The former "hope of the village".
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The position in our national team speaks for itself. However, with rumors that the national football team may not be called up again for the final two matches of the upcoming Qatar World Qualifier 12 tournament in the west
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The news of the incident has been a source of controversy. In fact, these controversies are just adding to the conversation and have become the focus of heated debates among outsiders.
1. Temporary non-recruitment of non-abandonments
Missing from the initial 39-man training roster released by the national team coaching staff was
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The name of the team may be sending some kind of signal. But it doesn't mean that the national team or the coaching staff has decided to "abandon"
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, rather, it is a choice made after thorough consideration.
In a way, it's more about protecting the
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of interest.
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There is no need to elaborate on his performances with the national team, especially in the current Top 12 tournament. His goals prove it and he is still the leader of the Top 12 scorers list. His crucial goals in the Top 40 and Top 12 matches helped China win their only victories. Normally, a coach wouldn't give up at this point in time
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However, there are ups and downs in any player's form and it is not always possible to maintain a high level.
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The same is true now. In the first half of the season, he still had a lot of appearances with the Spaniards, which allowed him to stay in good shape with the national team and score goals in the first half of the Top 12 matches. But in recent times, the
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Playing opportunities and hours with the Spaniards dwindled and just participating in regular training was clearly not enough. In the away matches against Japan and Vietnam on January 27 and February 1, the
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The performance was underwhelming, so much so that he had to be substituted late in the game, which had a lot to do with the fact that he had played fewer games for his club team.
Returning to the Spaniards after the match with Vietnam
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The situation has still not improved. In the most recent Liga MX match, the
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Just getting the last garbage time chance to play, and possibly even sitting on the bench for the entire 90 minutes. This will undoubtedly further impact
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of the state. In this case, if still drafted
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Instead, he could face various pressures, both for him personally and for the national team's coaching staff. Instead, a temporary non-draft could allow all parties to be more comfortable.
2. Looking to the future remains indispensable
In a way, the national team is not considering a call-up for the time being
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, and there is nothing principled about it. First of all, La Liga has one more round of matches on March 20, when Espanyol will play at home against Mallorca. Despite
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Currently out of a starting role for the Spaniards for the time being, the manager has not indicated that he has decided to give up on him, so it's likely that he won't be released early for this match. After the game, if
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Immediately rushing to Dubai to meet the national team, it will again be a night flight, arriving early the next morning, with three days to train with the team from March 21 to 23 before playing Saudi Arabia on the 24th.
in the event that
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The condition of the team has not been significantly improved, and continued to play against Saudi Arabia, I am afraid that the focus of attention from all sides after the match will again focus on the
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The body. Due to the current public opinion environment of the national football team is "only look at the results do not look at the process," even if the
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While constantly scoring goals for the national team, all kinds of comments and criticisms never stopped coming his way. Once
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Continuing to fail to perform well, all kinds of criticism and accusations will be even more afraid. Not only that, but the national team coaching staff will also be the target of criticism and blame, "knowing that the
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What's a coach for when you have to use it when it doesn't work?"
So, anyway.
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or the coaching staff will be under even more pressure. Take
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character, once given the opportunity to play, will certainly give their all in the game. And the more you want to prove yourself, the more unexpected moves are likely to occur. Like in the game against Japan on January 27th, the
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He received a yellow card. If he receives another yellow card on March 24 against Saudi Arabia, he will be automatically suspended for one match, which will undoubtedly affect the match against Oman. This also means that
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will end his campaign for the Top 12 early. Returning to the national soccer team from Europe and hitting the road after only four or five days could further affect his form with the Spaniards.
No problem if we play the Saudis, but keep fighting when we get to Oman.
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Probably another yellow card again. This way, since the Top 12 is over.
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's suspension will affect the future 2023 Asian Cup tournament. According to the relevant regulations, this automatic suspension for the 12-team tournament will count as a suspension for the 2023 Asian Cup tournament, just like Zheng Zhi had to be suspended for the first match of the 2019 Asian Cup group stage after receiving a red card in the last match of the 12-team qualifying tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia against Qatar. Obviously, this is even more unfavorable for our men's football team to play the 2023 Asian Cup at home.
After weighing the pros and cons, the national team coaching staff is holding off on calling up the
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I'm afraid it's more about the future.
After all, the top priority for the national team now is the 2023 Asian Cup tournament, and both the renewal of the national team and others have already been centered around this undisclosed goal. Including the four naturalized players to undergo a physical test, after the refusal to directly no longer call them up to the team, which is in fact also preparing for the Asian Cup. In contrast, Li Lei, who is also playing in Europe, only traveled in January this year, but has started to play games constantly since recently, which is why the national football team recalled him. This positive and negative example is actually quite telling.
3. No need to over-interpret the non-conscription
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Although already 32 years old, as the only Chinese player currently playing in the top five leagues, at least the continuation of the Asian Cup at home in 2023 will not be too much of a problem yet. No call-up this time
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, also in the hope that he can find a chance to rise again at the club, and also to ease the pressure on him, with the aim of still hoping that he will be better able to campaign for his country next.
And, the status of overseas players is somehow a pressure, but also a motivation. Previously, when Chinese players played in European leagues, they had encountered similar
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The situation, that is, temporarily unable to play in the club team, the national team continued to recruit. The outside world criticized the players, criticized the national team coaches, that the national team can not be "fair and square", to the overseas players "open the door", to the national team to adjust the state. Now the national football team is not called up for the time being, and the coaching staff will be pushed into the limelight. In any case, the outside world always have a variety of arguments, but the team must have the team's considerations.
And, overseas players falling through the cracks is actually nothing new. For example, Taremi, who now plays for Porto, is a hot scorer in the Portuguese Premier League, but was not called up to the Iranian national team for the two rounds of the World Cup qualifiers in November last year, and during that time, Taremi's goal-scoring efficiency in Porto's team dropped dramatically, and he was once reduced to the bench. Of course, Taremi's anger towards Iran national team manager Skorcic in an interview had more or less to do with the temporary abandonment of the team. This has also led to an outcry from Iranian fans and the media after Taremi was temporarily dropped from the Iranian team. But temporary non-drafting is not the same as abandonment. In the two rounds of the 12-team tournament in late January and February 1 this year, Taremi was re-called to the national team and scored goals in two consecutive matches against Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, which helped the Iranian team to win 1-0, get six points, and confirm the World Cup qualification.
Therefore, from a professional point of view, I am afraid that we still need to respect the coaching staff from a professional point of view to make choices, there is no need to over-interpretation. After all, soccer is not "empty words"!
