On the green side of the field.
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Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Wielding the baton, his eyes sharply captured every detail of the game. However, the two matchups in the Asian Zone World Qualifiers - Japan 0-1 Oman and South Korea 0-0 Iraq - gave fans a glimmer of hope, but the
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That hope was instantly dashed after a 0-3 defeat to Australia.
Li Tie's coaching career has encountered unprecedented challenges. In the first round of the 12-team Asian qualifying round of the World Cup, the
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The 0-3 loss to Australia ended a four-game winning streak. Despite the average age of the starting lineup being 30.9 years old, the longest of the 12 teams, against Australia
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It appears to be overpowered and the numbers are lagging across the board.
After the match, the foreign media WeGlobalFootball calculated the probability of the 12 teams to get out of the match, and the results showed that
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The probability of a direct exit is only 0.88%, which puts them at the bottom of the group and third from the bottom of the 12-team field. More worryingly.
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The probability of making it to the play-offs is just 2.48% and the probability of going straight out is a whopping 96.64%.
In this crucial game, Li Tie used up his substitutions, but naturalized players Alan and Luo Guofu did not get a chance to play. Such a substitution strategy has sparked controversy, with many fans questioning, "Alan and Luo Guofu have performed so well in the league, why aren't they allowed to play? What is the use of them?" Soccer celebrity Peng Weiguo also said: "Why not play Alan and Luo Guofu, if not used, what is the meaning of naturalization?"
