Why did Dai Weijun fail to be selected for the 23-man list? The "King of the Ball" style of play makes many coaches have a big head

Although the Chinese team can submit another 23-man roster on the day of the game, the three unselected players and the team's starting lineup have been revealed in advance the day before the game.

If Deng Hanwen, who has not yet recovered due to injury, and Wang Zhenao, who entered the national football team for the first time and competed fiercely for the same position, was not selected for the list, which was defined as a "sparring partner", then Dai Weijun's defeat still caused some controversy.

In the eyes of some, Dai Weijun's technical characteristics are more prominent among domestic players, so he should not be defeated, while others believe that his defeat is related to his inability to play in Shenhua. But in fact, there are many players in this training camp list who can't play in the club, so why can't many players play, but it is Dai Weijun who is unsuccessful? Because from the position of the head coach, compared with Exxon, who did not play in the first two rounds of the league due to injury, and Gao Tianyi, who also couldn't play in Shenhua, and even Chen Pu, who was complained about by the Taishan team's own fans, once Dai Weijun played, the uncertainty and possible negative impact on the whole team were much greater.

In the eyes of fans who support Dai Weijun, Ivankovic is likely to adopt a 442 diamond midfield, and in the attacking midfield position, Dai Weijun has relatively limited competitors. There are also supporters of Dai Weijun who believe that his poor performance in the national team before was because he used to play as a wing or defensive midfielder, which was not a position he was good at. But in fact, Dai Weijun's biggest problem is that it is almost difficult for a coach to find his position.

In Ivankovic's 442 formation, it doesn't matter if the two midfielders stand in front and back (the so-called diamond midfielder) or play double midfielders. He is currently the most creative player in the attacking side of the national football team due to the small moto on the right side, but his current physical fitness is still in the recovery period and he does not have the ability to go back and forth for a long time. In order for him to play a greater role on the offensive end, it is likely that he will have to be relieved of the burden on the defensive end, which requires a high level of coverage from the two players in the middle of the midfield.

Before the Asian Cup, the Chinese team played the warm-up match in Oman, and the first goal Wang Dalei lost was Dai Weijun, who played as a central midfielder, walking in front of the penalty area, letting the opponent aim at the Chinese team's goal in front of the penalty area. That goal easily left the impression that Ivankovic, who was still the coach of the Oman team at the time, that Dai Weijun was not motivated enough to defend and not execute enough (which is also a fact). Therefore, Ivankovic's 442 system, two options in the middle of the midfield, unless all the players in the same position in China are injured, he does not dare to let Dai Weijun play this position.

Of course, Dai Weijun is a very characteristic player, and his dribbling skills and set-piece penalty ability are relatively outstanding among domestic players. But if you let him play on the wing, you will find that he has neither the ability to go back and forth, nor the speed, and the Chinese team has reserved Wei Shihao, Fernando, Lin Liangming, Barton, Xie Pengfei, and Chen Pu on the two wings. In addition to Chen Pu, the remaining few who have been in the national brand or club in the past have proved that they have a better influence on the game than Dai Weijun.

Of course, theoretically, Ivankovic has the possibility of changing the formation to 4231, but the forward waist of the 4231 system needs to have strong skills in holding the ball with his back and a certain sense of the overall situation. But Dai Weijun, who likes to stuffy headbands, has no ability to get rid of the ball, and is very average against him, his overall view and back-to-back ball skills are almost negligible, and he is actually not suitable for playing in the front midfield.

Therefore, even though Ivankovic has said that Chinese players are not confident enough, he hopes that Chinese players will dare to take risks on the field. From the perspective of self-confidence and risk-taking, this is indeed Dai's strength. But ≠when the Chinese team played against each other in training a few days ago, and saw Dai Weijun sticking to the ball and stuffy headband, he couldn't lift his head, and he didn't pass when he should pass; when the head coach didn't know when Dai Weijun would take his head with his stuffy head, and didn't know when Dai Weijun would be broken by the opponent to fight back, Ivankovic, who had high requirements for the execution of the players, I am afraid it would be difficult to endure Dai Weijun, who was accustomed to playing the king of the ball on the field.

In addition to determining the 23-man squad early, in the last practice before the game, Ivankovic, who knew that the pre-game training had been fully watched by the Singaporeans, simply showed the main team very generously.

Yan Junling/Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, Zhu Chenjie, Liu Yang/Fernando, Wang Shangyuan, Xie Pengfei, Lin Liangming/Wu Lei, Ning.

Even theoretically, before the start of the game, Ivankovic still has the possibility of adjustments. Especially in the position of left winger, the competition between Barton, Lin Liangming, and Wei Shihao is fierce, and while Wang Shangyuan will lock in the defensive midfield position, whether his partner is Li Yuanyi or Xie Pengfei, maybe Ivankovic will think again. But considering that the Singapore team is too weak, and after Ivankovic took over, he has always emphasized that the two games against Singapore will definitely be dominated by me, emphasizing that our players should be more confident, in fact, the main team was shown 24 hours before the game, which is the embodiment of Ivankovic's self-confidence.