A few days ago, Jankovic led the national football team to meet the strong New Zealand in the warm-up match. In this game, Jankovic chose to let Xu Xin start in the back position, which was a surprise to many fans. Because Xu Xin has been poor since he transferred from Luneng to SIPG last season, he has not been able to perform at the expected level. Therefore, SIPG fans regarded Xu Xin as a failed signing.
Xu Xin played mediocre in SIPG, but he was still selected for Jankovic's national football team. This shows that Jankovic appreciates Xu Xin's ability very much, so in this case, Jankovic let Xu Xin start the match against New Zealand in the national football team. It turns out that Xu Xin played well in this focus showdown, in addition to his dripping performance on the defensive end, there were also highlight moments in the attack.
At that time, Deng Hanwen shot on goal during the game, which was blocked by the opponent's defender. The ball landed right at Xu Xin's feet, and Xu Xin chose to shoot hard without hesitation. Xu Xin's shot quality was very high, and there was a clear bounce after landing. Therefore, the New Zealand goalkeeper did not dare to slack off and directly fell the ball to the ground to dissolve. Many fans feel that if Xu Xin's shooting power can be higher, then he may be able to kill New Zealand.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Xin played the whole game against New Zealand in the national football team and was not replaced by Jankovic. Judging from this detail, Xu Xin's performance still made Yankovic very satisfied. In the future, Xu Xin is expected to sit firmly as the main force of the national football team and usher in the peak of his career again. Seeing that Xu Xin became a starter in the national football team with his outstanding performance after leaving the Taishan team, I don't know if Lu Neng regrets it?
At the beginning, the most important reason why Luneng did not keep Xu Xin was that the team was reluctant to pay a high salary. Xu Xin's overall performance in the 2021 season of Taishan was very good, and he made great achievements for the team to win the double championship of the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup. Therefore, Xu Xin felt that he should get a high salary in the Taishan team. As a result, the Taishan team was unwilling to pay a high salary and missed the national football worker.