In the 2023 international warm-up match, the national football team ushered in the match against Vietnam. Judging from the results of the match, the national team won 2-0, which is not bad. However, if we look deeper into the course of the game, many fans will have a consensus: the performance of the national football team does not seem to be satisfactory.
This unsatisfactory can be viewed from two different perspectives. First of all, from the individual technical level, some players in the international football team are obviously rough in technique, some are slower, and some players seem to have lost their way on the field, and obviously the technical aspect needs to be improved. Secondly, coach Jankovic's tactics seem to be a bit rigid, and he has been applying the play style of three central defenders, is this persistence enough for the national football team to successfully enter the World Cup? Regardless of the results of the warm-up matches, can South Korea and Thailand in the World Qualifiers easily crack this tactic? Fortunately, Wang Qiuming and Wu Lei scored separate goals in the game, which stabilized Jankovic's position. Lao Yang breathed a sigh of relief because in the two warm-up games in September, the national team's performance was disappointing, and if he did not win, he could be sacked. But this relief is not only Lao Yang, but also the Chinese Football Association. While Chinese football was chaotic and uncertain during the years of Du Zhaocai and Chen, the new leadership is becoming familiar with the operation of the game in the hope that they will be able to make the right decisions when selecting the national team manager.
Wu Lei's late goal not only saved his personal honour, but also relieved Jankovic. Suppressing for too long can easily lead to physical and mental discomfort, and the national football team has been poor in the fight for World Cup qualification in recent years, resulting in them having to treat international warm-up matches like the World Cup. This is not only the pain of Chinese fans, but also the pain of Chinese football. Old Yang personally arranged the starting lineup, but some players are obviously not competent, can't this be seen? Some people say that the victory of the national football team is "weak to win the strong", which is a bit poignant. After all, according to the latest world rankings, the national football team is in 80th place, while the Vietnamese team is in 95th place. For a period of time in the first half, the Vietnamese team played like the "second team of Japan", and the national football team could hardly grab the ball, which made Chinese fans feel anxious. The national football team has lost the smoothness of passing control, and the speed of some players is obviously too slow, and some even seem to be sleepwalking, and this performance undoubtedly needs to be improved. Perhaps, some players should leave the national team to make way for a new generation of players.
The national team also has the opportunity to make changes to the squad, and in the next matches, there will be some players who will be steadily in the squad. Liu Yang, Jiang Guangtai, Wu Shaocong, Dai Weijun, Wang Qiuming, Xie Pengfei, Wu Lei, Yan Junling, Wang Dalei and others will almost certainly be called up to the national team. In addition, Li Ke, Gao Tianyi, Jiang Shenglong, Li Lei, Tan Long, Wang Shangyuan and others also have a great chance to be selected. As for captain Wu Xi, whether to continue as captain may be controversial and needs to be considered by Jankovic.
For Wei Shihao, Chen Pu, Axon, Ye Lijiang, Zhu Chenjie, Wei Zhen and other players, since they have joined the national team, Jankovic should conduct more investigations. They may have a chance to play against Uzbekistan. In addition, Jankovic needs to finalize the squad for the World Qualifiers in November as soon as possible. In the China-Ukraine war, whether to give Wang Dalei a starting opportunity will be a matter of much concern to fans, and it is also Wang Dalei's last chance. It is hoped that the national football team can continue to improve in future competitions and contribute more brilliance to the development of Chinese football.