This week, the Chinese national football team will officially open a new round of the World Preliminary Round of 12, ushering in the united Arab Emirates to challenge Saudi Arabia in the group stage. At present, in the standings, the national football team is a full 14 points less than Saudi Arabia, and the difference in strength between the two teams can be described as very obvious. But even so, in the eyes of the Saudi media, there is still a "killing weapon" hidden in the national football team that may cause big trouble.
Recently, the famous Saudi sports writer Al-Mulheim commented on the Chinese national football team in one of his column articles. Mulheim pointed out: "The Chinese team has now lost hope of qualifying for the World Cup, and even does not qualify for the play-offs. However, if our players therefore think that they will easily defeat the Chinese team, this may be a big mistake. ”
"The Chinese team's defense is not good, and there are a lot of holes in their middle and left sides. However, the left-back of the Chinese team is very tenacious, he can not only defend, but also the starting point of the team's attack. If we're not wary of him, it could make the whole team regret it. Overall, as the news report says, Chinese players are lagging behind overall, but in the football world, it doesn't mean they won't play threatening performances. Mulheim said.
By the "left-back" of the Chinese team, Mulheim undoubtedly refers to former Shanghai harbor captain Wang Shenchao. In the journey of the national football team's top 12 matches, Wang Shenchao firmly occupied the position of the main left-back, he not only participated in all 8 games of the national football team, but also played 90 minutes in each game, becoming a player that neither Li Tie nor Li Xiaopeng would ever consider replacing.
The most wonderful performance of Wang Shenchao in the round of 12 was that in the 3-2 victory of the national football team against Vietnam, a person contributed two assists to help the national football team win the opponent; and in the previous 2-3 loss of the national football team to Saudi Arabia, Wang Shenchao also made the debut as a left-wing defender, almost alone grasping the entire left road. Perhaps it was because of his performance in that game that Mulheim remembered the main defender of the Chinese team.