The curtain has risen on the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League, and Li Tie, the head coach of the national soccer team, has been working non-stop to screen players. In the first round of matches, he was present at the Guangzhou derby and the Shenzhen vs Henan match, and took time to observe the opening match of the Chinese League A. Meanwhile, the domestic league is full of excitement. Meanwhile, the domestic league is full of passion, but Wu Lei, who is playing in the Western B League, has encountered difficulties, and he has not been able to start for 20 consecutive rounds.
In the past season, due to the epidemic, the Chinese Super League was delayed until July 25th to kick off. However, Li Tie has already traveled between Suzhou and Dalian in the first season of the league, observing close to 100 matches. Now, his responsibilities are even heavier. With only four matches remaining in the World Qualifying 40 to be played on May 30, he must make full use of these five rounds of league matches to monitor the athletic status of the international players in real time and decide on the final lineup based on their performances.
In the first round of the tournament, Li Tie specially observed the opening match of the Guangzhou tournament. His main concern is the players of the Guangzhou team's forward line combination. At present, the national football team forward line manpower shortage, Wu Lei in Spain absent from training, Alan only this year officially selected for the national team, still need to work with the team. The first non-blooded naturalized international footballer Ixon has been training with the national football team for a long time, despite the decline in form, but is still the first choice of the national football team in the position of center forward. However, in this match, Ixon missed a penalty kick and hit his head while fighting for a header and was sent to the hospital for stitches. Luckily, Ickerson's injury is not serious, but his form is really not good. In addition, the Shandong team game also came the unfortunate news, did not play Artemisia Junmin need to rest 2 to 3 weeks, comeback time depends on the recovery situation.
In addition to the Guangzhou derby, Li Tie also observed Shenzhen's 2-1 win over Henan. In the last phase of the national football training, both teams have players selected. In this game, Wang Shangyuan performed brilliantly, playing a central role in Henan's offense and defense, and contributing a high-quality direct free kick in the first half. In contrast, Jiang Zhipeng's performance was mediocre. The head coach of SZFC, Cruyff Jr. placed him in the forward position with the intention of activating his offensive ability, but Jiang Zhipeng played mediocrely under the tight defense of Henan.
In addition to watching the Chinese Super League, Li Tie also pays attention to the Chinese First League. The opening match of the season was held in Wuhan, attracting 12,000 spectators, Li Tie also rushed to the scene to observe the Wuhan Sanzhen team beat the North Polytechnic team 3-1.
However, just when the domestic league is in full swing, Wu Lei, who is playing in the Western Second Division, has fallen into the trough. In the 36th round of the Liga B on April 25, the Spaniards beat Las Palmas 4-0 at home, but Wu Lei failed to start again. So far, he has not started for 20 consecutive rounds, the situation is worrying. In this game, Wu Lei entered the substitute list. Although the Spaniards were leading 3-0 in the first half, but Wu Lei still did not get a chance to play, also from the side of the team's head coach Moreno is not satisfied with his status.
In this case, Wu Lei's performance after returning to the national soccer team has also cast a shadow. It is reported that he will return home early in mid-May to prepare for the 40-team World Cup.
