According to the schedule, on June 6 this year, the national football team will host Thailand. After the first 4 rounds of the World Preliminary Tournament, the national football team ranks 2nd with 7 points, 3 points ahead of Thailand, and has a goal difference advantage of 3, so as long as you win this game, you can successfully advance. But the problem is that it is difficult for the current national football team to have a sure victory when encountering any opponent, don't look at Thailand's world ranking is only 101, they did not cause much trouble when facing the national football team, and the first meeting between the two teams was only 1-2. What's more critical is that the only goal of the national football team relied on Wu Lei's accumulation of yellow cards and was suspended, and midfielder Li Yuanyi was also absent because of a red card, and the national football team suffered a huge loss in the midfield.
Friends who have watched the recent games of the national football team know very well that the team currently has two major problems, the first is that the goal can only rely on Wu Lei, whether it is Zhang Yuning, Wei Shihao or Lin Liangming, including Aikeson, who is seriously fat, can not provide much help to the team. The second is the defensive end of the midfield, that is, the shortage of manpower in the back position, in the absence of Li Yuanyi, only Wang Shangyuan can play this position. However, in Ivankovic's formation deployment, two midfielders are needed in the middle of the midfield, and if 442 is abandoned and forced to change the formation, it is likely to repeat the mistake of the national football team's 2-2 draw with Singapore.
Therefore, the national football team should play Thailand in the next round, or it should honestly put out the 442 formation and increase the number of people in the midfield, which is the most suitable lineup for the national football team at this stage. So the question is, who can replace Wu Lei and Li Yuanyi? This has to mention another naturalized player Alain, he is the strongest naturalized player of the national football team, among all the naturalized players of the national football team, his reputation is the greatest, and he once won the Europa League Golden Boot, and his strength can be imagined. Long before Ivankovic took office, Alan had been selected for the national football team many times and played very well. In June this year, Alain will rush to the front line, but Alain is old and his physical condition will definitely not be compared with 1 or 2 years ago, and Ivan must think about it in advance.
In fact, in the current lineup of the national football team, there is no shortage of wingers, especially Wei Shihao and Lin Liangming, in the absence of Wu Lei, Wei Shihao and Lin Liangming must have one person to carry the offensive banner, at that time, see how Ivankovic chooses 2 to 1. Of course, there is also a possibility that if Ivankovic considers changing the position of the player, pushing Fernando, who is not as physically fit as he was back then, to Wu Lei's position, reducing his consumption of breaking through on the wing, and instead letting the younger Wei Shihao or Lin Liangming appear on the wing, it may be able to play an unexpected role. In this way, we don't need to wait for Alan alone, he can even play half a game with Zhang Yuning and give full play to the abilities of the two. As for the back position, considering that Li Ke and Xu Xin are likely to return, then this position should not be too worried.
In general, the strength of the national football team is above Thailand, and the situation is much better than that of the other party, as long as the team can continue the previous momentum, the players can concentrate, do not make low-level mistakes, and it should not be a problem to score all three points, and CCTV5 will also broadcast this life-and-death battle live, hoping that the national football team will withstand the pressure and successfully enter the top 18.