After the end of the match with Saudi Arabia, the Chinese national football team is about to usher in the final battle of the round of 12 with Oman. As two teams that have no desire, this game is a battle of honor for both the national football team and Oman. The national football team drew with saudi Arabia in the last round, and the low morale seems to have a tendency to pick up, if it can win Oman away, it may make people rekindle hope for the future of this team.
Since it is the last game, it is presumable that Li Xiaopeng will continue to use the game strategy of reusing newcomers against Saudi Arabia. The last round of the match with Saudi Arabia was the most "fresh" of the national football team lineup, and Liu Yang, Gao Zhunyi, Liao Lisheng and other players were all the first time to get a starting opportunity in this round of 12.
However, new people use it, but everyone's performance is not consistent. For example, Liao Lisheng, Dai Weijun, who came off the bench, and even Zhu Chenjie, a post-00s youngster who scored a penalty, have proved that they can be reused with their actual performances, at least as an important reserve for the Asian Cup a year later. Others, however, have performed unsatisfactorily, and whether these players can continue to get the opportunity to play against Oman requires Li Xiaopeng's careful consideration.
The first to bear the brunt was left forward Liu Binbin. In the national team, Liu Binbin is a more "peculiar" player, his international career began as early as 2014, but he can be called the "eternal rookie" of the national team, because he has never proved himself in international competitions, and the number of appearances is even less than some players who are much younger than himself. In terms of age, 29-year-old Liu Binbin can still participate in next year's Asian Cup, but in the match against Saudi Arabia, he once again wasted the precious opportunity given by Li Xiaopeng. As one of the worst performers in the whole game, whether Liu Binbin can still get the favor of Li Xiaopeng is a question.
The second is the high-precision wing, a player who occasionally plays amazingly in the league, but always can't find the feeling in the national team. In the match against Saudi Arabia, Gao Zhun wing appeared as the starting right-back, but his lack of ability to go straight up and down allowed this side to be directly penetrated by Saudi Arabia in the first half, so that the three center-backs behind him under great pressure. In the game, the impact of high precision wings on attack and defense is very limited, which Li Xiaopeng will not ignore. Therefore, against Oman, the position of Gao Zhun wing is likely to be replaced by the younger Tong Lei.
The third player is Liu Yang. As Li Xiaopeng's former love general, Liu Yang returned to China after many years, but his performance was unsatisfactory. As the starting left wingback, Liu Yang has been quite skilled in several forward attacks, but his and Liu Binbin's left-side combination as a whole is a disaster, especially on the defensive end, Liu Yang basically can't defend against any attack from his opponents, and has conceded as many as 9 times in the whole game, which is quite an eye-catching statistic for a defender.