The bell is about to ring for the international tournament, and on the night of March 19, the Chinese men's football team will embark on a flight to Auckland, New Zealand, in order to warm up for two upcoming matches against each other. This will mark the debut of Serbian manager Jankovic at the helm of the national soccer team. Prior to his arrival in New Zealand, Jankovic had already led the team through more than two weeks of closed-door training in China and had already warmed up against two of the country's top club teams.
Yankovic, who was the head coach of the U23 national team, has a coaching philosophy in which physical training occupies an important place, and he requires his players to keep their body fat percentage within 10%. This philosophy has also been inherited in the national soccer team. In training, he is particularly strict on the discipline of foreign players, training intensity should not be underestimated. This also makes part of the old, physical condition of the foreign players early farewell to the training, especially in the center back position, Ren Hang, Jiang Guangtai and Liu Yiming three famous figure suddenly disappeared.
Despite Jankovic adding several players, the center back position is still stretched. Zhang Linpeng, Li Ang and Wei Zhen are the only real center back options in the team. Fortunately, the Asian Games team will also be going to New Zealand soon, and their training and match schedules are almost synchronized with the national football team's, and they are staying in the same hotel together. If the national football team needs to quickly replenish the center backs, they can also select talents from the Asian Games team. Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong, two center backs with international standards, were not called up by the national football team, but in order for them to play better in the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Zhu Chenjie, born in August 2000, is 1.85 meters tall and currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua. He became the first post-00 player to debut in the history of the national soccer team, and became a starter in the last World Cup preliminaries, contributing goals and assists for the national soccer team. Jiang Shenglong, born in December 2000, is 1.93 meters tall and also plays for Shanghai Shenhua. His height and header advantage is a big help to the team.
According to reliable sources, Jankovic will meet Asian Games head coach Djurdjevic in New Zealand and talk to both teams. At that time, the national soccer team will represent the Asian Games as overage players. So, can Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong help the national football team? This has certainly become a hot topic of discussion among fans.
