In the first matchup, the national soccer team took on a weaker Guam team and won 7-0, with the

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

With two goals each with Alan, naturalized defender Jiang Guangtai also made his national team debut. Immediately after that, the national soccer team will face the Philippines, which will be Jiang Guangtai's second national team game. With two matches under his belt, do you think he'll be able to make an impact?

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The heavy responsibility?

Jiang Guangtai owns 7 games

England Premier Soccer League

League experience, and it is because of these seven games that Guangzhou

Evergrande (name)

did not hesitate to invest heavily in a series of cumbersome nationality conversion procedures.

Chiang is in a major English soccer town

Liverpool (England)

Born here, this place has bred Owen, Gerrard and other soccer superstars. Perhaps it was the soccer atmosphere here that gave Jiang Guangtai a strong interest in soccer; at the age of 9, he joined the club for basic training, and at the age of 10, he officially entered Everton FC's youth training camp. His solid performance in defense (60% success rate on the ground and a staggering 58% in the air) quickly made him famous in England. He went on to play for Wigan Athletic, Preston and Sunderland. A long stint in the Championship improved his defensive abilities and he was recognized by Guangzhou

Evergrande (name)

of scouting discoveries. In Guangzhou

Evergrande (name)

During his playing days, his abilities were recognized by then-coach

Li Tie (1977-), footballer

of recognition.

Li Tie (1977-), footballer

Immediately after becoming the head coach of the national football team, Jiang Guangtai was included in the training list.

Jiang Guangtai, who is 1 meter 88 in height and weighs 76 kilograms, is not particularly prominent in the backline of the national football team, but in the first two matches of the national team, his ability to anticipate has been fully demonstrated, especially in the match against the Philippines, he has successfully resolved a number of crises in the backline of the national football team. Obviously, Jiang Guangtai's exquisite physical confrontation skills have a clear advantage when facing strikers from Southeast Asia and even West Asia. As a player from the center back, he can also play the right back position.

onslaught

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We don't have to compare ourselves with Japan and South Korea and compete with the likes of Saudi Arabia, Australia, Iran and Uzbekistan, as these teams are not our target. Our goal is to be able to score against second and third rate Asian teams, and to make sure we don't concede points against fourth and fifth rate teams.

Jiang Guangtai is arguably at the top of his game in Asian football, but the game of soccer is a team effort, and whether he can take on the impact of the

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The weight of the team will require not only his personal efforts, but also the common struggle of his teammates!

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