The mistake led to being tied by the national football team, and the captain of the national football team, Zhang Linpeng, said after the game that "it's time to end the national team career"

On the evening of March 21, the national football team was forced to draw by the Singapore team in the world preliminaries, especially when the opponent scored two goals in the second half when leading 2-0, which made people sigh.

In this game, the mistakes of two players from Shanghai Port directly led to the two goals conceded by the national football team. First of all, goalkeeper Yan Junling was in a poor position, and was scored by the opponent's shot that was not too threatening. After that, Zhang Linpeng cleared the ball in the penalty area, allowing Mahler to seize the opportunity to burst into the equalizer.

Zhang Linpeng cleared the ball in the box and kicked it into the air, and Singapore scored the equalizer

张琳芃赛后谢场 图据IC photo

In this game, Zhang Linpeng, as the captain of the national football team, made a lot of mistakes, and even once played with the outside instep when crossing from the left, and as a result, he passed the ball directly out of the bottom line. After the game, Zhang Linpeng's performance also received a lot of criticism, and many fans thought that he was worthy of the team's captaincy.

According to a Chinese media person interviewed in Singapore, Zhang Linpeng said in an interview with the media in the mixed mining area after the game: "I thought about it for a long time after the game, and I felt that it was time to end my national team career. Later, the "Beijing Daily" and other media also reported the news, and the "Beijing Daily" also revealed that Zhang Linpeng said: "We can't even beat the Singapore team now, and I feel sorry for the fans!"

Zhang Linpeng was interviewed by the media after the game

On December 30, 2009, Zhang Linpeng, who was only 20 years old at the time, made his debut for the national football team, and he is also the player with the most appearances for the national team among the active players of the national football team. However, despite the "self-announced" withdrawal from the national football team, it is still unknown whether coach Ivankovic will support Zhang Linpeng's decision. After all, in the case of a bad qualifying situation, what the national football team needs most now is to rebuild morale, and the captain chose to withdraw at this time, which seems to be taking responsibility, but it is not conducive to the players coming out of the shadows as soon as possible and playing the next games.

Red Star News reporter Jiang Shan

Edited by Cheng Li