On the evening of January 20, 2022, Li Xiaopeng's coaching staff announced the "25+4" list for the round of 12 against Japan and Vietnam. In terms of naturalized players, Jiang Guangtai, Alain and Fernando were included in the list. But Axon, who has been selected and has a good attitude, did not appear on the list, and many fans were very confused. Although Axon's current ability has declined significantly compared to his peak, his level is still above that of domestic players, and he can still bring a lot of help to the national football team.
This morning, some media exposed the real reason why Exxon refused to return to the team. It is not that Axon does not want to return to the team, on the contrary, after returning to Brazil, Axon also actively contacted the Brazilian club for training and maintained his physical condition in preparation for the call-up. The real reason for Axon's refusal to return to the team was that he contracted the new crown virus after returning to Brazil.
In the past, a number of media took it out of context, which only showed that Axon refused to return to the team, but did not explain the real reasons, including many veteran well-known journalists such as Ma Dexing of Sports Weekly. This made many fans and netizens express disappointment in Axon, saying that Axon had betrayed his vow to be recalled, and more self-media published "oath becomes a lie" to attack Axon. This time to clarify the facts, I believe that it is also a "slap in the face" to the media.
In response to Axon's absence and Luo Guofu's cumulative yellow card suspension, tan long, a striker who performed well in Changchun Yatai last season, was also called in the squad to supplement the thickness of the forward line-up. In addition, Li Xiaopeng also recruited Fernando, a "small motorcycle" who had been injured before, believing that they could fill the vacancy and impact of the diagnosis of Axon and Luo Guofu.
Before the author posted the article, Wang Xiaorui of the Sports Weekly suggested on social media that the virus infection was probably not only Ikeson alone, which made people think of it in an instant. Among the naturalized players, Jiang Guangtai in Dubai can be excluded first, and Alain has been selected for the big list and has previously said that congress is playing for the country, which can also be excluded. Axon has been diagnosed with a hammer and can be ruled out.
Then only Luo Guofu and Fernando are left. The author believes that the risk of Luo Guofu is greater. First of all, although Fernando left China alone for Brazil because he ignored the quarantine regulations before the round of 12, the possibility of contracting the virus is very high.
However, since the list has been announced, it means that Li Xiaopeng's coaching team must have communicated with Fernando himself before, and will only register Fernando after confirming safety. After such a large-scale national football "draft", Li Xiaopeng will never waste a place in such a key position to give to a player who cannot return to the team and play.
Then, the most likely player of naturalized players is Luo Guofu, who has also expressed a professional attitude of recalling on his social media, and the performance of Luo Guofu in the previous stage can be said to be very positive, and this time it is not selected and should not be, the reason is likely to be because of the virus.