After the national football team is out, 9 veterans may say goodbye to the Asian Cup: 4 captains are in the list, and 3 have not played in this year
On the evening of January 23, Beijing time, after more than ten hours of torturous waiting, the miracle finally did not appear. After Syria scored in the match between Syria and India, and the only qualification condition for the national football team was broken, the Chinese men's football team officially confirmed that it would not qualify for the group, which was also the fourth time that the Chinese men's football team stopped in the group stage of the Asian Cup in 14 times.
With the national football team missing the knockout round, the 0-1 loss to Tajikistan is very likely to become the Asian Cup curtain call for many international players' careers. The average age of the Chinese men's football team participating in the Asian Cup is 29.2 years old, and many players are over 30 years old.
Like Tan Long (35 years old), Wang Dalei (35 years old), Wu Xi (34 years old), Zhang Linpeng (34 years old), Liu Dianzuo (33 years old), Yan Junling (32 years old), Wu Lei (32 years old), Li Lei (31 years old) and Wang Qiuming (31 years old). There is no doubt that this is their last Asian Cup event.
Among the 9 people, Wang Dalei, Liu Dianzuo, and Li Lei 3 didn't even have a chance to stage a farewell match in this Asian Cup. And Tan Long and Wu Lei, two shooters with high hopes, are in a sluggish state in this Asian Cup. In addition, Wu Xi, Zhang Linpeng, Wu Lei and Yan Junling are all one of the captains of the national football team in this Asian Cup. But compared with 5 years ago, the old captain Zheng Zhi, who was old and strong, was unwilling to cry after losing 0-3 to Iran in the Asian Cup curtain call, and the farewell of these four captains seemed numb, but helpless. They did their best, but their current ability and state are no longer able to bring more help to the national football team.
After the humiliating farewell of this Asian Cup, the renewal of the Chinese men's football team must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, these veterans may have made great contributions to the national team, but they are no longer at their peak, and it is indeed time to give way.