On May 21, Beijing time, the Argentina national men's football team officially announced the itinerary of the recent friendly match, and is expected to go to Beijing on June 15 to play a friendly match with the Australian men's football team, and then leave to play the second match with the Indonesian men's national team in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on the 19th.
Argentina vs Australia poster
The previous news about the Argentine team's coming to China has long been gone, and now the official announcement has only confirmed the speculation in the hearts of netizens and met the expectations of domestic Argentine fans. However, Argentina's trip to China did not play with the Chinese team, which was different from the previous grapevine.
Wu Lei and Messi
It was previously reported that Argentina will play with the national football team in China, which also made many fans excited, after all, Argentina has just won the world championship, and the world's strongest player Messi is also in the team. Many people want to see the style of the world champion, it is not convenient to go abroad to watch the game, and it is not beautiful to watch the ball at home.
With the friendly relations between the mainland and Argentina, as well as the fans' love for the football kings Maradona and Messi, the most foreign national team fans in China should be Argentina. If Argentina does play against the national football team, the stadium must be absolutely full, and there will be a sea of people outside the stadium.
Domestic Argentine fans
I still remember Juventus' trip to Nanjing a few years ago, because there was Cristiano Ronaldo in the team, the roads were blocked on both sides, and the stadium was also a "siu" that sounded in the sky. If Messi comes, the movement will definitely not be small, and it can even be said that it is more than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Although Messi will come, he has not played against the national football team. Both sides announced their recent warm-up match schedules, with the national football team choosing Myanmar and Palestine as opponents. At present, the national football team ranks 81st in the world, Myanmar 160th and Palestine 93. In comparison, Argentina ranks No. 1 in the world, and the gap in strength between the national football team is too large.
In my opinion, there are probably 2 reasons why the national football team does not play Argentina:
1. The Football Association has never planned to negotiate with the Argentine football team to play friendly matches, fearing that friendly matches will become friends.
2. Argentina can't kick, losing affects the ranking of the national football team, it is better to choose Myanmar, Palestine and other "soft persimmons" to pinch, which can not only get points, but also not lose face.
The national football team trained to prepare for Myanmar and Palestine
Beijing Youth Daily believes that the warm-up match before the national football team prepares for the World Cup should not rub the heat, although the match against the world champion Argentina is very interesting, but it has no value other than pleasing the fans.
As we all know, the warm-up match between national teams is also an international A-level competition, and if the national football team loses, it will affect the ranking of the national football team in the world. Under normal circumstances, the national football team will definitely not win against Argentina, and may even lose miserably. Refer to the 2018 China Cup invitational, when the national football team invited the European Welsh team, and the result was a 0-6 defeat. If the national football team plays the current Argentina, it is completely looking for abuse.
The national football team suffered a 6-0 defeat to Wales
But the editor wants to ask a rhetorical question, is ranking really that important compared to strength? Although choosing a soft persimmon pinch can make you get more points and improve or maintain the ranking, in the long run, the team has been playing against teams much weaker than themselves, which is not conducive to the development of the national football team!
National football players
Instead of choosing a weak team to play a friendly match and take points to save "face", it is better to play more strong teams, even if it is "humiliating", it can let us know how far away we are with the world's top teams. Moreover, how much "face" does the national football team still have?
After the official announcement of the Argentine Football Association, James Johnson, CEO of the Australian Football Federation, expressed his opinion: Playing Argentina reflects our football status.
This sentence seems to be too heart-wrenching.
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