So far, 29 teams have locked up places in the World Cup in Qatar. A group of heroes got a ticket to Qatar through a fight, and some people were sad to say goodbye to this world-wide event in advance. At this moment, let's look back and see which superstars and good guys are out of the game, and put together the best lineup that did not qualify for the World Cup.
Although there are still a few qualifying places that need to wait until the end of the play-offs in June, after a series of big battles at the end of March, the rough "composition" of the 2022 World Cup has undoubtedly been basically determined - a number of heroes have won tickets to Qatar through the fight, while some people have said goodbye to this world-wide event early.
So at this moment, let's go back and see which superstars and good guys are out of the game, and put together a set of the best lineup that did not qualify for the World Cup. Without looking at it and being startled, the total value of the "frustrated 11 people" can be more than 650 million euros at random (the valuation of this article is based on the "De zhuan" website). Note that there are no substitutes and it is still less counted, because many powerful veteran stars have low market capitalization.
·Backcourt·
Donnarumma, Arabba, Bonucci, Shkriniar
From winning the European Championship in 2021 to falling into the altar in 2022, the rapid change of face of Italian football can be described as jaw-dropping. Among them, goalkeeper Donnarumma can be called the most typical representative of "from god to ghost". A year ago he was the hero of the final and winner of the Yasin Prize, and a year later he buried the Blues' Dream of the World Cup – the North Macedonian's long-range shot was unexpected, but Donnarumma's side save did not reflect his market value of 65 million euros. Incidentally, when Paris Saint-Germain's high-salary free signing last year, some people said that the Ligue 1 team had made a lot of money, but this season's Paris was reversed by Real Madrid in the Champions League, and the key turning point was also a major mistake by Donnarumma.
After the Selection of the Italian Goalkeeper, the defender line is naturally not short of Italians. "The Second Elder of the Dark Underworld" is the key to the Blues to win the European championship, but it is a pity that the 34-year-old Bonucci failed to return from injury in the first battle against North Macedonia, and the 37-year-old Chiellini did have a substitute appearance, but he conceded the goal after he came on the scene, and this time the lack of chance is probably a farewell forever. Here we will select Bonucci as a representative, although he is worth only 8 million euros, but compared to the 60 million euros young man Bastoni, the veteran is more representative of the current generation of ups and downs of the Italian team, and he has played slightly more in Juventus this season than Chiellini.
Comprehensive strength and value, in addition to the choice of defenders, the first thing we can not ignore is Alaba. Real Madrid centre-backs played left-back at Bayern in their early years, even as midfield organisers in the Austrian national team, and in recent years have switched between full-back and centre-back roles. However, no matter where it appeared, the top European defender worth 55 million euros failed to block Bale's free-kick world wave, and the Welshman's double let his club teammates fall in the play-offs.
As for another centre-back, Shkrinjaer, who is worth as much as 65 million euros, was eliminated as early as the group stage in the European zone. As the only first-class star in contemporary Slovak football, Inter's centre-backs are somewhat on their own, failing to lead the team to beat Croatia and Russia in the same group.
·Midfielder·
Verratti, Casey, Erdegaard
If the "strongest frustrated midfielder" is picked from Italy, former European footballer Jorginho and 70 million euros worth Barrera seem to be eligible, but here we prefer Verratti as the only representative, because the Chelsea midfielder's individual awards last year clearly stained the team's light, and the valuation of the Inter midfielder is also a bit inflated. In contrast, Verratti, who can be worth 55 million euros in passing, has been famous for a long time, but unfortunately he has become a tragic figure who is "worth mentioning in the eliminated team", whether in Italy or Paris Saint-Germain.
Casey, who plays for AC Milan, has been a recent Serie A hotspot, not only because of his important role in the Rossoneri's league title race, but also because of the legendary signing with Barcelona. If nothing else, the Ivorian midfielder, who is both offensive and defensive, will contribute to the rebuilding of the La Liga giants next season. However, the 45 million euro "future Barca back" will not appear in Qatar, because Côte d'Ivoire has already broken the World Preliminary Round last November, losing to Cameroon, who is second in the group and has not qualified for the third stage of the African zone.
Among the many midfielders who have not made it to Qatar, Erdegaard is arguably the best choice for the No. 10 position. Worth 42 million euros, he is younger than Turk Char khanoglu, and this season in the Premier League Arsenal is also a clear growth to become the core of the Gunners' "fight for four". Unfortunately, these growths are "afterwords" relative to this World Preliminary Tournament, and Norway ended their journey at the end of last year, and they lost to the Netherlands and Turkey in the group stage of the European Zone.
·Wing·
Salah, Little Chiesa
If a 433 formation were to be lined up in the usual line, Italian right-back Calabria would almost certainly be selected, after all, he is the most expensive right-hand gate (25 million euros) among early exiters. But considering that the AC Milan defender was rarely selected for the national team due to the reuse of Mancini, and that there were more and better wingers who missed the World Cup, we finally chose the 352 formation to let the wingers play in the wing.
Among them, Salah is again a choice that must occupy a position. Liverpool's right winger is worth as much as 100 million euros, and his inability to appear in Qatar is a big regret in world football, but the World Preliminary Tournament in Africa is so cruel. If it weren't for Salah, it would have been his Reds teammate Mane, who is also the top African player of our time. The two can only choose one of them, and the final result is that Egypt and Senegal are drawn in two rounds, and Salah, who fired the anti-aircraft gun in the penalty shootout, can only hate himself.
As for the other option, it would be more appropriate to put Little Chiesa on the left. Although the €70 million Italian winger has not played in more than two months due to injury, don't forget that his impact has been a weapon for Italy to overcome difficulties in the European Cup. If Little Chiesa was still there, why couldn't the Blues tear through the north Macedonian defenses?
·Center·
Ibrahimovic, Haaland
From the end of the draw, it was found that the World Cup play-offs in the European zone gave too many "dilemmas", such as Portugal and Italy can only qualify one, and Lewandowski and Ibrahimovic, two super centers, can only survive one in the end. Now the results are out, in addition to C Ronaldo successfully out of the line, the same one who took the last train is Levan. Poland beat Sweden 2-0, and The World Footballer of the Year also won his matchup with football's "Bong Xian". This also seems to be a more acceptable situation, after all, the 40-year-old Ibrahimovic has a hard time starting in a row. However, it must be said that the Swede, who is worth only 3.6 million euros, still maintains a very high standard, and it is a great pity that he cannot return to the national team to play in Qatar, and he should also have a place in the "strongest frustrated 11".
There is also a forward option that is not worth thinking about, although there are also options such as Nigerian Omens (60 million euros) and Algerian Mahrez (40 million euros), but they are not as sad as the absence of Haland, who is worth up to 150 million euros. Then again, even with the young Twin Stars of Haaland and Erdegaard, Norway scored 15 goals in only 10 games in the group stage of the World Preliminary Round, and the overall strength is really a bit poor.
Among them, Haaland scored the most goals in the whole team, with a total of 5 times, but only scored one goal at home to the "strong team" 1-1 Netherlands, and the remaining four were hat-tricks against Gibraltar and penalties against Latvia. From this point of view, Haaland still needs to improve a lot, in the Bundesliga he can score a lot of goals, but to the national team to "lead the team alone" is still a little worse. Fortunately, the Norwegian centre-forward is only 21 years old and very young, and we can expect him to show himself in the competition in the far future.
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