At 11:00 p.m. Beijing time on March 24, the Chinese men's football team will face Saudi Arabia in the penultimate round of the Round of 12. For the national football team that has been out of the World Cup, this game is more for honor. Looking forward to the Sino-Saudi war, in addition to the difficulties of the national football team facing away battles, Wu Lei and several naturalized players are absent, there is also a major practical problem, that is, the captain and midfield core Wu Xi is absent. As a result, who will top the midfield and who will pick up the captain has become a problem for head coach Li Xiaopeng.
Wu Xi accumulated two yellow cards and was suspended
As we all know, when Zheng Zhi played for the national team, he was a specific captain and the core of the midfield. As Zheng Zhi grew older and missed the Top 12 competition, Wu Xi replaced Zheng Zhi's post. Whether it was during the coaching period of former coach Li Tie or the two games after Li Xiaopeng took over, Wu Xi was the captain and midfield engine.
Because Wu Xi appeared more and the midfield interception task was heavy, there were also more tactical fouls. Previously, against Japan, Wu Xi received a yellow card, and then against Vietnam, Wu Xi received another yellow card in the opening 7 minutes. In this way, because of the accumulation of two yellow cards, Wu Xi will be suspended when the national football team meets Saudi Arabia.
Li Xiaopeng led the team to train
Wu Xi, who can attack and defend, is suspended, forcing the national football team to find a new midfielder in the battle of Zhongsha. As far as the existing manpower of the national football team is concerned, Zhang Xizhe is strong in attack and weak in defense, Arthur Junmin is older, and Li Xiaopeng is really a little worried, judging from the training situation in recent days, Li Xiaopeng has focused on xu Xin. If nothing else, against Saudi Xu Xin should be in Wu Xi's position. In addition, Liao Lisheng, who has not been reused before, may also enter the starting lineup and jointly guard the middle road with Xu Xin.
Liao Lisheng, who is highly talented, was once focused on cultivating during Lippi's time when he was coaching Evergrande. But then after Cannavaro took over Evergrande, Liao Li produced marginal players. However, in the past two years, as Zheng Zhi and Huang Bowen have grown older, Liao Lisheng and Xu Xin have more opportunities to start at Evergrande. In this year's Transfer of the Chinese Super League, there is news that Liao Lisheng has been recognized by Hao Wei and will join Shandong Taishan, which shows that he still has strength. Therefore, choosing the combination of Xu Xin and Liao Lisheng, Xu Xin is more focused on defense, and Liao Lisheng is more focused on attack, and it is estimated that it will be Li Xiaopeng's first choice after solving Wu Xi's absence.
Zhang Linpeng may succeed Wu Xi as captain
After Wu Xi's absence, the midfield configuration is available, who will pick up the captain? According to the order determined by Li Tie when coaching, it should be Arthur Junmin, but the problem is that the third brother may not be able to start at that time. If Arthur Junmin does not start, the captain's armband is likely to be worn on Zhang Linpeng's arm. Judging from the current trend, if Xu Xinhao Liao Lisheng starts, there is a good chance that Arthur Junmin will not start, so the captain of the National Football Team in China and Saudi Arabia will be Zhang Linpeng. Will Li Xiaopeng arrange this in actual combat? Wait and see.