Zhang Linpeng broke the news in person: the reason for the fatal mistake was exposed, and their entry into the World Cup has a drama!
Due to the upset in the World Cup qualifiers and being forced to draw by the weak Singapore team, the Chinese men's football team has become the target of public criticism in recent days. In an interview with the media after the game, the team's captain Zhang Linpeng directly announced his retirement from the national team, causing an uproar among the media and fans. However, not long ago, the matter was reversed, and Zhang Linpeng's idea of quitting the national team was completely dispelled!
Fans who watched the Chinese team's away game against the Singapore team should know that in the last moments of the game, it was precisely because of Zhang Linpeng's mistake in the penalty area that the opponent scored a goal. Perhaps because he was a little dissatisfied with his performance in this game, in an interview with CCTV after the game, Zhang Linpeng publicly announced his decision to withdraw from the national team. But after two days of adjustment, Zhang Linpeng's mentality seems to have been adjusted, not long ago, he accepted an exclusive interview with CCTV's ace column "Football Night", in which he responded to many topics that everyone cares about.
What fans are most concerned about is naturally why Zhang Linpeng chose to quit the national team, in this regard, he explained in an interview: "My original intention was to bury the team's good situation because of my own mistakes, I think in this case, it is me as the captain who did not lead the team well, I don't want everyone to bear this pressure." But after I calmed down in the past two days, I thought about it, I may have thought about it simply, as long as the national team needs me, whether it is the main team or the substitute, as long as I can help the team, I am still willing to give all my efforts for the team!"
Zhang Linpeng also gave an explanation for the reason for his poor performance against the Singapore team, he said: "Since before the Asian Cup, my current situation is that I can't finish a game without injections. Because the national team is different from the club, the club can rest and adjust according to its own situation, and the national team has to do its best every game. I don't think I'm in the right fit to play 90 minutes at the national team level. ”
When talking about the prospect of the Chinese team hitting the World Cup, Zhang Linpeng's attitude is very firm, he believes that the national football team has every chance to reach the 2026 World Cup! He said: "Now there are 8.5 places, I think we really have a chance, as long as we can reach the round of 18, we already have 50% hope." So every one of our players has to have this determination that we have to get to the round of 18, we have to get to the World Cup! ”
I hope that the Chinese men's football team can successfully reach the top 18 as Zhang Linpeng said, and don't fall behind in advance in the round of 36!