In the match between the Chinese team and the Saudi Arabia team in the round of 12 matches that ended in the early morning of March 25, Beijing time, although the home team was completely passive, there were still some "highlights" worth remembering. In addition to Zhu Chenjie's equaliser's penalty break, the 24-year-old young player Gao Tianyi's national football debut and the young player Dai Weijun's agility on the field are remarkable, these young players are the hope and reliance of the future of the national football team.
In the China-Saudi Arabia competition, more than half of the players who started for the national football team are experienced veterans. However, there are still young players such as Gao Zhunyi, Liu Yang, Zhu Chenjie, Zhang Yuning and so on in the lineup. In the case of the Chinese team's full passivity, young players such as Dai Weijun and Gao Tianyi have successively come on as substitutes. Among them, Gao Tianyi, a midfielder from Beijing Guoan, came on as a substitute in the 59th minute, which was also his first appearance for the national team.
Gao Tianyi was able to appear on the stage of the World Preliminary Tournament, in fact, like his selection of the national football team, it was already expected by industry insiders. After switching from the former champion club Jiangsu Club to Guoan Club last season, Gao Tianyi has maintained a high competitive status continuously. As a U23-age player, he became one of the few "full-time kings" of the Guoan team in the Chinese Super League last season. At that time, the coach of the Guoan team, Bilic, publicly commented on Gao Providence, saying, "If Gao Providence is selected for the national team, I am not surprised at all. I will be happy for him. ”
At the post-match press conference between China and Saudi Arabia, Li Xiaopeng, the coach of the national football team, once mentioned that the young newcomers represented by Gao Tianyi would be somewhat nervous before entering the World Preliminary Round, and arranging for them to appear was of an adventurous nature, but from the perspective of actual combat, their state was adjusted well. Li Xiaopeng also particularly emphasized that there are many potential young players in the national football team at present, and Gao Tianyi is one of them. Li Xiaopeng even said in the team that Gao Tianyi has the strength to play the main force of the national football team.
Also noteworthy was Zhu Chenjie standing in front of the penalty spot and scoring the equaliser penalty for the Chinese team. It is understood that during the previous haikou preparation period, Li Xiaopeng deliberately strengthened the penalty training, and the penalty shooters selected by him were Zhu Chenjie, Zhang Yuning, Dai Weijun, and all young players. It is not difficult to judge from this that Li Xiaopeng's coaching team has also consciously promoted young players while leading the team to do a good job in the closing of the round of 12. When a generation of veterans represented by Arthur Junmin gradually faded into the main team of the National Football Team, the Chinese team needed a younger generation of players to top in time.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao