Wu Lei is suspended, there is no need to panic, Ivankovic can resolve the crisis by reusing one person, and the lethality exceeds that of Wu Lei
After the two World Preliminary Matches in March, the Chinese men's football team won 1 and drew 1, grabbed 4 points, plus the 3 points obtained in the previous two rounds, and currently has 7 points, ranking second in the Group C standings, 3 points behind the leader of the South Korean men's football team. As long as you win the Thai team in the next round, you can advance to the round of 18 of the World Preliminary Tournament one round in advance.
However, before the match against Thailand, the Chinese men's football team suffered a fatal blow. That is, the leading striker Wu Lei was suspended for accumulating two yellow cards because he received a yellow card against the Singapore team (because he also received a yellow card against the South Korean team before), which means that he will definitely not be able to play in the next round against the Thai team.
Although Wu Lei has been constantly criticized by Chinese fans and often missed solo opportunities in front of goal, one thing must be admitted that he is still the best striker in Chinese football at present, and there is no one. In the two world preliminary matches against Singapore in March, Wu Lei contributed 4 goals and 1 assist, and almost single-handedly contracted more than half of the firepower of the national football team's frontcourt attack. It is conceivable that Wu Lei is important to the current Chinese men's football team. His absence from the game against the Thai team will inevitably greatly reduce the frontcourt attack efficiency of the national football team.
However, Wu Lei's suspension is not the end of the world for the Chinese men's football team. If Ivankovic reuses one man against Thailand in June, it can greatly reduce the harm of Wu Lei's absence. Who's this guy? Apparently not Exxon. As Ackerson gets older, it is difficult for him to return to his peak state. Even if the injury is completely healed, it will be difficult to regain the courage of the year.
This person is the naturalized player Alain. Although Alan is also 34 years old, he has maintained his competitive form well, and the reason why he was not selected for the national team this time is because he has just returned to the Chinese Super League, only made two substitute appearances, and is still in the recovery stage. When he fully recovers in June, his frontcourt lethality will only be stronger than Wu Lei's.
Allan is talented, skilled at his feet, and has the aura and acumen of a Brazilian player. He is fast, explosive, can pass and shoot, is very creative in the frontcourt, and most importantly, his ability to grasp opportunities in front of goal is significantly better than Wu Lei. It is worth mentioning that Alan not only scored goals in the Chinese Super League, but also was extremely lethal in the Europa League that year, winning the Europa League Golden Boot. Judging from Ivankovic's current attitude of attaching importance to naturalized international players, as long as Alan plays in the next Chinese Super League game, he will inevitably sit in a major position in the national football world preliminaries in June. It is expected that Alan can perfectly replace Wu Lei and become the new trump card of the national football team.