The next game of the national football team will face a life-and-death battle against Thailand, how to defeat the enemy?
Photo report by cover news reporter Chen Yuxiao
The national football team defeated Singapore 4-1 at home, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, the fans no longer have to beat their chests and sigh, Ivan does not have to worry about becoming the fastest head coach to get out of class, and the national football team's World Cup journey can continue to move forward. However, next, the national football team will face the test of real life and death, in June, the national football team will face Thailand at home, from the current points situation, winning, you can qualify, losing, it means out, life and death, there is no way out.
China vs. Singapore starting line-up. Photo by Chen Yuxiao
At present, South Korea occupies the top spot in the group with 10 points, the Chinese team has 7 points in the group, the Thai team has 4 points, the national football team is 3 points ahead of Thailand and has a goal difference advantage of 3, but considering the last round, the national football team has a high probability of losing against South Korea, and Thailand has a high probability of winning against Singapore, and it is possible to brush up on goal difference, therefore, the next round of the national football team against Thailand must win to ensure qualification, and a draw will be very passive.
Although there are still 2 months left for Ivan, who has just taken office, to familiarize himself with the players and run in the lineup, from the current point of view, the national football team will face a very huge challenge at that time. The first is the issue of personnel. Wu Lei and Li Yuan will be suspended for the next game. In the game against Singapore, Wu Lei received a yellow card, and against Thailand he will accumulate yellow cards and be suspended, and Li Yuanyi will be suspended for a foul and will be suspended. The absence of these two has a great impact on the national football team. After Zhang Linpeng made a withdrawal turmoil, Wu Lei took on the responsibility of captaining the field, wearing the captain's armband "Asian first brother" immediately turned into "first brother", with great combat effectiveness, scoring twice in the home game against Singapore to help the team lock up the win, plus the previous away team also scored two goals, Wu Lei is undoubtedly the top scorer in the team now. He's out for the game, who's going to replace him?
Wu Lei will be suspended for the next game. Photo by Chen Yuxiao
From the current point of view, Exxon has little chance to start, first, he is more suitable for Zhang Yuning's center forward position, and second, he is currently not playing the main team in the league and cannot maintain his best condition. Wei Shihao and Fernando can play Wu Lei's position, but if these two push to the front line, there is one less sharp knife to break through on the side, and if they can find the right person to replace the wing, Wei Shihao and Fernando are expected to start as strikers. In addition, Lin Liangming and Barton can also play this position, but from the current state of the two, there is not much chance of starting.
Lee Won-il will also be suspended. Photo by Chen Yuxiao
Li Yuanyi, as a newcomer to the national football team, performed remarkably, and after his absence, Ivan was also quite regretful, and the layout of the midfield currently has Wang Shangyuan, Gao Tianyi, Dai Weijun, Chen Pu and others to choose from. In the second half of the national football team's away game against Singapore, Ivan replaced Li Yuanyi and others with several players who were not quite in the right position, causing the scene to get out of control, presumably Ivan will not make the same mistake again. From this point of view, making good use of the existing manpower, changing the formation appropriately according to the characteristics of the players, or fine-tuning the position is a way that Ivan can try.
On the back line, Jiang Guangtai and Zhu Chenjie's central defender partner should not change much, on the right side, after Zhang Linpeng sat on the bench, Gao Zhunyi took his place, from the game against Singapore, the offensive and defensive ends still performed well, but Liu Yang on the left side caused a goal because of lack of concentration. As for the selection of full-backs, Ivan still needs to carefully examine them in the past two months, and it is not ruled out that other players who have performed well in the league will be recruited into the team.
Wang Dalei in the match against Singapore. Photo by Chen Yuxiao
In the goalkeeper position, Wang Dalei also proved that he can play a big role in the game against Singapore, although there was a goal conceded, but it has little to do with the goalkeeper. Throughout the game, Wang Dalei's backcourt counterattack accurately found the landing point, as well as a header to clear the siege, compared to Yan Junling, he has a larger control range, more aggressive, and is more suitable for facing Southeast Asian teams like Thailand.
Generally speaking, for the Thai team's small and fast play, the current level of the national football team is actually not sure of winning, although the away victory over the opponent, but from the scene is a disadvantage, the goal is quite a bit of luck. The Thai team and South Korea played two games, one 0:3 and one 1:1, indicating that their team is not stable enough, but the strength is still very strong. Playing pass control, the national football team has no advantage at all, maybe it can only play defensive counterattacks like against Singapore, minimize midfield control, attack directly from the goalkeeper or back line, and compete for the second landing point through the physical advantage of the center, looking for attack opportunities to defeat the enemy.