While our national soccer team is gearing up for the Asian Cup group stage, fellow group rival Qatar has seen a coaching change. According to a report by Soccer News on December 7, this change seems to be good news for the national soccer team. However, not all rational fans share this view. After all, it is not absolute whether the disadvantages of others can be translated into benefits for oneself. The Asian Cup is important, but compared to the preliminaries, it's a little less important. If our soccer team does not improve their own strength, even in the Asian Cup group stage to stand out, but what is the use?
In the case of academics, for example, if you are always second to last in your class, would it be a "benefit" to you if the person at the bottom of the class suddenly got sick and couldn't take the exam? On the other hand, if you're always at the bottom of the class and the next-to-last student gets sick, the last two places in the class may switch for a short period of time. But is that really a "benefit"? Not really. To be truly strong, you have to work hard!
New Qatar coach Max Lopez has coached Wakrah in the Qatar League and led the team to the Asian Cup. 61-year-old Lopez has been involved in soccer since 2012, having spent three years at European 'base' club Auburn, where he knew the Qatari youth training system inside out. In 2018, Lopez coached Wakrah Qatar, leading the team to promotion. While the Qatar Football Association is optimistic about Lopez's ability to put out fires, Football Daily believes that the new coach will have limited time to scout players and hone his tactics. Compared to Queiroz, Lopez lacks national team coaching experience. However, some fans believe that the Qatari internationals will largely play in the national league and the new coach will be able to get up to speed quickly.
With only one month left before the tournament opens (December 12), teams are required to submit rosters of 18 to 50 players at the latest. Ten days before the start of the tournament, the 23-man roster needs to be submitted, allowing players to be adjusted six hours before the first match of the group stage, provided that the replaced players have a written report of the reason for their injury or withdrawal. According to a December 7 report by Beijin, Jankovic has finalized a 50-man alternative list for the Asian Cup before taking part in the first two rounds of the 36-team tournament.
There will be ten tough players expected to play for their country! Although the list of 50 seems too large, many players who have been previously selected for the national soccer team still have a chance to make this list and need to be examined by Yankovic's coaching staff. So which top ten tough players are expected to play for their country? Li Yuanyi, Xie Wenneng, Fernando, Zhong Yihao, Huang Zichang, Yang Liyu, Tang Miao, Han Chao, Li Tixiang, and Tomorrow. Fans, who else do you think will make this list? I'll leave it to you all to add the rest.
