The national football Asian Cup was hit, Xu Xincheng was substituted, and the opponent was naturalized + 10 stayed abroad
At the critical juncture when the Asian Cup is getting closer and closer, the national football team has suddenly suffered a heavy blow! According to the news of the Football Association: Li Ke, a naturalized iron gate, withdrew from the Asian Cup squad this time due to family reasons and stopped playing directly. Subsequently, the Football Association also urgently recruited a player at 4 p.m., and this player was Xu Xin of the Harbor team.
For the national football team and head coach Jankovic, with Li Ke withdrawing from the Asian Cup squad this time, only Jiang Guangtai is left in the current squad of the national football team. It will not only affect the overall strength of the national football team, but also bring a huge blow to the national football team to qualify for the group.
In addition, the first opponent of the national football team in the Asian Cup, the Tajikistan team, has also recently reported unfavorable news for the national football team. According to the squad released by the head coach of the Tajikistan team, this team, which was regarded as a fish belly team by fans in the past, has naturalized as many as 4 Russian players in this Asian Cup.
At the same time, the Tajikistan team also has as many as 10 players who have stayed abroad. What makes the national football team even more desperate is that the Tajikistan team has 12 U23 players, and the team's squad is not only young, but also very strong.
In contrast, the squad of the national football team is very old. From the perspective of age structure, the average age of the national football team should be the oldest among the teams participating in the Asian Cup.
For example, Tan Long, 35 years old, and Wu Xi 34 years old. Yan Junling is 32 years old, Wu Lei is 32 years old, and Zhang Linpeng is 34 years old. And these veterans who are over 30 years old are still the main players of the national football team. I wonder if Jankovic has a chance to win against a younger and more impactful Tajikistan team?
In addition, Li Ke's absence is also a huge loss for the national football team. Li Ke is 30 years old this year, and in terms of age, he is actually considered an older player. However, compared with the local internationals, Li Ke's interception and organization skills in the midfield are not available to other players.
Jankovic used Xu Xin to replace Li Ke, I'm afraid it's just a strategy. On the one hand, Xu Xin's style of play is soft, facing a team with a tough style of play. On the other hand, Xu Xin's physical fitness and defensive ability are also a major weakness. Due to the outrageous mistakes in the past few warm-up matches, Xu Xin was also excluded from the Asian Cup list this time by Jankovic.
With only one naturalized player (Jiang Guangtai) and an average age of more than 30 years old, it may be difficult to remain optimistic about the prospects of this national football team's Asian Cup. If Jankovic can't even qualify for the group stage, then this Asian Cup can only be regarded as a curtain call for a group of veterans.
Judging from the three opponents of the national football team in the Asian Cup, the host Qatar team is undoubtedly the strongest opponent. However, the Qatar team does not pose much threat to the national football team. Because they themselves are the favorites to advance, and they are not the only opponents of the national football team.
As mentioned above, this Tajikistan team not only has a young squad, but also has 4 naturalized Russian players and 10 foreign players. They have gathered so many excellent players to participate in the Asian Cup, and they must be rushing to qualify from the group.
It is foreseeable that the first match between the national football team and the Tajikistan team is actually our life-and-death battle. If he loses, I'm afraid Jankovic will go home early.