In the past, many fans felt that the biggest problem of the national football team was the weakness of the front. Because in our league, it is difficult for local strikers to get a stable chance to play, because clubs are used to solving problems in a simple way, that is, to ask big-name foreign players to sit. In extreme times, our team even bought 3 foreign forwards to form a trident, and the other homegrown players passed and served them. However, although the club's problem solving has become simpler, and it is enough to spend money, the training of local strikers has been discontinued, and the team has begun to fall into a serious dependence on foreign aid.
However, although the national football team has been dumb in some key games in recent years, most of the games can still solve the problem of scoring goals, and a very important reason is the existence of the 36-year-old veteran Gao Lin. Although Gao Lin's ability to terminate is not strong, he has a nickname of Gao Aircraft, but Gao Lin's fulcrum role is incomparable. He has height, body and the ability to organise the ball well up front, helping the team to control the ball while creating opportunities for his teammates to plug in.
And even more fortunately, after Gao Lin faded out of the national team, we quickly had a successor in the front line. This person is Zhang Yuning, a 25-year-old earth cannon who currently plays for Beijing Guoan. Zhang Yuning, who became famous at a young age, was the first Chinese player to score in the Dutch first division, and the youngest player to score a goal on his debut for the national football team and score twice. And after returning from overseas to join the Guoan team, he quickly became the main force of the team. His pivot role in the frontcourt was very pronounced, and he succeeded in activating the happy boy Bakambu.
Zhang Yuning's characteristics are that he has a certain height, good bouncing power, and can do high fulcrum. He is physically strong and has a good ability to hold the ball, can retreat to help organize the attack, and can also disrupt the opposing defense by running. The most important thing is that he also has a stone-breaking long-range shot, which can guarantee that he has a certain ability to finish. Zhang Yuning scored 10 league goals with Beijing Guoan last season, tied for second place in the local top scorers list with Guo Tianyu (the first was Axon). It can be said that Zhang Yuning now is like a gift from heaven to the national football team.
It is precisely because Zhang Yuning has shown a certain strength that he is also valued by the Football Association and the club, and it is also expected that he can have a higher promotion. As a result, Zhang Yuning became a key target in the FA's plan to stay in the west. Therefore, it is foreseeable that Zhang Yuning is likely to embark on the road of staying in the ocean in the future. And this is a blow to the Beijing Guoan team. Because Zhang Yuning's role seems to be difficult to completely replace at present. Therefore, the plan to cultivate the new Zhang Yuning is also quietly beginning. And this goal seems to be Liu Guobo, a 22-year-old young man this year.
In a warm-up match played earlier, the Beijing Guoan team faced the beijing beiti brigade, the younger brother of the same city. In this game, the youngster Liu Guobo made his debut, and in the first half he first created a penalty to help teammate Wang Ziming score twice, and then created a single knife to score a goal to help the team take a 3-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, Liu Guobo received Hu Jiaqi's assist and scored the goal, achieving a double goal. In the end, he helped the team win 6-1 against the opponent and shine in the whole field.
After the game, Xie Feng, the new coach of Guoan, also mentioned the performance of young player Liu Guobo separately, saying: "Many young players are still lacking, so they will be given additional training when the old players rest. Although some players did not practice a lot and caught up with the snow, through several trainings, like Liu Guobo's previous poor headers, you can see that there is progress, and the last game header also scored. It can be seen that Coach Xie Feng still attaches great importance to Liu Guobo, and also focuses on giving him a head kick, just to improve his fulcrum ability at the front point. After all, his height of 189 is very advantageous compared to Zhang Yuning and Wang Ziming.
And you should know that Liu Guobo played in the front waist before, and his foot ability is also very good, so the main position of this year's U23 is likely to be his. We are looking forward to a great performance of him this season and we will see if he can be the next Zhang Yuning. Are you optimistic about Liu Guobo? Do you think he can kick out in Guoan? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!