The moment that all the fans have been waiting for has come again, and the Chinese men's soccer team has embarked on a journey to the World Cup. But this time, the journey of the national football team has been given more extraordinary meaning - this is the first time that China's soccer has returned to the World Cup challenge after a major reshuffle. In the upcoming world qualifiers, the Chinese men's soccer team can bring surprise or disappointment for the fans? This is still unknown. Of course, every fan is eager to hear good news from the national soccer team and reap good results. With time running out and only four days left, on November 16th at 8:30pm, CCTV will present us with another intense showdown between the national football team and the World Cup. The fate of the national team will be unveiled in the first match.
It must be admitted, the national football team in recent years the road of attraction is not flat. In the last World Cup 12, the national football team tried to naturalize Brazilian players, expecting to use their strength to dream of the World Cup. However, the national soccer team was in the same group with Japan, the Asian dominant team, as well as the powerful Saudi Arabia. As we all know, Japan defeated Argentina with Lionel Messi in their first match at the Qatar World Cup. Immediately after that, Argentina ended up winning the World Cup after losing to Saudi Arabia. In this year's World Cup qualifiers, although the national soccer team was not placed in the same group with Japan and Saudi Arabia, they were grouped with South Korea, who had a remarkable strength in that group.
In terms of power comparison, South Korea is undoubtedly the best in this group. There is no doubt that they will occupy one of the promotion places. The other promotion spot will be between the national soccer team and Thailand. So, can the national football team stabilize Thailand's promotion path? This is really hard to predict. The Thai team is hostile to the Chinese team, as evidenced by the posters they released. In recent years, they have made posters of the two matches in which the national soccer team lost to Thailand, one of which is particularly noteworthy: that humiliating 5:1 loss was trumpeted, magnifying their ambitions. The first match against Thailand is therefore crucial for the national soccer team, amounting to a showdown. There are three things to watch for in this match.
Top point: Can China wash away the 1:5 humiliation?
For Thailand, if not for that 5:1 ten years ago, I believe fans would not pay too much attention to this Southeast Asian team. After all, when the national soccer team faces a Southeast Asian team like Thailand, the key is not whether they can win, but whether they can win beautifully. In a game, as long as the kick is high and far, scoring a few headers is the basic operation. However, with the decline in the strength of the national football team, and even difficult to maintain the dignity of a team, facing the strength of the greatly improved Thai team, victory seems to be out of reach. The 5:1 ten years ago was enough to explain the problem. This time, if the national football team adopts the tactics of defensive counterattack on the road, it may be able to realize the revenge of ten years ago in the case of Thailand's eagerness to score and attack.
Point 2: Can Zhang Yuning score?
Recently, the coaching staff of the national football team said in an interview with the media that the best center forward of the current national football team is Zhang Yuning of Beijing Guoan. It is the return of Zhang Yuning that has kept Aixon in the national team since his naturalization, and Aixon has been a starting center forward most of the time, falling directly out of the national team in the meantime. It's safe to say that Ickerson's loss was questioned by many fans. However, Ickerson has had numerous performance opportunities with the national team, but has struggled to match them. The national team goal drought has been going on for a long time. As far as I remember, Ekson only scored in super weak teams, such as Maldives. Therefore, he is normal.
Three things to watch: can Wu Lei set a new record?
As the leader of the national soccer team, Wu Lei, who had studied in Spain, was highly expected. However, Wu Lei was questioned and ridiculed by many fans because he missed some good opportunities. In fact, Wu Lei doesn't have much to mock. As one of the few positive players among Chinese soccer players, Wu Lei is one of the best in terms of character, quality and strength. Now, as the captain of the national soccer team, he has even more responsibility. Although Wu Lei is always mocked by some fans, the fact is that he is the best scorer in the history of the national football team. Wu Lei will set a new match record against Thailand.
Finally, consider that this is an away game for the National Football League and the first match. Therefore, the probability of a big score is low. However, if the national football team can play at their normal level, the chances of scoring on the road are still considerable. Another factor in this match is the absence of Jiang Guangtai, the core of the national football defense, and the probability of Thailand scoring a goal is higher. Therefore, the most likely score of this match is 2:1. Of course, there is also a possibility of a 1:0 victory.
