Wuhan produces soccer geniuses who are not only gifted, but also have a strong sense of spirit, keen awareness, exquisite footwork, and well-rounded skills that make them good at passing and shooting, becoming an indispensable master of scheduling in the midfield.
Among Wuhan players, Lin Qiang is undoubtedly one of the leading midfield dispatchers. As a central midfielder for the national and Hubei teams in the 1980s, Lin Qiang was known for his excellent reading of the game, excellent all-round vision, accurate long passes and penetrating short passes. He was also a powerful direct threat and had great free-kick penalty skills, once making the French Army's goal tremble in the top right corner of the net with a straight free-kick from 27 meters away in a friendly match, and his footwork was unique in Chinese football of that era.
After Lin Qiang retired, Tu Shengqiao took over the baton of midfield command. During the period when Gao Fengwen was coaching the national team, Tu Shengqiao became the new star of midfield dispatching, mainly responsible for the side attack, the side breakthrough is his specialty, and the downward pass is his strong point.
Zheng Bin, who played in Shenzhen and Wuhan, is Zhu Guanghu's favorite student. In the national team, he plays as a midfielder and is known for his excellent awareness, fine footwork and penetration in the middle of the field.
Nowadays, the center of the national team's midfield is on the shoulders of Wuhan players Artemisia Junmin and Zhang Xizhe. With his outstanding talent and hardworking spirit, Artemisia has a wide field of vision, precise passing and distribution, and an extraordinary ability to control the rhythm of offense and defense.
Zhang Xizhe is also gifted, full of aura, reading the game well, well organized in the midfield scheduling, high skill in passing and distribution, and not bad in shooting. In the recent national team training, he performed well, scoring goals every game.
Wuhan, a land that has nurtured countless soccer talents. Fans are looking forward to Artemisia Junmin and Zhang Xizhe in the next World Qualification Tournament, play the role of the core midfield, leading the Chinese team to break into the top twelve, and ultimately into the Qatar World Cup stage.
