In the past ten years, our Chinese football has been plagued by the weakness of the front. In many key games, our homegrown strikers can't score the ball, and when facing weak teams, they are always slow to break the deadlock. The reason is simple is that our local striker is not strong in the finishing ability, and cannot stand up at key moments. And the reason for this is that we also know that the local striker has been suppressed on the bench by foreign forwards for many years, and they are very lacking in game experience and confidence.
Over the years, our fans have more than once hoped that Chinese football can produce a figure like Messi and C Ronaldo, who can help the national football team turn the tide and solve the problem of weak front. But after looking forward to it for so many years, There are many Messi and C Luo who are called various places, but they are basically a flash of inspiration, and they have not played much role in the national team. So in recent years, Gao Lin, who has been playing winger in the league, has taken on the burden of the front. Although his finishing ability is average, he can take the ball, have height, can be a fulcrum, and can carry the ball on his back to help his teammates create opportunities. In a certain period of time, it is to support the front line of the national football team, but it always makes people feel that there are shortcomings.
Later, our fans pinned their hopes on Wu Lei, after all, Wu Lei can kill four parties in the middle of the league, and even reach 27 league goals in a single season, so an efficient striker should be able to save the national football team. But it is a pity that Wu Lei is the kind of player who needs to cooperate, there is no Hulk-style center to attack the defense in the front court, there is no passing master like Oscar in the midfield, and it is difficult for Wu Lei to play his ultimate role in the national team.
However, since the rise of a young player, the forward ability of the national football team has begun to improve. This player is Zhang Yuning, born in 1997, Zhang Yuning is 25 years old this year. He landed in the Dutch first division at the age of 18, scored the first goal of the Chinese player in the Dutch first division at the age of 19, was selected for the national team in the same year, and scored twice in the national team debut. It became the absolute future star in everyone's eyes at that time. Unfortunately, due to a failed transfer and the problem of injury, Zhang Yuning's rapid growth was interrupted.
However, zhang Yuning later decided to return to China and joined the Chinese Super League giants Beijing Guoan team. Zhang Yuning in the national security team received enough attention and got enough opportunities. As a result, he has also grown steadily, becoming one of the few local centers who can play the main force. In the 2021 season, Zhang Yuning scored 10 goals in a single season, tied for second place in the list of local top scorers with Guo Tianyu, only 1 goal less than the first place Axon.
However, it is gratifying that at the level of the national team, Zhang Yuning is also becoming more and more important. In the round of 12, Zhang Yuning successfully replaced Axon with his performance and became the main center of the national team. He has height, confrontation on the front, and can also control, hold and pass the ball, which is almost the most perfect fulcrum at the moment. It is also zhang Yuning's role that makes it easier for Wu Lei to insert in front of the side road. It can be said that many fans believe that in the next 5 years, the front line of the national football team is Zhang Yuning's world.
Recently, Zhang Yuning has a new dynamic, that is, he has been recruited by the U23 national football team and will compete in the Asian Games. According to beijing youth daily, following Zhu Chenjie and Dai Weijun, two U23-age international footballers participating in the U23 national football preparation, Zhang Yuning, Wu Xi, Zhang Linpeng, three main players of the national football team are also expected to join the U23 national football team as overage players, and the three will report to the U23 national football team as soon as April 20. That is to say, at present, the U23 national team has won the entire central axis of the national football team. The only reliance on the center position is still Zhang Yuning.
After Zhang Yuning was selected for the U23 national football team, he quietly created a record, that is, a person was selected for 5 national brands of different ages. As a player in the 97 age stage, Zhang Yuning has been selected for the 93 National Olympic Games and played in the Asian Youth Championship, the 95 National Youth Games, the 97 National Olympic Games, the U23 Asian Cup, and the national team as the main center of the national team. This time, he was selected as a national youth at the age of 99, which is the fifth national brand of different ages that he has been selected. The age group spans 6 years, which is too cattle. This also shows how powerful and important Zhang Yuning himself is. At the same time, it also shows that we are really short of people in the center position.
Do you think that if Zhang Yuning becomes the main center of the U23 national team, can he lead the team to achieve good results at the Asian Games? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!