Before the matchup against Tajikistan, the national football team ushered in fatal bad news, and the first game of the Asian Cup was in suspense

At 22:30 on the evening of January 13, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team will usher in the first game of this Asian Cup, and the opponent is the mysterious division Tajikistan.

Tajikistan is currently ranked 120th in the world, while the Chinese men's football team is ranked 79th in the world. Judging from the world rankings, the national football team is obviously significantly stronger than Tajikistan. However, in view of the recent poor performance of the national football team in the warm-up matches and the gradual decline in Asia, it is not completely certain whether the national football team can win the opponent in this game.

And just when this game was about to start, the Chinese men's football team just ushered in a relatively bad news. According to the latest news from Tianjin Daily, Wu Xi, the first captain of the national football team and a midfielder, will most likely not be able to play in the first game of the national football team against Tajikistan due to his own injury.

Wu Xi was injured in the previous warm-up match, and although it has been several days, his injury has not improved significantly. At present, Wu Xi is unable to train with the team, and judging by this situation, there is a high probability that he will miss the first game of the Asian Cup due to injury. Once Wu Xi really misses the game with Tajikistan due to injury, it will undoubtedly be very fatal bad news for the Chinese men's football team.

As we all know, Wu Xi is the first captain of the national football team appointed by coach Jankovic, and both his game experience and leadership on the field are irreplaceable by other international players. If Wu Xi is really absent due to injury, the national football team will lack a soul figure in the game, and the impact will be very great.

More importantly, Wu Xi is also recognized as the strongest defender in the country, not only has outstanding ability to intercept and steal, but also has the ability to push forward and create offense, which is also the best among local players. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the metronome of the national football team's offensive and defensive transition. The data shows that so far, Wu Xi has played a total of 82 games for the national team, playing as a defender, playing as a front midfield, and the most convenient position is the back midfield, contributing a total of 9 goals and 4 assists to the team. Such an all-round warrior with both offense and defense, suffering an injury at this juncture, is undoubtedly a fatal blow for the national football team to compete in the Asian Cup.

Originally, the national football team did not have an absolute chance of winning against Tajikistan, and now, such an important player is absent due to injury, and it seems that the national football team wants to win the Asian Cup, which is a bit hanging. Let's look forward to the good luck of the national football team.