On March 15th, Beijing time, the Chinese team played the third warm-up match of this training session. The opponent was the U23 national team. As a result, with the goals of Liu Yang and Gao Tianyi, the national football team defeated the opponent 2-0, and won the last three warm-up matches. 2 wins and 1 draw. After this game, the list of the national football team for the western expedition was also officially announced. A total of 23 players went to Sharjah with the team. Together with Jiang Guangtai and Li Lei, the number of the national football team preparing for the last two group matches will reach 25. Whether such a team of personnel is enough to handle two high-intensity international matches is somewhat worrying. In addition, there are only three forwards in the 25-man list: Zhang Yuning, Tan Long and Liu Binbin. Once an injury occurs, it is also a big problem who can top the striker to attack the city for the national football team.
The three-centre formation has become the first choice of the national football team
The current national football training camp was officially launched in Haikou on March 4. During the period, three warm-up matches were held, and a record of 2 wins and 1 draw was achieved. , the third warm-up match 2-0 victory over the U23 little brother. Although the results of the three games were good, in terms of the game process, it was difficult to say that it was satisfactory. In the first game, the Yatai team did not have all the main players. Some substitutes and trial players played. The national football team fought fiercely for 90 minutes and still failed to occupy a clear advantage. In the third game once morest the U23 national team, the national football team was also in the 80th minute of the game before Liu Yang knocked on the opponent’s goal with a set kick. If it weren’t for the U23 national team’s poor ability to seize opportunities, it is difficult for the national football team to have an absolute chance of winning this battle.
In the three warm-up matches, the 343 formation was the most used by the national football team, and the 541 and 352 formations were also tried in the interval between games. No matter which of these three formations, the core remains unchanged, that is, the national football defense line will definitely use three central defenders. station. In contrast, the national football team used the 4231 formation in its two top 12 group matches once morest Japan and Vietnam at the end of January. To a certain extent, this also means that the national team has completely abandoned the tactical system tempered during the previous training in Haikou, and began to seek a new tactical breakthrough. Of course, whether the three-centre formation can withstand the impact of Saudi Arabia and Oman still needs to be tested in actual combat.
Wu Xi’s replacement surfaced
Although Jiang Guangtai did not return to the team, the most stable lineup of the national football team in the three warm-up matches is still this defensive line. The combination of Zhang Linpeng, Zhu Chenjie and Zheng Zheng is almost an unstoppable main force, especially Zhu Chenjie’s state is called brave, as if he already has some points The posture of the defensive core. After the team went to Sharjah, it was no surprise that Jiang Guangtai would replace Zheng Zheng as the starter. The three-man central defender combination will also become the defense team for the next two group matches of the national football team.
Since captain Wu Xi was suspended with a yellow card, a major task of the current national football training camp is to find a candidate to replace Wu Xi and determine the structure of the midfielder. From the analysis of the warm-up match, Li Xiaopeng basically already has the answer in mind. Liao Lisheng is likely to replace Wu Xi and start the match once morest the Saudi team. Liao Lisheng was highly regarded in the league last season and performed well. Another beautiful set-piece is also the core force that the national team lacks at present. The only shortcoming is that the experience of the competition is relatively lacking. Whether it can play stably in the competition of the top 12 level needs to be tested by practice.
Judging from recent training and games, Jin Jingdao is likely to become Liao Lisheng’s partner in midfield. And Xu Xin is said to be in a normal state recently. Both Liao Lisheng and Jin Jingdao are not too tall. Liao Lisheng is 177cm and Jin Jingdao is 170cm. They are partners in midfield, and the defense of the frontal high-altitude ball may have some pressure.
This training camp Liu Yang’s performance on the wing is a big gain. Liu Yang was the main force of the national team as early as Lippi’s era. He returned to the national football team in this training camp and played a full role in the left wing back position. He may replace Wang Shenchao, who is currently a little injured, as the starter.
There are two hidden dangers in the West Expedition lineup
On the followingnoon of March 16th, the Chinese team officially announced the 25-man roster for the West Expedition. Among the 39-man roster, Han Jiaqi, Jiang Shenglong and Wu Shaocong were transferred to the U23 national team. The other 4 naturalized strikers might not return to the team for various reasons, Wei Shihao and Yan Dinghao, Chi Zhongguo, Patton, Yang Liyu, Duan Liuyu and Deng Hanwen were not selected. Among them, Deng Hanwen asked for leave because of an incident at home, while Wei Shihao and Chi Zhongguo were injured.
The 25-man lineup coped with two high-intensity top 12 group matches. It seems to be a little thin. Except for 3 goalkeepers, there are only 22 players left, and some of them have injuries, such as Tan Long was injured in the last warm-up match once morest U23. The national football team flew to Sharjah on the 17th, and the first group match took place on the 24th. The Chinese team also intends to play another warm-up match on the 20th. Taking only 25 players to the expedition is a bit of a sweat. Once new injuries occur, the national football team is likely to face a shortage of personnel. Li Tie led the team to the west, and brought a total of 31 players from Shanghai. In addition, Wu Lei rushed from Spain to Sharjah to join the team.
In addition, there is another problem that makes people worry, that is, in the lineup of the national football team for the western expedition, except for Zhang Yuning and Tan Long, there are almost no real strikers, and Tan Long is still injured. If naturalized players and Wu Lei are no longer recruited to go to Dubai, once Zhang Yuning is injured, the national football striker will hardly be available. In the previous warm-up match with U23, Liu Binbin was used as a striker, and there was Yu Dabao, who had already switched to center back. But even so, preparing for the two top 12 matches, the national football team for the West Expedition still appears to be seriously lacking in attacking firepower. (Sohu Sports Pei Li)Return to Sohu, see more
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