HOT TALK: The national soccer team is about to have warm-up matches against Myanmar and Palestine, how do you see this round of matchups?
Currently, Jankovic is directing the new national soccer team in high-intensity tactical training. The list of national footballers selected this time is the deep thought of Yankovic after extensive examination of the league players. However, there are occasional hiccups in the training, such as Wei Shihao and Deng Hanwen were unable to return to the team due to injuries, and the coaching staff had no choice but to activate Liu Binbin to replace them; and Wu Xi is also in the preparation list. In addition, the hot Barton also missed the training for some reason.
Even if the lineup is not entirely satisfactory, the importance of the game remains undiminished.
In fact, before assembling the team, Yankovic's core goal was to provide more opportunities for young players to grow. However, why is this team dominated by veterans?
The FA also attaches great importance to this training. In view of the current situation of our soccer and the strength of the opponents in the warm-up matches, the Football Association made it clear when communicating with Jankovic that it hoped that the national football team would win the matches to avoid bringing more trouble to the fans. After all, having lost to Vietnam before, the pressure on the national soccer team and the FA will be unbearable if they lose to Myanmar again. In addition, in order to ensure victory, but also need to show as much as possible exciting process, after all, the opponent's strength is limited, and should show the elegance of our soccer.
Obviously, this requirement makes Yankovic quite tricky. Yankovic, who has many years of experience working with the national team, has a clear understanding of the strengths of the national soccer team, and therefore has his own ideas for team building and development after taking over the team.
Those veteran international players, while still capable and experienced, are close to their limits mentally and experience-wise, making it almost impossible for them to play at a better level. Why not take advantage of the opportunity of warm-up matches to give young promising players a chance to showcase their talents?
At first, the FA had considered this. But apart from public opinion and face-saving, the FA also wants to channel good young players to the Asian Games, the Olympics and younger U-teams. After all, the national teams of all age groups will be facing tournament duties in the future. If the outstanding young players are concentrated in the national soccer team, it will certainly lead to the poor performance of other national teams. In addition, for those veterans who have strength, it is a waste not to use them.
Jankovic had no choice but to consider the FA's opinion and re-select the national soccer players. This also explains why the new training squad of the national soccer team continues to be dominated by veterans.
According to the current lineup, it is not difficult for the national football team to beat Myanmar and Palestine, and the process is expected to be exciting. However, can such a veteran lineup last until the next World Cup? When will the young players get the benefit of Jankovic's tactical philosophy? When will the FA let Jankovic build the team the way he wants? Frequent intervention or guidance on tactical arrangements will only be counterproductive. When will our soccer be unique?
