Today, March 18, China's soccer team is about to embark on the World Qualifying Tournament in Singapore, and at the same time, the squad, which has been reduced to 26 players, will also be officially unveiled. The night before, the team had its final practice for the away game at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base, however, four players, including Li Ke, Li Ang, Xie Wenneng and Zhao Bo, were absent due to reasons. In addition, Li Shuai, who was injured earlier, was also unable to participate in this training, and the five of them will not have a chance to face off with Singapore. In my opinion, Li Ke's another loss seems to portend some kind of ominous sign, while perhaps there is an unspeakable helplessness behind Ivan's favoritism towards Aixon.
The following is the 26-man list for the national soccer team: Wu Lei, Zhang Linwei, Yan Junling, Jiang Guangtai, Wang Zhenao, Wang Dalei, Liu Yang, Gao Junyi, Chen Pu, Li Yuanyi, Fei Nando, Cheng Jin, Wei Shihao, Aixen, Dai Weijun, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Gao Tianyi, Xie Pengfei, Li Lei, Lin Liangming, Zhang Yuning, Liu Dangzheng, Deng Hanwen, Barton, Wang Shangyuan.
Of the five unavailable players, the absences of Li Shuai and Li Ang are the most certain. Li Shuai returned to Shanghai for treatment for an injury, while Li Ang had to withdraw due to a painful ankle injury. Xie Wenneng's situation is even more complicated. He had the strength to stay in the national team, but as an Olympic-age player, he was tasked with helping the Olympic team charge through the men's soccer tournament in Paris, so in the selection for the national soccer team, Xie chose to go all out to prepare for the Olympics.
Let's look at the selection of naturalized players again. Li Ke's rejection seems unexpected, having been dismissed during Jankovic's tenure. It was a surprise to be included in the 31-man squad this time, but ultimately failed to make the 26-man squad. On the one hand, due to family reasons, he arrived late to the team, leaving the coach with the impression that he was not firm enough; on the other hand, he did not stand out in terms of strength. Looking at the family photo of the national soccer team, Li Ke's face was full of sadness, perhaps he had long predicted that he would miss this opportunity.
On the other hand, despite his poor health, Ivankovic insisted that he stay in the team. It's not that Ivankovic is in love with Ackerson, but in view of the status quo of the Asian Cup three matches without goals, the national football team needs to seek a breakthrough in the ground attack. Facing the Singaporean team, if the national football team can not take advantage of the ground penetration, the main high-altitude bombing may be more effective. The national football team only has Zhang Yuning, a center forward, with Ickerson is undoubtedly for the team to add more options.
