On May 20, Shanghai soccer coach Zhu Jiong and veteran soccer commentator Ge Aiping revealed in a real-time interaction with sports media personality Ji Yuyang on Weibo about the
China national soccer team
They are confident of hitting the World Cup 12.
Geppen emphasized, "In my opinion, the
national soccer team
Qualifying for the World Cup 12 is a foregone conclusion. Even without the help of naturalized players, we have the potential to win. Now with the addition of many naturalized players, if we fail to advance again, then we will really feel ashamed, which is the same as our country's
national soccer team
The image of the team is out of place and advancing to the Big 12 should be par for the course.
Then, Coach Zhu Jiong further elaborated, "In Group A, in which our country participates, the possibility of competing for the first place in the group is small. Nonetheless, there are still four matches waiting for us, and there is no problem in securing the second position in the group. This includes the fact that we face several opponents that we are fully capable of beating even without naturalized players. Now, we need to stay calm, never get ahead of ourselves and just play our best to get the points. The goal is to be the best second-placed team out of the four groups, a goal we are fully capable of achieving."
