Beijing time on January 27, 18:00. The Chinese men's soccer team will challenge Asia's number one Japanese team at saitama 2002 Stadium in Japan. And try to find a way to beat the Japanese team to retain the vitality of qualifying from the World Preliminary Round of 12. In this expedition to Japan, Li Xiaopeng gathered all the naturalized players who could represent the national football team, although in the end, only 3 naturalized internationals such as Alain, Luo Guofu and Jiang Guangtai successfully arrived in Japan to meet with the national football team. However, this is also enough to prove that Li Xiaopeng attaches great importance to naturalized international footballers. After Alain and Luo Guofu arrived in Japan, Li Xiaopeng even warmly hugged the two players and said to Alain: I am relieved that you are coming, I need you too much! For a time, the outside world praised Li Xiaopeng's guidance.
Yesterday, at the pre-match press conference, Li Xiaopeng made it clear that both liuyang and naturalized players were in very good shape and had the conditions to start. Such an answer makes the media and fans speculate, expecting the national football team to send the strongest squad today, and Alain can join forces with Wu Lei to launch an attack on the Japanese backline. However, just after the national football team's starting 11-man list tonight was announced, Alain did not appear in the starting list.
The new international Dai Weijun is also on standby with Alain, Wei Shihao and other strikers. Be prepared to heed the call of Li Xiaopeng's guidance when necessary. Among the starting 11 people of the national football team today, Yan Junling's appearance surprised some fans. After all, Yan Junling's performance last season and in the first 6 games of the round of 12 has not been satisfactory to the fans, and even criticized by some fans. This time Li Xiaopeng took over the national football team, and fans hope that he can promote Wang Dalei as the No. 1 national gate. Then, Wang Dalei did not train with the team for 2 days due to injury, and the fans could only accept the result of Yan Junling's continued start.
In the back line, Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Guangtai, a defensive combination from Guangzhou, occupied 2 main positions as always. Zhu Chenjie, a youngster from Shanghai Shenhua, and 2 veterans Zheng Zheng and Wang Shenchao from Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Haigang, formed a 5-back formation with 3 other players.
In midfield, Zhang Xizhe, who was criticized by fans, did not have the opportunity to start. However, the appearance of the 34-year-old veteran Arthur Junmin is more or less surprising to fans. There is no doubt about Ha Joon-min's personal ability, but his physical fitness has become the focus of concern for fans. Just like Wang Xinxin said in yesterday's live broadcast connection, Arthur Junmin's substitute appearance is also 30 minutes of physical fitness. If you start your debut, you will be overdrawn before you can understand your physical fitness, and you are not suitable for your start. Personally, it is better to give up the position of Arthur Junmin to the young dai Weijun, and the effect of Arthur Junmin's second-half substitute appearance will be better.
Partnered with Arthur Junmin is also the defensive player Xu Xin and the core of the organization Wu Xi, the strength and state of these 2 players do not need to worry, the key depends on how the scene plays. As one of the best strikers in China, Wu Lei, although he has no ball to play at the club, he is still recognized by Li Xiaopeng's guidance, and he will start with Zhang Yuning as a double striker.
It is said that this lineup of starting 11 people, in addition to Yan Junling and Arthur Junmin, is also the best choice for the current national football team. Of course, Wei Shihao, Alain, Dai Weijun and Deng Hanwen on the bench are still worth looking forward to. When the 11 people on the field could not open the situation, Li Xiaopeng's guidance could also let these players appear on the field and impact the Japanese team's back line to ease the defensive pressure of his own midfield. Regarding the starting 11 of the national football team, what do you think as a fan?