Who will break Thailand after Wu Lei's suspension? Four stand-ins have emerged! Evergrande moved forward, and the 34-year-old naturalized became a wonder soldier
In a key match in the 4th round of Group C of the World Cup Asian Qualifiers that ended on the evening of March 26, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team withstood the pressure at home and defeated Singapore 4-1, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 4 rounds and 7 points. In the next round, the Chinese men's football team only needs to beat Thailand at home to qualify. However, it is a pity that the national football team leader Wu Lei will be suspended, who will replace him against Thailand, and shoulder the heavy responsibility of destroying the city?
The most helpless choice is undoubtedly to look for it from the list of active national football players, Tan Long and Ackerson, two center forwards, are potential choices. However, both are in a slump at the moment. Ackerson came off the bench in the away game against Singapore and was directly hidden by Ivankovic. As for the veteran Tan Long, the poor performance in the Asian Cup and his age, I am afraid that it will still be difficult for him to be trusted again after more than 2 months.
Of course, Ivan can also take risks and try, such as letting Wei Shihao, who came on as a substitute in this game, move forward as a striker and partner Zhang Yuning. In this game, Wei Shihao came off the bench and performed well, scoring 1 goal that sealed the win. Wei Shihao also had a wonderful performance against Thailand in the first leg, and he will play Thailand again at home in the next round, so Wei Shao should naturally continue to play.
If Ivan insists that Wei Shihao is suitable as a substitute to change the tide of the game, in fact, we still have one ideal candidate in the Chinese Super League, and that is the 34-year-old naturalized goalscorer Alain. In the new season, Alan returned to the Chinese Super League and joined the promoted horse Qingdao West Coast. He came off the bench in the first two league games, especially in the second round, Alan hit the post with two wonderful shots, and his form is recovering strongly.
The match against Thailand will not be played until June, if Alan can improve his form in the upcoming matches. He has excellent ability to grasp in front of the goal, and he is indeed Wu Lei's most ideal stand-in. If Alan can form an attacking trident with Fernando and Wei Shihao and ambush behind Zhang Yuning, such a combination will also make the Thai team very jealous.