Although the hope of impacting the World Cup final quota is minimal, but the preparation of the national football team is still crucial, one is that the top 12 of the World Preliminary Round have gathered Asian teams, and the difficulty of meeting the warm-up match under the requirements of epidemic prevention is not small, so the remaining 4 games are a better exercise opportunity; the second is that near the 2023 Asian Cup, the national football team also needs to prepare in advance, especially in terms of the replacement of the old and the new, Li Xiaopeng needs to find excellent young players to select the backbone for a year and a half, after all, the home battle, Drum foot or have a higher goal to pursue.
Of course, although the vision is long-term, the World Preliminary Tournament after 1 week can not be abandoned, at least to show a serious attitude to the game, and if you want to achieve good results, it is also an incentive for the new internationals that emerge later. However, the difficulty is self-evident, the previous 6 games, the national football team was in the case of naturalized players to get 5 points, and now with the decline in the club's financial follow-up, the enthusiasm of naturalized players has declined, the next game may not be able to participate, this is Li Xiaopeng's biggest difficulty since taking office, how to ensure results if the team's strength declines.
Therefore, Li Xiaopeng needs to think about the way to save the country and explore the changes in the national football team. Informed media from the national football team makeup photos to find clues, 42-year-old Chinese Super League meritorious Zheng Zhi took two photos, one is as a member of the coaching team, the other is to wear the national football shirt, it is not difficult to see that Zheng Zhi is very likely to appear as a coach and team member in the next World Preliminary Tournament, not only became Li Xiaopeng's right-hand man, but also the number one commander of the national football team, but also the team's Dinghai God needle.
It should be said that the use of Zheng Zhi is also a helpless move, the most important thing is that the national football team can not find a more comprehensive midfielder than Zheng Zhi, and more importantly, Zheng Zhi's experience is also unmatched by existing players, and due to the long interval between the World Preliminary Rounds, the physical requirements are not high.
In the just-concluded 2021 season of the Chinese Super League, Zheng Zhi also had 11 appearances, including 6 starts, contributing 1 goal, and the current physical condition is not a problem in playing the game. Once Zheng Zhi plays, he will set a new record for the national football team and become the player with the largest playing time in history. Taking Zheng Zhi as a strange soldier, Li Xiaopeng's move is probably difficult for even his opponent to think of.