After losing to Vietnam, the national football team officially missed the 2022 World Cup and was out of the 5 consecutive qualifiers. Now that the national football team has entered the preparation time for the 2026 World Cup, the problem of the age of the squad is very prominent, and it must be shuffled as soon as possible, and some media people believe that most of the post-80s players can withdraw from the national team.
It is normal for the national football team to lose to the Japanese team, and the fans are dissatisfied with losing to the Vietnamese team that has never lost before, or on the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, some angry fans directly smash the TV set to vent.
Through this game, it is fully reflected that the national football team has not been able to play the Vietnamese team, does not want to be the defeat of the Vietnamese team all the time, the national football team must make changes, the first place is to fully adjust the lineup.
Reporter Niu Zhiming believes that the national football lineup should be completely shuffled, and most of the post-80s players can withdraw, such as Wang Shenchao, Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi, Yu Dabao, Arthur Junmin and other veterans, either without showing superiority, or with weak hearts. In addition, the reporter believes that Wang Dalei, who is more than 30 years old, is an exception, because Yan Junling after the 90s has not been recognized, and Wang Dalei should be given the opportunity to reuse.
The national football team lost the ball in 8 games of the top 12 matches, as the number one goalkeeper, Yan Junling, the responsibility is not small, the decline in status is a fact, many fans question the employment of Li Tie and Li Xiaopeng, but also think that Yan Junling is a "relationship household". Players are in a sluggish state and poor performance, should be replaced, at present Wang Dalei is the most suitable, and then usher in the opportunity to take the position.
In addition to Yan Junling, Wu Lei was also questioned by fans as a "related household". In La Liga, there is no ball to play, the state continues to be sluggish, can still be the main striker, the result of Li Xiaopeng's employment proved to be a failure, the state of Wei Shihao continuously substituted. Wu Lei's career began to decline, the national football tactics could not be developed around him, need to find a new core, Zhang Yuning and Guo Tianyu can pick up the beams on the front.
In addition, Dai Weijun, who was selected for the national football team for the first time and has already played, is the only young midfielder who can reassure fans at present, and reporter Niu Zhiming also thinks so.
In short, goalkeeper Wang Dalei, defenders Deng Hanwen, Jiang Guangtai (naturalized), Zhu Chenjie, Li Lei, midfielders Dai Weijun, Xu Xin, Delgado (naturalized), forward Zhang Yuning, Guo Tianyu and Wei Shihao should be reused and become the main squad of the next World Preliminary Tournament.
The 2026 World Cup expanded to 48 teams, and there are 8.5 places in the Asian region, 4 more than before, which is good news for the national football team and increases the hope of returning to the World Cup.