In the 5th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Qingdao West Coast is 1-3 Tianjin Jinmen Tigers at home. Although the Tigers played away from home, they were led by Ademi to score and eventually emerge victorious. For Qingdao West Coast, the team failed to win, which is very frustrating, but for the national football team, there may also be a happy thing, that is, naturalized player Alan scored. This time, Alan played 82 minutes, and the overall performance was good, especially the stop ball was particularly smooth, and the goal was also very chic, and he was expected to replace Wu Lei in the World Preliminaries.
In the 61st minute of the game, Qingdao West Coast attacked the front of the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers' penalty area, and then Alan made a series of wonderful cooperation with his teammates, and finally completed his own shot. At that time, Allan cleverly distributed the ball to his team-mate on the right, then quickly advanced towards the goal, and then received a pass from his team-mate and did not hesitate to hit the goal, and finally scored. In the 82nd minute, Allan was substituted. After the game, he also received a positive rating of 7.3 points. Judging from the current actual situation, Alain's form has recovered well and he can play in the World Preliminaries.
In this game, Alan started for Qingdao West Coast and played a total of 82 minutes, with a total of 2 shots on goal and 1 goal scored. The ability to play 82 minutes of the game is also a testament to Alain's physical fitness, as the 34-year-old has the stamina to play around 80 minutes. The stats of 2 shots and 1 goal also show Alain's ability to grasp it. Of course, the stats may be dead, but Allan is in a state that is alive: he stops the ball smoothly and scores with style.
The 34-year-old may no longer be in his prime, but his technical base is still there, and his attacking awareness is clearly superior to his home international. A few years ago, at his peak, Alan not only proved himself in the Chinese Super League, but also won the Golden Boot in the Europa League, and he could also dominate the AFC Champions League, which can be said to be a very powerful goalscorer. Alain's ability is undoubted, what is lacking is only form, but fortunately, his form has recovered a lot now. The World Preliminary Tournament in June is very important for the national football team, especially the first game against Thailand, which may determine the fate of the national football team in advance.
But Wu Lei, the top scorer of the national football team, was suspended, which requires us to find a replacement for Wu Lei. At present, the national football team still has 4 naturalized attackers such as Exon, Luo Guofu, Fernando, and Alan who can be called up immediately, while Delgado still needs the Football Association to apply to FIFA (the condition is a bit problematic if he has lived for 5 consecutive years). However, Luo Guofu has gone to Brazil for semi-retirement, Ackerson is obviously not in shape, and Fernando mainly plays on the wing, so Alan has become the most suitable replacement for Wu Lei. As long as the national football team can win Thailand in June, then it can advance to the round of 18. It is expected that Alan can maintain his good form until June, and then help the national football team win.