On June 7, the Chinese men's football team will sit in Guangzhou to face the Philippines, which is also the first official match after Lippi took office. At the pre-match press conference, Lippi talked about his expectations for the new national football team, and also clarified the position of Yu Dabao - central defender! Lippi's change is still a little surprising. You know, after Yu Dabao just changed to play center-back, Lippi felt very angry.
As a national football star, Yu Dabao has saved the national team with goals many times. But at the club, due to the weakness of the national security backline, coupled with fierce competition in the front. In the past year, Yu Dabao has changed from a forward position to play as a center-back and has performed very well. This season, Yu Dabao has been selected for the league's best team many times, and his cooperation with South Korean international Kim Hyun-jae has become more and more tacit.
For Yu Dabao to play as a central defender, Lippi has expressed strong dissatisfaction. In an interview late last year, Yu Dabao said: "Lippi is a little unhappy about my position change, a little angry. Because there was a shortage of forward positions now, I played as a defender in the team (club). ”
In the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, Lippi's positioning of Yu Dabao is still a striker, which can also be seen how dissatisfied he is with Dabao's change of playing position? However, as the league progressed, Yu Dabao's performance in the center-back position became more and more stable, and Lippi slowly accepted this reality. At today's press conference, Lippi finally recognized the reality that Yu Dabao changed to play center-back. He said: "Now Yu Dabao has been playing as a defender at the club for more than a year and has done well, so he was called up to the national team as a defender. ”
Apparently, Yu Dabao's performance in the league conquered Lippi, and he used his own practical actions to make the Silver Fox make a change of mind. In fact, after Yu Dabao changed his play to center-back, he did not delay scoring. As of now, Yu Dabao has scored 3 goals this season, second only to Bakambu, Augusto and Vieira in the Guoan team, and ranked 4th in the team's top scorer list with Zhang Yuning and Wang Ziming!
Playing forward can enter the national team, and changing to play a defender can also be selected for the national team, which is Yu Dabao's hard power. When Yu Dabao, who can attack and defend well, appears on the field, Lippi's adjustment space will also become richer. As Lippi said, Yu Dabao is a role model player, a role model for young players to learn!