What is more distressing is that in the early morning of May 19, Guoan club came out with a shocking news: Zhang Yuning, Lin Liangming, Li Lei in the just past the 12th round of the Chinese Super League in the match with Changchun Yatai unfortunately injured.
The official announcement shows that after a detailed examination after the game, Zhang Yuning's left knee medial collateral ligament Ⅰ - Ⅱ ° tear, need to recuperate 3 days later review, is expected to recover time at least 4-6 weeks; Lin Liangming suffered a left thigh biceps femoris Ⅰ - Ⅱ ° strained, the recovery time of at least two weeks; Li Lei's left foot talofibular anterior ligament was torn to Ш °, the recovery period of at least 8 weeks.
As a result, these three players will definitely miss the 13th and 14th rounds of the league; and with the 14th round (May 26) behind them, Zhang Yuning and Li Lei are also basically out of the 36-team World Preliminary Asian Qualification tournament on June 6 against Thailand.
It was certainly a disastrous blow for the National Football League.
The suspension of Wu Lei and Li Yuanyi has already had a major impact on the national football team, especially Wu Lei's absence, which can be considered a fatal blow to the attacking end of the national football team. One of Ivan's main tasks while watching the league was to look for new offensive firepower for the national football team. During this period, Wei Shihao and Alan's performance, as well as Ackerson's "fire line comeback" in the 12th round, have been seen as the completion of the task of "looking for guns". Zhang Yuning, Wei Shihao, Allan, and even Aixon, are all expected to carry the flag of the national football attack, to fill the vacancy of Wu Lei and Fernando.
However, the sudden bad news certainly caught Ivan off guard.
Theoretically, Lin Liangming's injury may be recoverable in two weeks. However, he has limited impact as the main replacement for a left winger or striker in the national soccer team, and even if he is unable to play, players such as Chen Pu and Barton can fill in the gaps. Likewise, Li Lei's injury is largely similar. Li Shuai and Gao Junyi, as well as Jiang Zhipeng, Wu Xinghan, Wang Shenchao and Li Ang, are all good alternatives.
But if we lose Zhang Yuning, the impact on the offensive system of the national football team will be fatal. With the uncertainty of Ackerson's status, the national football team will face a huge gap in tactics, even the lack of a high center forward and pivot point.
The worst case scenario is that without Zhang Yuning's support, the national football team's offense will struggle to get going. Although the tall, strong and impactful Tan Long can be chosen as a replacement, he is not the best candidate for Zhang Yuning. In other words, once Zhang Yuning is absent, Ivan's attacking tactics will have to make fundamental adjustments. The effect of such a hasty change is not guaranteed.
This news is undoubtedly the worst news ushered in by the national football team after Wu Lei's absence, but also the fact that we do not want to face but have to face.
The battle between China and Thailand is crucial for the national soccer team, so much so that the national soccer team is currently in a situation where they can't lose, or even draw, but only win. Despite the numerous mainstays on the offensive line, such a situation undoubtedly casts a shadow over the prospects for the national football team.
The national team is now at a point where there can be no more dangerous attrition due to injury!
In order to achieve this goal, I strongly recommend an emergency suspension of the Premier League by postponing the 13th (May 21 and 22) and 14th (May 25 and 26) rounds by two rounds. In other words, the 15th round scheduled for May 14 will be changed to the 13th round, and the other rounds will be postponed in that order. The main reason for this move is to avoid further injuries to international players. This is not a "league to make way for the national team", but a special measure that has to be taken in reality. Even if this is the last resort for the league to make way for the national team, I believe the outside world can understand.
In fact, this is the best way to minimize the loss of national teams to injury at this time. Otherwise, the consequences of a recurrence of similar situations will be even more unpredictable.
