The 35-year-old center forward was sprayed with 0 shots and was not worthy of starting!

On January 15, Beijing time, a Yatai fan posted on social media his words of encouragement to Tan Long, the striker of the Chinese men's national football team, as well as a screenshot of Tan Long's reply. In the face of doubts and accusations from the outside world, the 35-year-old veteran Tan Long said: "When Chinese football is so difficult, I am willing to bear these (accusations and abuses) things. ”

In the first round of the previous Asian Cup, the Chinese men's football team drew 0-0 with Tajikistan, a new Central Asian team. In this game, Tan Long appeared as the starting center of the national football team, because the midfield of the national football team completely lost ground. Tan Long, like Wu Lei, is unable to stand alone without the support of his teammates.

In stoppage time in the first half, Wang Qiuming received a cross from a teammate in the penalty area and headed it to Tan Long in front of him. But perhaps it was a mistake in judgment, Tan Long slipped directly to the ground and missed this excellent opportunity to shoot with a header relay. Seeing that he missed the opportunity to break the deadlock for the national football team, Tan Long buried his head in the lawn in disappointment.

In the 57th minute, Tan Long was replaced by Zhang Yuning. According to post-match statistics, Tan Long had 0 shots on goal in this campaign, only 14 touches of the ball, only won 2 of 9 aerial duels, and lost the ball 4 times, and his performance was not ideal. After the game, many netizens also questioned that Tan Long, who was "incorruptible and old", was no longer worthy of starting for the national team. And Tan Long responded generously that he would not be accused in the unexpected world, and he would still bear these things when Chinese football was in difficulty.

Indeed, Tan Long's professional attitude and professionalism are undoubted, but it is an indisputable fact that at the age of 35, his state has seriously declined. And in the case that many Asian people are valuing young and rising stars, the national team still reuses and bets on such veterans, which really makes it difficult to see hope for the future of Chinese football.