he is not in the national team. According to reports, Li Tie carefully examined Yan Dinghao, Guo Tianyu and other young players, Guo Tianyu with excellent sense of smell in front of the goal successfully selected, while Yan Dinghao in the game was defeated by Xu Xin, Yin Hongbo and other players, did not have the chance to this national team.
Perhaps due to tactical influences and Yan Dinghao's relatively weak body, it makes sense that he was not selected. Although Yan Dinghao was not selected for the national team this time, it was a good thing, as it allowed him to avoid injuries and focus on preparing for the second phase of the tournament. It is worth mentioning that Gao Junyi, who was previously left out of the first phase of the list, and Luo Guofu, who lost weight, were both re-selected, so the eight people who made the national team training list this time are: Alan, Ekerson, Wei Shihao, Luo Guofu, Zhang Linpeng, Gao Junyi, Jiang Guangtai, and Liu Dengzheng.
According to the arrangement, the national team will start training and preparation on August 17 in Shanghai, which will last until November. China's first two matches will be away to Australia on Sept. 2 and home to Japan on Sept. 7, respectively. Currently, among the top 12 teams, only China and Australia have yet to finalize the venues for their respective home competitions. Judging from the current situation, the national team will probably place their home in Doha, Qatar.
