On December 22, Beijing time, a storm was set off in the Chinese football world, and a shocking news came: Li Ke, a naturalized player of the national team, left the team for family reasons, and Xu Xin, a reserve player, was quickly called up to the team to prepare for the Asian Cup. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg, and the truth is far more confusing than the outside world speculates.
The outside world is generally concerned about the reason for Li Ke's sudden departure, but the report of the Vietnamese media The Thao revealed the inside story of the incident, pointing to a huge storm within the national football team. According to reports, Li Ke's family reasons may just be a cover-up, and the truth actually involves a fierce conflict between him and his national team teammate Wu Lei.
In last month's World Cup qualifier against South Korea, Li Ke and Wu Lei broke out into a heated verbal altercation. Although the two later apologized to each other, during the training camp in Abu Dhabi, the two stars fell into conflict again, and the conflict intensified.
According to sources, the contradictions between Li Ke and Wu Lei have reached the point where they cannot be reconciled. Replace Li Ke with Xu Xin, and cover up internal disputes on the grounds of family reasons. This sudden decision shocked the outside world, especially in the notice of the Chinese Football Association, which completely avoided talking about Li Ke's departure from the team, and simply announced Xu Xin's call-up.
Although the rumors of this turmoil have not been confirmed by the players or coaching staff of the Chinese national team, in fact, there have been two parties within the national team, one side is the local players, and the other side is the naturalized players. This disagreement has already emerged when Li Tie was the head coach, and now with Li Ke's withdrawal from the Asian Cup, the national team will only have one naturalized player to go to Qatar, which will inevitably have a big impact on their overall strength.
Outrageously, the Vietnamese media exposed the inside story of Li Ke's departure from the team, revealing the unknown dispute between the two factions in the national football team. This news is like a heart, which instantly detonated the heated discussion of fans and the media. On social media, netizens expressed their shock at the internal strife, with some expressing support for Wu Lei and believing that he is the leading figure of the national football team on the pitch, while others expressed regret over Li Ke's departure, believing that he has always been the team's midfield pillar.
The exposure of this internal contradiction has undoubtedly cast a shadow on the Chinese national team. The team was supposed to concentrate on preparing for the Asian Cup, but now it is caught in the whirlpool of public opinion of infighting. Jankovic is on Wu Lei's side, which may cause bigger waves in the team. How to reconcile the internal contradictions of the team and restore stability to the team has become a difficult problem that needs to be solved urgently.
Overall, the departure turmoil has shown some of the deep-seated problems within Chinese football. The conflict between the two factions of players is not only an isolated incident, but also reflects some difficulties in the management of Chinese football. For the national team to make a difference in the international arena, it requires not only the hard work of the players, but also the internal unity and stability of the management. Li Ke's departure may be just the tip of the iceberg, and we have reason to expect that Chinese football will be able to resolve internal contradictions in the future and usher in a more glorious moment. This turmoil may be a tempering of Chinese football's maturity, let us wait and see.