I believe that many fans are very disappointed in the recent national football team. After the change of coach, our national football team did not break out stronger combat effectiveness and desire, during the New Year, the World Preliminary Tournament lost two consecutive games, completely missed the World Cup. Of course, what infuriated chinese fans the most was that we lost to two teams that we least wanted to lose, first losing 0-2 to Japan in the first year, and then facing Vietnam 1-3 on the evening of New Year's Day, losing to their opponents for the first time in history. Of course, the result is only one of them, the process of these two games, let us worry more, it can be clearly seen that our players play the pace of the ball slower than the opponent, and there is also a big gap in the understanding and execution of the techniques and tactics. In short, the football we play is behind the opponents, and it is still a lot behind.
Therefore, many fans think that this national football team has not been saved and cannot see hope. But in fact, if we look closely, we can still see some hope. As we all know, the aging of this national football team is very serious, which is one of the important reasons why we can't play fast-paced football. And why do we have to reuse veterans? In fact, I think our young players are not good. But in fact, in this round of 12, we will find that some of our young players are not as bad as expected, but they have too few opportunities to perform before. For example, Zhang Yuning on the front line, Xu Xin in the midfield, Zhu Chenjie in the defender line, etc., you really use them, they can grow rapidly and even shoulder the responsibility.
And one of them has become a popular figure in the Chinese Super League, and it is also the focus of the wall. He is the 22-year-old midfielder Dai Weijun. Dai Weijun was born in Hong Kong, China, went to the United Kingdom with his father at the age of 11, grew up under the British youth training system, and his contact with football is different from ours. And after several turns, Dai Weijun also joined the Wolves team of the Premier League. Although he did not play for the first team, he performed well in Wolves' U21 and U23 teams at the time, and was also included in the national Olympic team coached by Hiddink.
In the 2020 season, he returned to China to join the Local Giants team Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League, and soon played in the team, especially after the big-name foreign aid Kintro came to the team this season, Dai Weijun's performance was even better. Because he is able to cooperate with Quintero, both of them have the ability to take the ball, hold the ball, pass the ball and push forward the attack, and the cooperation of the two of them can revitalize the Shenzhen team's frontcourt. Even many fans call Dai Weijun a local Quintro.
And such a midfield core player is naturally also an urgent need of the national football team. However, dai Weijun has not been able to represent the national football team because of the problem of household registration, and finally before the 7th game of the round of 12 against Japan, Dai Weijun completed the procedure and qualified to play for the national football team. And the new coach of the national football team Li Xiaopeng also used him very much, and he made his debut as a substitute in the match against Japan, while dai Weijun directly debuted against Vietnamese team Dai Weijun.
Although the national football team lost both games and lost miserably, Dai Weijun's performance was still good. It's clear that the football he plays is not the same as his teammates. But as a midfielder, he needs to cooperate, his passing needs someone to run, his ball needs someone to assist, so he now needs to be more familiar with his teammates, or need a teammate who can match him to show more power.
However, this does not affect everyone's impression of Dai Weijun, because just after the end of the round of 12, rumors about him continued. For example, it was previously rumored that he may be poached by the giants Shanghai Harbor, and even some teams want to operate him to join freely. And "Football News" reporter Chen Yong once revealed that the Shenzhen team has made a lot of efforts to change dai Weijun's membership, but now a Chinese Super League club is trying to "pick peaches", which makes the Shenzhen team unacceptable. The introducer hopes to make Dai Weijun free through arbitration, so there is uncertainty about Dai Weijun's future. It can be seen how hot and sought-after Dai Weijun is now, and there are people in the professional contract who want to dig up the wall and even want to use special means to get him. Because everyone thinks that he will most likely become the quasi-core of the future of national football.
However, in fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, Dai Weijun, whether he stays in Shenzhen or transfers to other Chinese Super League teams, has not greatly improved his growth. We actually hope that he can go out in the near future, return to Europe, and even make a name for himself in Europe, and at this time, his help to Chinese football may be even greater. What do you think? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!